Nanocarbons-Based Trifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting and Metal-Air Batteries: Metal-Free and Hybrid Electrocatalysts.

Autor: Saji VS; Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chemistry, an Asian journal [Chem Asian J] 2024 Oct 16; Vol. 19 (20), pp. e202400712. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 06.
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400712
Abstrakt: Trifunctional electrocatalysts, an exciting class of materials that can simultaneously catalyze hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), can significantly enhance the performance and economic viability of electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies such as water-splitting electrolyzers, metal-air batteries, fuel cells and their integrated devices. Such multifunctional electrocatalysts encompass multiple active sites that can simultaneously catalyze two or more different electrochemical reactions and are feasible routes for addressing global energy and environmental challenges. This review accounts for nanocarbons-based trifunctional electrocatalysts reported for electrolyzers, metal-air batteries and integrated electrolyzer-battery systems, providing a practical perspective. Metal-free and hybrid (hybrids of nanocarbons and transition metals/compounds) trifunctional electrocatalysts are covered. Given the growing importance of green technologies, we discuss biomass-derived carbon-based trifunctional electrocatalysts separately. The collective information provided in the review could help researchers derive more effective and durable trifunctional electrocatalysts suitable for commercial use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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