Utilizing solar energy to improve the oxygen evolution reaction kinetics in zinc–air battery

Xiaorui Liu; Yifei Yuan; Jie Liu; Bin Liu; Xu Chen; Jia Ding; Xiaopeng Han; Yida Deng; Cheng Zhong; Wenbin Hu

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12627-2

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Utilizing solar energy to improve the oxygen evolution reaction kinetics in zinc–air battery

Xiaorui Liu,
Yifei Yuan,
Jie Liu,
Bin Liu,
Xu Chen,
Jia Ding,
Xiaopeng Han,
Yida Deng,
Cheng Zhong,
Wenbin Hu

Affiliations

Xiaorui Liu: Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Yifei Yuan: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jie Liu: Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Bin Liu: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xu Chen: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jia Ding: Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Xiaopeng Han: Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Yida Deng: Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Cheng Zhong: Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Wenbin Hu: Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12627-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The authors here report a sunlight-promoted rechargeable zinc–air battery in which photoelectrode is used as the air electrode to substantially lower the charge potential under illumination. Notably, the battery can be initially charged with an extremely low voltage of ~1.20 V.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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