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A lithium–oxygen battery with a long cycle life in an air-like atmosphere [Lithium-oxygen batteries with long cycle life in a realistic air atmosphere]

Journal Article · · Nature (London)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25984· OSTI ID:1508362
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  1. Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States); Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  4. California State Univ., Northridge, CA (United States)
Lithium-air batteries are considered to be a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries for transportation applications, owing to their high theoretical specific energy. So far, however, such systems have been largely restricted to pure oxygen environments (lithium oxygen batteries) and have a limited cycle life owing to side reactions involving the cathode, anode and electrolyte. In the presence of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapour, these side reactions can become even more complex. Moreover, because of the need to store oxygen, the volumetric energy densities of lithium-oxygen systems may be too small for practical applications. Here we report a system comprising a lithium carbonate-based protected anode, a molybdenum disulfide cathode and an ionic liquid/di methyl sulfoxide electrolyte that operates as a lithium-air battery in a simulated air atmosphere with a long cycle life of up to 700 cycles. We perform computational studies to provide insight into the operation of the system in this environment. Furthermore this demonstration of a lithium-oxygen battery with a long cycle life in an air-like atmosphere is an important step towards the development of this field beyond lithium-ion technology, with a possibility to obtain much higher specific energy densities than for conventional lithium ion batteries.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Electrochemical Energy Science (CEES)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Scientific User Facilities Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); Univ. of Chicago, Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1508362
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1470182
Journal Information:
Nature (London), Journal Name: Nature (London) Journal Issue: 7697 Vol. 555; ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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