Research progress of carbon-based catalyst materials for cathodes of Zn-air batteries

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2097-0706.2022.04.008

Abstract

Abstract:

The output curves of high-proportion solar and wind energy in new power system can barely be consistent with volatile load demands,which requires energy storage systems to store the surplus power.Electrochemical energy storage technology is a rapidly developing energy storage method,and is crucial for achieving carbon neutrality and carbon peaking.Zinc-air battery has become a research hotspot due to its low cost and high capacity.The performance of zinc-air battery can be improved by facilitating oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction.In order to reduce the cost of the catalyst,researchers have explored element-doped carbon materials and bifunctional composites consisting of carbon and other materials.The recent research progress on carbon-based catalyst materials for zinc-air battery at home and abroad are reviewed.

Key words: carbon neutrality, electrochemical energy storage, Zn-air battery, catalyst, element-doped carbon material, composite carbon material, clean energy, new power system

CLC Number:

TK02：TQ152

WU Linrui, LIU Lu, MENG Yu, LI Yan, HU Nan, XU Hailong, CHEN Meiqi, ZHENG Wukang. Research progress of carbon-based catalyst materials for cathodes of Zn-air batteries[J]. Integrated Intelligent Energy, 2022, 44(4): 65-70.

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