随着全球工业不断发展, 对可再生能源加大投入是解决目前化石燃料消耗和环境污染严重等问题的重要举措. 光增强型可充电锌–空气电池可充分地将自然界多余的太阳能转化为电能并储存, 从而提高能源利用率和光电转换效率, 且其供电不受天气变化等自然因素的制约. 催化剂作为电极的重要组成部分, 对锌–空气电池的性能发挥重要作用. 首先介绍了光增强型可充电锌–空气电池的工作原理, 在此基础上重点就光/电催化剂的制备方法、性能调控以及双功能特性在可充电锌–空气电池中的研究和应用等进行了概述, 最后就该领域今后的研究机遇和面临的挑战进行了总结.

With the increase in the global economy, the growing investment in renewable energy is considered to play a key role in addressing the current issues associated with overreliance on fossil fuels and serious environmental pollution. Photo-enhanced rechargeable zinc–air batteries can efficiently convert and store excess solar energy from nature, thereby improving energy utilisation and photoelectric conversion efficiency. Specifically, it ensures that the power supply is not influenced by weather variations. Catalysts play a pivotal role in determining the performance of photo-enhanced rechargeable zinc–air batteries. This review firstly introduces the working principle of photo-enhanced rechargeable zinc–air batteries, then summarizes the preparation methods, performance optimisation, and research and application of bifunctional properties of photo/electric catalysts in rechargeable zinc– air batteries; and at last highlights future research opportunities and challenges in this field.