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Title: A Quasi-Solid-State Flexible Fiber-Shaped Li–CO2 Battery with Low Overpotential and High Energy Efficiency

Abstract

The rapid development of wearable electronics requires a revolution of power accessories regarding flexibility and energy density. The Li–CO2 battery was recently proposed as a novel and promising candidate for next-generation energy-storage systems. However, the current Li–CO2 batteries usually suffer from the difficulties of poor stability, low energy efficiency, and leakage of liquid electrolyte, and few flexible Li–CO2 batteries for wearable electronics have been reported so far. Herein, a quasi-solid-state flexible fiber-shaped Li–CO2 battery with low overpotential and high energy efficiency, by employing ultrafine Mo2C nanoparticles anchored on a carbon nanotube (CNT) cloth freestanding hybrid film as the cathode, is demonstrated. Due to the synergistic effects of the CNT substrate and Mo2C catalyst, it achieves a low charge potential below 3.4 V, a high energy efficiency of approximate to 80%, and can be reversibly discharged and charged for 40 cycles. Experimental results and theoretical simulation show that the intermediate discharge product Li2C2O4 stabilized by Mo2C via coordinative electrons transfer should be responsible for the reduction of overpotential. Here, the as-fabricated quasi-solid-state flexible fiber-shaped Li–CO2 battery can also keep working normally even under various deformation conditions, giving it great potential of becoming an advanced energy accessory for wearable electronics.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [1]
  1. China Academy of Engineering Physics, Sichuan (People's Republic of China); Sichuan Research Center of New Materials, Sichuan (People's Republic of China)
  2. Hunan Univ., Hunan (People's Republic of China)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1510084
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1483327
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC02‐06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; Li-CO2 batteries; all-solid-state; fiber-shaped; flexible; low overpotential

Citation Formats

Zhou, Jingwen, Li, Xuelian, Yang, Chao, Li, Yinchuan, Guo, Kunkun, Cheng, Jianli, Yuan, Dingwang, Song, Chenhui, Lu, Jun, and Wang, Bin. A Quasi-Solid-State Flexible Fiber-Shaped Li–CO2 Battery with Low Overpotential and High Energy Efficiency. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/adma.201804439.
Zhou, Jingwen, Li, Xuelian, Yang, Chao, Li, Yinchuan, Guo, Kunkun, Cheng, Jianli, Yuan, Dingwang, Song, Chenhui, Lu, Jun, & Wang, Bin. A Quasi-Solid-State Flexible Fiber-Shaped Li–CO2 Battery with Low Overpotential and High Energy Efficiency. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201804439
Zhou, Jingwen, Li, Xuelian, Yang, Chao, Li, Yinchuan, Guo, Kunkun, Cheng, Jianli, Yuan, Dingwang, Song, Chenhui, Lu, Jun, and Wang, Bin. Sun . "A Quasi-Solid-State Flexible Fiber-Shaped Li–CO2 Battery with Low Overpotential and High Energy Efficiency". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201804439. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1510084.
@article{osti_1510084,
title = {A Quasi-Solid-State Flexible Fiber-Shaped Li–CO2 Battery with Low Overpotential and High Energy Efficiency},
author = {Zhou, Jingwen and Li, Xuelian and Yang, Chao and Li, Yinchuan and Guo, Kunkun and Cheng, Jianli and Yuan, Dingwang and Song, Chenhui and Lu, Jun and Wang, Bin},
abstractNote = {The rapid development of wearable electronics requires a revolution of power accessories regarding flexibility and energy density. The Li–CO2 battery was recently proposed as a novel and promising candidate for next-generation energy-storage systems. However, the current Li–CO2 batteries usually suffer from the difficulties of poor stability, low energy efficiency, and leakage of liquid electrolyte, and few flexible Li–CO2 batteries for wearable electronics have been reported so far. Herein, a quasi-solid-state flexible fiber-shaped Li–CO2 battery with low overpotential and high energy efficiency, by employing ultrafine Mo2C nanoparticles anchored on a carbon nanotube (CNT) cloth freestanding hybrid film as the cathode, is demonstrated. Due to the synergistic effects of the CNT substrate and Mo2C catalyst, it achieves a low charge potential below 3.4 V, a high energy efficiency of approximate to 80%, and can be reversibly discharged and charged for 40 cycles. Experimental results and theoretical simulation show that the intermediate discharge product Li2C2O4 stabilized by Mo2C via coordinative electrons transfer should be responsible for the reduction of overpotential. Here, the as-fabricated quasi-solid-state flexible fiber-shaped Li–CO2 battery can also keep working normally even under various deformation conditions, giving it great potential of becoming an advanced energy accessory for wearable electronics.},
doi = {10.1002/adma.201804439},
journal = {Advanced Materials},
number = 3,
volume = 31,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Sun Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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