journal article·2025-04Open access

Bimetallic Alloy Air Cathode Promoting Superoxide Formation for High‐Performance Na‐Air Batteries

Wenwen Yin, Xing Zhi, Yanyan Li, Jiawei Ma, Bernt Johannessen, Fangxi Xie, Mingmei Wu

Small· Volume 21· Issue 15

Abstract

Abstract Sodium superoxide is considered the preferred discharge product for sodium‐air batteries (SABs) due to the reversible electrochemistry of the O 2 /O 2 − redox pair and the consequent low charge overpotential. However, air cathodes of SABs based on mono‐metal systems have not yet achieved optimal adsorption of the discharge products, leading to suboptimal performance of SABs. In this study, we present FeCo bimetallic alloy particles anchored on carbon nanotubes (FeCo/C) as a demonstration of a bimetal‐based air cathode for SABs. Na‐air batteries with FeCo/C cathode can achieve a low overpotential gap of 500 mV, a high discharge capacity of 3392.20 mAh g −1 , and excellent cyclic stability over 200 cycles (800 h). Ex‐situ spectroscopy confirms the successful formation of sodium superoxide as the main discharge product, establishing a clear correlation between excellent performance and discharge product composition and verifying the effectiveness of the bimetallic alloy cathode. Theoretical calculations further reveal that the bimetallic‐based air cathode exhibits improved adsorption of sodium superoxide, significantly enhancing the performance of SABs. This work pioneers the use of bimetal alloy strategies to optimize discharge products in SABs, paving the way for their practical application.
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OpenAlex topics: Advancements in Battery Materials · Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

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Affiliations

Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Membrane Technology/School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Sun Yat‐Sen University Zhuhai 519082 P. R. China

Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia

Institute for Sustainable Transformation School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China

School of Marine Sciences Sun Yat‐Sen University Zhuhai 519082 P. R. China

Australian Synchrotron ANSTO Clayton Victoria 3168 Australia

Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM) University of Wollongong Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

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