Modulation of the electrocatalytic performance of rGO/CoCuFeNi(CN) 4 pillared with pyridine derivatives in Zinc-air batteries

Key Points

• The aim is to enhance the electrocatalytic performance of rGO composites in zinc-air batteries using various organic ligands.
• Synthesis of cobalt, iron, and copper tetracyanonickelates via chemical precipitation.
• Pillaring of the synthesized compounds with different organic ligands.
• Exfoliation of the resulting composites in a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) suspension.
• Enhanced electrocatalytic performance observed in zinc-air batteries with composites.
• The presence of organic ligands significantly influenced the performance metrics.
• Variations in ligand type resulted in measurable differences in catalytic activity.