The invention provides a pentabasic non-
noble metal high-entropy
alloy catalyst, a preparation method thereof and application of the pentabasic non-
noble metal high-entropy
alloy catalyst in a flexible
zinc-air battery. The quinary non-
noble metal high-entropy
alloy catalyst is obtained by synthesizing
metal salt containing Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Mo, a surfactant and a
reducing agent in one step under the low-temperature condition of 150-250 DEG C; the
crystal structure is a face-centered cubic single-phase
solid solution structure, and the average particle size is 80-90 nm. According to the iron-
cobalt-
nickel-
copper-
molybdenum high-entropy
alloy catalyst, the
electronic structure and
active site distribution are optimized through the synergistic effect of multiple elements, the OER catalytic activity and stability are remarkably improved, the catalyst can adapt to the reaction environment with the high pH value and the large
current density, and the catalyst has the advantages of being low in
overpotential, high in stability, low in cost and the like. When being used as an
air cathode electrocatalyst of a flexible
zinc-air battery, the
air cathode electrocatalyst also has good flexibility and excellent charge-
discharge cycle stability while being comparable with the performance of a commercial noble
metal catalyst, and has a wide application prospect.