Lewis Acid Site Assisted Bifunctional Activity of Tin Doped Gallium Oxide and Its Application in Rechargeable Zn‐Air Batteries

Nair, Aruna Narayanan; Sanad, Mohamed F.; Jayan, Rahul; Gutierrez, Guillermo; Ge, Yulu; Islam, Md Mahbubul; Hernandez‐Viezcas, Jose A.; Zade, Vishal; Tripathi, Shalini; Shutthanandan, Vaithiyalingam; Ramana, Chintalapalle V.; T. Sreenivasan, Sreeprasad

doi:10.1002/smll.202202648

Lewis Acid Site Assisted Bifunctional Activity of Tin Doped Gallium Oxide and Its Application in Rechargeable Zn‐Air Batteries

Journal Article · Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Small

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202202648· OSTI ID:2569040

Nair, Aruna Narayanan ^[1]; Sanad, Mohamed F. ^[1]; Jayan, Rahul ^[2]; Gutierrez, Guillermo ^[1]; Ge, Yulu ^[1]; Islam, Md Mahbubul ^[2]; Hernandez‐Viezcas, Jose A. ^[1]; Zade, Vishal ^[1]; Tripathi, Shalini ^[3]; Shutthanandan, Vaithiyalingam ^[4]; Ramana, Chintalapalle V. ^[1]; ^[1]

Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)
Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

The enhanced safety, superior energy, and power density of rechargeable metal‐air batteries make them ideal energy storage systems for application in energy grids and electric vehicles. However, the absence of a cost‐effective and stable bifunctional catalyst that can replace expensive platinum (Pt)‐based catalyst to promote oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the air cathode hinders their broader adaptation. Here, in this work, it is demonstrated that Tin (Sn) doped β‐gallium oxide (β‐Ga₂O₃) in the bulk form can efficiently catalyze ORR and OER and, hence, be applied as the cathode in Zn‐air batteries. The Sn‐doped β‐Ga₂O₃sample with 15% Sn (Sn_x_=0.15‐Ga₂O₃) displayed exceptional catalytic activity for a bulk, non‐noble metal‐based catalyst. When used as a cathode, the excellent electrocatalytic bifunctional activity of Sn_x_=0.15‐Ga₂O₃leads to a prototype Zn‐air battery with a high‐power density of 138 mW cm⁻²and improved cycling stability compared to devices with benchmark Pt‐based cathode. The combined experimental and theoretical exploration revealed that the Lewis acid sites in β‐Ga₂O₃aid in regulating the electron density distribution on the Sn‐doped sites, optimize the adsorption energies of reaction intermediates, and facilitate the formation of critical reaction intermediate (O*), leading to enhanced electrocatalytic activity.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL); USDOE; USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; FE0031908

OSTI ID:: 2569040

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1996304
OSTI ID: 3014261

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-213269

Journal Information:: Small, Journal Name: Small Journal Issue: 34 Vol. 18; ISSN 1613-6810; ISSN 1613-6829

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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