Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 006(2025)

Catalyst–Support Interaction in Polyaniline-Supported Ni3Fe Oxide to Boost Oxygen Evolution Activities for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

Xiaohong Zou1, Qian Lu2,3, Mingcong Tang1, Jie Wu1, Kouer Zhang1, Wenzhi Li1, Yunxia Hu1, Xiaomin Xu4, Xiao Zhang1,5,6、*, Zongping Shao4、**, and Liang An1,5,6、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Lin Building, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People’s Republic of China
  • 4WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
  • 5Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
  • 6Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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    Catalyst–support interaction plays a crucial role in improving the catalytic activity of oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here we modulate the catalyst–support interaction in polyaniline-supported Ni3Fe oxide (Ni3Fe oxide/PANI) with a robust hetero-interface, which significantly improves oxygen evolution activities with an overpotential of 270 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and specific activity of 2.08 mA cmECSA-2 at overpotential of 300 mV, 3.84-fold that of Ni3Fe oxide. It is revealed that the catalyst–support interaction between Ni3Fe oxide and PANI support enhances the Ni–O covalency via the interfacial Ni–N bond, thus promoting the charge and mass transfer on Ni3Fe oxide. Considering the excellent activity and stability, rechargeable Zn-air batteries with optimum Ni3Fe oxide/PANI are assembled, delivering a low charge voltage of 1.95 V to cycle for 400 h at 10 mA cm-2. The regulation of the effect of catalyst–support interaction on catalytic activity provides new possibilities for the future design of highly efficient OER catalysts.

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    Xiaohong Zou, Qian Lu, Mingcong Tang, Jie Wu, Kouer Zhang, Wenzhi Li, Yunxia Hu, Xiaomin Xu, Xiao Zhang, Zongping Shao, Liang An. Catalyst–Support Interaction in Polyaniline-Supported Ni3Fe Oxide to Boost Oxygen Evolution Activities for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 006

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 16, 2024

    Published Online: Feb. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhang Xiao (xiao1.zhang@polyu.edu.hk), Shao Zongping (shaozp@njtech.edu.cn), An Liang (liang.an@polyu.edu.hk)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01511-4

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