High-Rate Long Cycle-Life Li-Air Battery Aided by Bifunctional InX3 (X = I and Br) Redox Mediators

Rastegar, Sina; Hemmat, Zahra; Zhang, Chengji; Plunkett, Samuel; Wen, Jianguo; Dandu, Naveen; Rojas, Tomas; Majidi, Leily; Misal, Saurabh N.; Ngo, Anh T.; Curtiss, Larry A.; Salehi-Khojin, Amin

doi:10.1021/acsami.0c15200

Title: High-Rate Long Cycle-Life Li-Air Battery Aided by Bifunctional InX3 (X = I and Br) Redox Mediators

Journal Article · Fri Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c15200· OSTI ID:1813116

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^[1]; Zhang, Chengji ^[2]; Plunkett, Samuel ^[2];

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^[3]; Rojas, Tomas ^[3]; Majidi, Leily ^[1]; Misal, Saurabh N. ^[1]; Ngo, Anh T. ^[2];

^[3]; Salehi-Khojin, Amin ^[1]

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Redox mediators (RMs) are solution-based additives that have been extensively used to reduce the charge potential and increase the energy efficiency of Li–oxygen (Li–O₂) batteries. However, in the presence of RMs, achieving a long cycle-life operation of Li–O₂ batteries at a high current rate is still a major challenge. In this study, we discover a novel synergy among InX₃ (X = I and Br) bifunctional RMs, molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) nanoflakes as the air electrode, dimethyl sulfoxide/ionic liquid hybrid electrolyte, and LiTFSI as a salt to achieve long cycle-life operations of Li–O₂ batteries in a dry air environment at high charge–discharge rates. Our results indicate that batteries with InI3 operate up to 450 cycles with a current density of 0.5 A g^–1 and 217 cycles with a current density of 1 A g^–1 at a fixed capacity of 1 A h g^–1. Batteries with InBr₃ operate up to 600 cycles with a current density of 1 A g^–1. These batteries can also operate at a higher charge rate of 2 A g^–1 up to 200 cycles (for InBr₃) and 160 cycles (for InI₃). Our experimental and computational results reveal that while X₃^– is the source of the redox mediator, LiX at the MoS₂ cathode, In³⁺ reacts on the lithium anode side to form a protective layer on the surface, thus acting as an effective bifunctional RM in a dry air environment. This evidence for a simultaneous improvement in the current rates and cycle life of a battery in a dry air atmosphere opens a new direction for research for advanced energy storage systems.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1813116

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 13, Issue 4; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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