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(La_0.65Sr_0.3)_0.95FeO_3-δ perovskite with high oxygen vacancy as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries.

ABSTRACT: Developing low-cost, highly efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is desirable for rechargeable metal-air batteries. Herein, a series of perovskite structured (La_0.65Sr_0.3)_0.95FeO_3-δ catalysts with A-site deficiency were synthesized through a scalable solid state synthesis method at different calcination temperatures. The electrocatalytic activities of these catalysts were investigated by thin-film RDE technique. The catalyst calcined at 1000 °C exhibits an outstanding bi-functional activity towards the ORR and OER in alkaline electrolyte, and it also exhibits an outstanding performance in primary and rechargeable Zn-air batteries, which is comparable with the commercial noble metals Pt/C and RuO₂.

SUBMITTER: Luo L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044435 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

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(La0.65Sr0.3)0.95FeO3-δ perovskite with high oxygen vacancy as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries.

Luo Liyang L Liu Zhongyi Z Wang Zhiyuan Z

RSC advances 20211206 62

Developing low-cost, highly efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is desirable for rechargeable metal-air batteries. Herein, a series of perovskite structured (La0.65Sr0.3)0.95FeO3-δ catalysts with A-site deficiency were synthesized through a scalable solid state synthesis method at different calcination temperatures. The electrocatalytic activities of these catalysts were investig ...[more]

PMID: 35492480

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