context: As the key component in HZBs, cathodes work as the electroactive materials in rechargeable Zn-ion batteries and the catalyst in Zn–air batteries. They link both electrochemical reactions at the same time and have attracted great interest. Lee et al. initially prepared NiO/Ni(OH)2 nanoflakes on carbon paper as cathodes for HZBs, which opens the door for hybrid zinc systems. M. Ni's group and Zhi's group prepared Co3O4 nanosheets on carbon cloth to fabricate a Zn–Co3O4/air hybrid battery. Wang et al. constructed NiCo2S4 nanotubes on an N-doped carbon network derived from filter paper and fabricated a Zn–NiCo2S4/air hybrid battery with high capacity. Li et al. used NiCo2O4 nanorod@carbon coated nickel foam as the cathode to build a hybrid battery which exhibited good stability. Tan et al. prepared a Zn–Ag/air hybrid battery and achieved good reversibility and stability. Very recently, Zhi's group reported Ni3S2 nanosheets on Ni foam as a high-performance HZB cathode. Although rapid developments have been made for HZBs, defects such as slow oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) and inferior energy storage properties still limit their practical applications. Therefore, it is still a crucial issue to explore novel cathode candidates for HZBs to realize both high efficiency and high energy storage properties at the same time.
answer: NiCo2O4 nanorod@carbon coated nickel foam