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Fullerene-metalloporphyrin co-crystal as efficient oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst precursor for Zn–air batteries

Show Author's Information Ao Yu1,2,#,  Qi Huang1,#,  Shixin Gao1,#,  Tingting Xu1,  Wei Zhang2,3,  Nimanyu Joshi2,3,  Ping Peng1 ( ),  Yang Yang2,3,4,5,6 ( ),  Fang-Fang Li1 ( )
State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
The Stephen W. Hawking Center for Microgravity Research and Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA

# Ao Yu, Qi Huang, and Shixin Gao contributed equally to this work.

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oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), fullerene C60, tetraphenylporphyrin cobalt, fullerene-based co-crystal, zinc–air batteries
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Yu A, Huang Q, Gao S, et al. Fullerene-metalloporphyrin co-crystal as efficient oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst precursor for Zn–air batteries. Carbon Future, 2024, https://doi.org/10.26599/CF.2024.9200009
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Fullerene-derived carbon materials are promising catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) because of the presence of intrinsic defects in the carbon cage. Moreover, the N species and metallic catalytic sites can effectively overcome the sluggish kinetics of O2 activation. In this work, a rod-shaped tetraphenyl-porphyrin cobalt–C60 cocrystal (CoTPP/C60) was self-assembled and then annealed to prepare a series of N, Co-codoped carbon materials. Among the resulting CoTPP/C60-X materials, CoTPP/C60-800, which was obtained at 800 °C, demonstrated a half-wave potential of 0.824 VRHE, outstanding stability, and remarkable methanol tolerance. The superior ORR performance of CoTPP/C60-800 can be attributed to the presence of abundant defects, appropriate nitrogen (N) species (pyridine N and graphitic N), Co–Nx sites, and Co nanoparticles. Moreover, a Zn–air battery assembled using CoTPP/C60-800 as the cathode exhibited a high power density of 111.7 mW∙cm−2. This study provides a new strategy for designing and synthesizing advanced ORR catalysts for Zn–air batteries.


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Fullerene-metalloporphyrin co-crystal as efficient oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst precursor for Zn–air batteries

Show Author's information Ao Yu1,2,#, Qi Huang1,#, Shixin Gao1,#, Tingting Xu1, Wei Zhang2,3, Nimanyu Joshi2,3, Ping Peng1 ( ), Yang Yang2,3,4,5,6 ( ), Fang-Fang Li1 ( )
State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
The Stephen W. Hawking Center for Microgravity Research and Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA

# Ao Yu, Qi Huang, and Shixin Gao contributed equally to this work.

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Fullerene-derived carbon materials are promising catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) because of the presence of intrinsic defects in the carbon cage. Moreover, the N species and metallic catalytic sites can effectively overcome the sluggish kinetics of O2 activation. In this work, a rod-shaped tetraphenyl-porphyrin cobalt–C60 cocrystal (CoTPP/C60) was self-assembled and then annealed to prepare a series of N, Co-codoped carbon materials. Among the resulting CoTPP/C60-X materials, CoTPP/C60-800, which was obtained at 800 °C, demonstrated a half-wave potential of 0.824 VRHE, outstanding stability, and remarkable methanol tolerance. The superior ORR performance of CoTPP/C60-800 can be attributed to the presence of abundant defects, appropriate nitrogen (N) species (pyridine N and graphitic N), Co–Nx sites, and Co nanoparticles. Moreover, a Zn–air battery assembled using CoTPP/C60-800 as the cathode exhibited a high power density of 111.7 mW∙cm−2. This study provides a new strategy for designing and synthesizing advanced ORR catalysts for Zn–air batteries.

Keywords: oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), fullerene C60, tetraphenylporphyrin cobalt, fullerene-based co-crystal, zinc–air batteries

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Received: 22 November 2023
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F.-F.L. and P.P. thank the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21971077 and 22071070), the facility support of the Center for Nanoscale Characterization & Devices (CNCD), WNLO of HUST, Shiyanjia Lab (www.shiyanjia.com), and the Analytical and Testing Center in Huazhong University of Science and Technology for all related measurements.

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