A long-life lithium-oxygen battery via a molecular quenching/mediating mechanism

Zhang, Jinqiang; Zhao, Yufei; Sun, Bing; Xie, Yuan; Tkacheva, Anastasia; Qiu, Feilong; He, Ping; Zhou, Haoshen; Yan, Kang; Guo, Xin; Wang, Shijian; McDonagh, Andrew M.; Peng, Zhangquan; Lu, Jun; Wang, Guoxiu

doi:10.1126/sciadv.abm1899

Title: A long-life lithium-oxygen battery via a molecular quenching/mediating mechanism

Journal Article · 21 January 2022 · Science Advances

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm1899 · OSTI ID:1882653

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University of Technology, Sydney (Australia)
University of Technology, Sydney (Australia); University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
Nanjing University (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian (China)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

The advancement of lithium-oxygen (Li-O₂) batteries has been hindered by challenges including low discharge capacity, poor energy efficiency, severe parasitic reactions, etc. We report an Li-O₂ battery operated via a new quenching/mediating mechanism that relies on the direct chemical reactions between a versatile molecule and superoxide radical/Li₂O₂. The battery exhibits a 46-fold increase in discharge capacity, a low charge overpotential of 0.7 V, and an ultralong cycle life >1400 cycles. Featuring redox-active 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy moieties bridged by a quenching-active perylene diimide backbone, the tailor-designed molecule acts as a redox mediator to catalyze discharge/charge reactions and serves as a reusable superoxide quencher to chemically react with superoxide species generated during battery operation. The all-in-one molecule can simultaneously tackle issues of parasitic reactions associated with superoxide radicals, singlet oxygen, high overpotentials, and lithium corrosion. The molecular design of multifunctional additives combining various capabilities opens a new avenue for developing high-performance Li-O₂ batteries.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; Australian Research Council; National Key R&D Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China; Newton Advanced Fellowships

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1882653

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 8; ISSN 2375-2548

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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