Lewis Acid Site Assisted Bifunctional Activity of Tin Doped Gallium Oxide and Its Application in Rechargeable Zn‐Air Batteries
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摘要
The enhanced safety, superior energy, and power density of rechargeable metal-air batteries make them ideal energy storage systems for application in energy grids and electric vehicles. However, the absence of a cost-effective and stable bifunctional catalyst that can replace expensive platinum (Pt)-based catalyst to promote oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the air cathode hinders their broader adaptation. Here, it is demonstrated that Tin (Sn) doped beta-gallium oxide (beta-Ga2O3) in the bulk form can efficiently catalyze ORR and OER and, hence, be applied as the cathode in Zn-air batteries. The Sn-doped beta-Ga2O3 sample with 15% Sn (Sn-x(=0.15)-Ga2O3) displayed exceptional catalytic activity for a bulk, non-noble metal-based catalyst. When used as a cathode, the excellent electrocatalytic bifunctional activity of Sn-x(=0.15)-Ga2O3 leads to a prototype Zn-air battery with a high-power density of 138 mW cm(-2) and improved cycling stability compared to devices with benchmark Pt-based cathode. The combined experimental and theoretical exploration revealed that the Lewis acid sites in beta-Ga2O3 aid in regulating the electron density distribution on the Sn-doped sites, optimize the adsorption energies of reaction intermediates, and facilitate the formation of critical reaction intermediate (O*), leading to enhanced electrocatalytic activity.
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gallium oxide,Lewis acid sites,oxygen evolution reaction,oxygen reduction reaction,Zn-air batteries
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