Highly stable and efficient bifunctional air cathode catalyst is crucial to rechargeable metal-air batteries.Herein,a ternary nanoalloy layer composed of noble and base metal coated on a three-dimensional porous Ni sp...Highly stable and efficient bifunctional air cathode catalyst is crucial to rechargeable metal-air batteries.Herein,a ternary nanoalloy layer composed of noble and base metal coated on a three-dimensional porous Ni sponge as the bifunctional cathode is synthesized through in-situ anchoring strategy,which can effectively keep the multimetal nanoparticles from agglomeration and improve the density of active sites and catalytic activity.The prepared catalyst displays an excellent catalytic performance with lower overpotential and long-term stability.The Zn-air batteries with the as-prepared cathodes possess a large power density of 170 mW/cm2,long cycling stability up to 230 cycles,and a high specific capacity of 771 mA h/g.Furthermore,the corresponding Li-air batteries deliver a discharge capacity of 22429 mA h/g.These superior properties of the metal-air batteries can be attributed to the combined influence of design and composition of electrode,which is of great significance to improve the electrochemical catalytic activity,providing great potential of wide application in expanded rechargeable energy systems.展开更多
The instabilities of the battery including cathode corrosion/passivation,shuttling effect of the redox mediators,Li anode corrosion,and electrolyte decomposition are major barriers toward the practical implementation ...The instabilities of the battery including cathode corrosion/passivation,shuttling effect of the redox mediators,Li anode corrosion,and electrolyte decomposition are major barriers toward the practical implementation of lithium-oxygen(Li-O2)batteries.Functional materials offer great potential in high performance Li-O2 batteries owing to their functional tailorability of chemical modification for alleviating side reactions and improving catalysis activity,well-defined properties for discharge products storage,and fast mass and electron transfer paths.In this review,instability problems of non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries and recent studies related to the functional materials in tackling the instability issues from rational cathode construction,inhibition of redox mediators(RMs)shuttling,anode protection and novel electrolyte design are illustrated.Future research directions to overcome the critical issues are also proposed for this promising battery technology.The instability issues and the related strategies with functional materials based on the comprehensive consideration of all battery components proposed in this review provide the systematic,deep understanding and rational design of functional materials for Li-O2 batteries,which is beneficial to achieving the practical Li-O2 batteries.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.5177177,51972141)the Project of the Education Department of Jilin Province,China(No.JK H20190113KJ)+4 种基金the Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province,China(No.20190303104SF)the Jilin Province/Jilin University Co-construction Project-Funds for New Materials,China(No.SXGJSF2017-3)the Science and Technology Breakthrough Plan of Henan Province,China(No.202102210242)the High School Key Scientific Research Project of Henan Province,China(No.21A150055)the Youth Innovation Fund Project of Zhengzhou University of Technology,China(No.QNCXJJ2019K2).
文摘Highly stable and efficient bifunctional air cathode catalyst is crucial to rechargeable metal-air batteries.Herein,a ternary nanoalloy layer composed of noble and base metal coated on a three-dimensional porous Ni sponge as the bifunctional cathode is synthesized through in-situ anchoring strategy,which can effectively keep the multimetal nanoparticles from agglomeration and improve the density of active sites and catalytic activity.The prepared catalyst displays an excellent catalytic performance with lower overpotential and long-term stability.The Zn-air batteries with the as-prepared cathodes possess a large power density of 170 mW/cm2,long cycling stability up to 230 cycles,and a high specific capacity of 771 mA h/g.Furthermore,the corresponding Li-air batteries deliver a discharge capacity of 22429 mA h/g.These superior properties of the metal-air batteries can be attributed to the combined influence of design and composition of electrode,which is of great significance to improve the electrochemical catalytic activity,providing great potential of wide application in expanded rechargeable energy systems.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51771177,51972141,21621001,21835002)the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Program,China(No.20190303104SF)+3 种基金the Jilin Province/Jilin University Co-construction Project-Funds for New Materials,China(No.SXGJSF2017-3)the Science and Technology Breakthrough Plan of Henan Province,China(Nos.202102210242,212102210186)the Key Scientific Research Project of Higher Education of Henan Province,China(No.21A150055)the Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of Zhengzhou University of Technology,China(No.201911068020).
文摘The instabilities of the battery including cathode corrosion/passivation,shuttling effect of the redox mediators,Li anode corrosion,and electrolyte decomposition are major barriers toward the practical implementation of lithium-oxygen(Li-O2)batteries.Functional materials offer great potential in high performance Li-O2 batteries owing to their functional tailorability of chemical modification for alleviating side reactions and improving catalysis activity,well-defined properties for discharge products storage,and fast mass and electron transfer paths.In this review,instability problems of non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries and recent studies related to the functional materials in tackling the instability issues from rational cathode construction,inhibition of redox mediators(RMs)shuttling,anode protection and novel electrolyte design are illustrated.Future research directions to overcome the critical issues are also proposed for this promising battery technology.The instability issues and the related strategies with functional materials based on the comprehensive consideration of all battery components proposed in this review provide the systematic,deep understanding and rational design of functional materials for Li-O2 batteries,which is beneficial to achieving the practical Li-O2 batteries.
