Abstract
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a highly crucial electrode reaction in the primary Zn-air battery, but which is hampered by the sluggish kinetics. The electrocatalyst with high ORR activity is therefore needed for low-cost and high-performance Zn-air batteries. This chapter systematically introduces recent advances in the electrocatalysts for ORR, which include precious metals, single-atom nanomaterials, metal-free carbon, transition metal-carbon hybrids, transition-metal oxides with simple, spinel, or perovskite structures, miscellaneous catalysts, and so on. The applications of those ORR electrocatalysts to primary Zn-air batteries are also briefly reviewed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Zinc-Air Batteries |
Subtitle of host publication | Introduction, Design Principles, and Emerging Technologies |
Publisher | Wiley |
Pages | 33-67 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783527837939 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783527350469 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
- General Energy