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Title: Lithiation-Induced Non-Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Li–O2 Batteries

Abstract

Low-cost and highly active electrocatalysts are attractive for Li-O2 applications. Herein, a 3D interconnected plate architecture consisting of ultrasmall Co-Ni grains embedded in lithium hydroxide nanoplates (Co2Ni@LiOH) is designed and prepared by a lithiation strategy at room temperature. This catalyst exhibits a remarkably reduced charge potential of similar to 3.4 V at 50 mu A cm-2, which leads to the high roundtrip efficiency of similar to 79%, among the best levels reported and a cycle life of up to 40 cycles. The well-aligned network facilitates the oxygen diffusion and the electrolyte match penetration into the electrode. The enhanced electrical conductivity net-work improves the charge transport kinetics and more active sites are exposed, which facilitate the adsorption and dissociation of oxygen during the oxygen reduction reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction. This new catalyst design inspires the development of an effective non-noble metal catalyst for Li-O2 batteries.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [4]; ORCiD logo [5]; ORCiD logo [3]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
  2. Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore); Xi’an Jiaotong Univ., Xi’an (China)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  4. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
  5. Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1515839
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; Li−O2 battery; OER; electrocatalyst; lithiation; non-noble metal

Citation Formats

Guo, Yuanyuan, Dai, Zhengfei, Lu, Jun, Zeng, Xiaoqiao, Yuan, Yifei, Bi, Xuanxuan, Ma, Lu, Wu, Tianpin, Yan, Qingyu, and Amine, Khalil. Lithiation-Induced Non-Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Li–O2 Batteries. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b17417.
Guo, Yuanyuan, Dai, Zhengfei, Lu, Jun, Zeng, Xiaoqiao, Yuan, Yifei, Bi, Xuanxuan, Ma, Lu, Wu, Tianpin, Yan, Qingyu, & Amine, Khalil. Lithiation-Induced Non-Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Li–O2 Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b17417
Guo, Yuanyuan, Dai, Zhengfei, Lu, Jun, Zeng, Xiaoqiao, Yuan, Yifei, Bi, Xuanxuan, Ma, Lu, Wu, Tianpin, Yan, Qingyu, and Amine, Khalil. Tue . "Lithiation-Induced Non-Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Li–O2 Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b17417. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1515839.
@article{osti_1515839,
title = {Lithiation-Induced Non-Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Li–O2 Batteries},
author = {Guo, Yuanyuan and Dai, Zhengfei and Lu, Jun and Zeng, Xiaoqiao and Yuan, Yifei and Bi, Xuanxuan and Ma, Lu and Wu, Tianpin and Yan, Qingyu and Amine, Khalil},
abstractNote = {Low-cost and highly active electrocatalysts are attractive for Li-O2 applications. Herein, a 3D interconnected plate architecture consisting of ultrasmall Co-Ni grains embedded in lithium hydroxide nanoplates (Co2Ni@LiOH) is designed and prepared by a lithiation strategy at room temperature. This catalyst exhibits a remarkably reduced charge potential of similar to 3.4 V at 50 mu A cm-2, which leads to the high roundtrip efficiency of similar to 79%, among the best levels reported and a cycle life of up to 40 cycles. The well-aligned network facilitates the oxygen diffusion and the electrolyte match penetration into the electrode. The enhanced electrical conductivity net-work improves the charge transport kinetics and more active sites are exposed, which facilitate the adsorption and dissociation of oxygen during the oxygen reduction reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction. This new catalyst design inspires the development of an effective non-noble metal catalyst for Li-O2 batteries.},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.8b17417},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 1,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Tue Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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