Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries
Nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries have remarkable potential for use in future-generation sustainable green energy storage systems. Perovskites of the type ABO3 provide bifunctional electrocatalytic activity superior to that of dual mixed-metal oxides due to the presence of crystallographic defects and oxyg...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
| Published: |
American Chemical Society
2023
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/1/Fascinating%20bifunctional%20electrocatalytic%20activity.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/2/Fascinating%20bifunctional%20electrocatalytic%20activity%20via%20a%20mesoporous%20structured%20FeMnO3%40ZrO2%20matrix%20as%20an%20efficient%20cathode%20for%20Li-O2%20batteries_ABS.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848826137110642688 |
|---|---|
| author | Palani, Raja Wu, Yi–Shiuan Wu, She–Huang Chien, Wenchen Lue, Shingjiang Jessie Jose, Rajan Yang, Chunchen |
| author_facet | Palani, Raja Wu, Yi–Shiuan Wu, She–Huang Chien, Wenchen Lue, Shingjiang Jessie Jose, Rajan Yang, Chunchen |
| author_sort | Palani, Raja |
| building | UMP Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries have remarkable potential for use in future-generation sustainable green energy storage systems. Perovskites of the type ABO3 provide bifunctional electrocatalytic activity superior to that of dual mixed-metal oxides due to the presence of crystallographic defects and oxygen vacancies, arising from the multivalency of the A and B cations. In this study, we used a facile hydrothermal method with an ammonia solution to modify coralline-like ZrO2 with Fe0.5Mn0.5O3 (FeMnO3) and graphene nanosheets (GNSs). The porous structure of the resulting ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS system featured a high surface area and large volume, thereby exposing a great number of active sites. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the surface of the as-synthesized FeMnO3@ZrO2/GNS cathode material was rich with oxygen vacancies (i.e., a huge quantity of defects). This coralline-like bifunctional electrocatalyst possessed effective redox capability between Li2O2 and O2 as a result of its excellent catalytic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). We examined the charge/discharge behavior of corresponding electrodes (EL-cell type for Li-O2 battery) in the voltage range of 2.0-4.5 V (vs Li/Li+). The synergistic effects of the high catalytic ability and coralline-like microstructure of our ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS catalyst for Li-O2 batteries resulted in its superior rate capability and excellent long-term cyclability, sustaining 100 cycles at 100 mA g-1 with a limited capacity of 1000 mAh g-1. The cell overpotential was ∼0.14 V when adding LiI as a redox mediator, resulting in a more practical Li-O2 battery with the ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS catalyst. Therefore, ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS catalysts having distinctive coralline-like structures can display outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity and electrical conductivity, suggesting great potential for enhanced Li-O2 battery applications. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T03:40:02Z |
| format | Article |
| id | ump-40755 |
| institution | Universiti Malaysia Pahang |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T03:40:02Z |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publisher | American Chemical Society |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | ump-407552024-05-28T07:56:50Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/ Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries Palani, Raja Wu, Yi–Shiuan Wu, She–Huang Chien, Wenchen Lue, Shingjiang Jessie Jose, Rajan Yang, Chunchen HD Industries. Land use. Labor Q Science (General) T Technology (General) Nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries have remarkable potential for use in future-generation sustainable green energy storage systems. Perovskites of the type ABO3 provide bifunctional electrocatalytic activity superior to that of dual mixed-metal oxides due to the presence of crystallographic defects and oxygen vacancies, arising from the multivalency of the A and B cations. In this study, we used a facile hydrothermal method with an ammonia solution to modify coralline-like ZrO2 with Fe0.5Mn0.5O3 (FeMnO3) and graphene nanosheets (GNSs). The porous structure of the resulting ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS system featured a high surface area and large volume, thereby exposing a great number of active sites. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the surface of the as-synthesized FeMnO3@ZrO2/GNS cathode material was rich with oxygen vacancies (i.e., a huge quantity of defects). This coralline-like bifunctional electrocatalyst possessed effective redox capability between Li2O2 and O2 as a result of its excellent catalytic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). We examined the charge/discharge behavior of corresponding electrodes (EL-cell type for Li-O2 battery) in the voltage range of 2.0-4.5 V (vs Li/Li+). The synergistic effects of the high catalytic ability and coralline-like microstructure of our ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS catalyst for Li-O2 batteries resulted in its superior rate capability and excellent long-term cyclability, sustaining 100 cycles at 100 mA g-1 with a limited capacity of 1000 mAh g-1. The cell overpotential was ∼0.14 V when adding LiI as a redox mediator, resulting in a more practical Li-O2 battery with the ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS catalyst. Therefore, ZrO2@FeMnO3/GNS catalysts having distinctive coralline-like structures can display outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity and electrical conductivity, suggesting great potential for enhanced Li-O2 battery applications. American Chemical Society 2023-05-08 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/1/Fascinating%20bifunctional%20electrocatalytic%20activity.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/2/Fascinating%20bifunctional%20electrocatalytic%20activity%20via%20a%20mesoporous%20structured%20FeMnO3%40ZrO2%20matrix%20as%20an%20efficient%20cathode%20for%20Li-O2%20batteries_ABS.pdf Palani, Raja and Wu, Yi–Shiuan and Wu, She–Huang and Chien, Wenchen and Lue, Shingjiang Jessie and Jose, Rajan and Yang, Chunchen (2023) Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6 (9). pp. 4734-4747. ISSN 2574-0962. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00052 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00052 |
| spellingShingle | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Q Science (General) T Technology (General) Palani, Raja Wu, Yi–Shiuan Wu, She–Huang Chien, Wenchen Lue, Shingjiang Jessie Jose, Rajan Yang, Chunchen Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries |
| title | Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries |
| title_full | Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries |
| title_fullStr | Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries |
| title_short | Fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured FeMnO3@ZrO2 matrix as an efficient cathode for Li-O2 batteries |
| title_sort | fascinating bifunctional electrocatalytic activity via a mesoporous structured femno3@zro2 matrix as an efficient cathode for li-o2 batteries |
| topic | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Q Science (General) T Technology (General) |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/1/Fascinating%20bifunctional%20electrocatalytic%20activity.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40755/2/Fascinating%20bifunctional%20electrocatalytic%20activity%20via%20a%20mesoporous%20structured%20FeMnO3%40ZrO2%20matrix%20as%20an%20efficient%20cathode%20for%20Li-O2%20batteries_ABS.pdf |