Pyridylamine Templated Borate-Derived Co nanoparticles Anchored on N-Doped Carbon for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Al-Air Batteries

Key Points

• The aim is to develop non-precious metal catalysts to replace platinum in energy applications.
• Synthesized two templated borates as catalysts.
• Anchored Co nanoparticles on N-doped carbon.
• Evaluated performance in oxygen reduction reaction.
• The new catalysts showed enhanced activity compared to traditional Pt/C.
• Significant improvement in energy efficiency for Al-air batteries.