Abstract
Well-crystallized, layered, two-dimensional bismuth oxyhalide (BiOX; X=Cl, Br, or I) ultrathin nanosheets have been synthesized via a simple and low-cost hydrothermal method. The nanosheets are assessed as oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for the air electrodes of aluminum-air batteries using linear polarization, constant-current discharge and rotating ring-disk electrode techniques. Electrochemical results show that the obtained BiOI with the highly reactive (001) facets demonstrates higher electrochemical activity than BiOCl and BiOBr under high discharge current density. Koutecky-Levich analysis of the ORR current densities of all compositions indicates that BiOCl and BiOI are mainly dominated by a four-electron pathway.
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