Decoupling mass transport and electron transfer by a double-cathode structure of a Li-O2 battery with high cyclic stability

Han, Qing; Guo, Wei; He, Xiaofeng; Liu, Tongchao; Liu, Xiao; Zhu, Xuebing; Bian, Tengfei; Jiang, Lei; Lu, Jun; Zhao, Yong

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2022.01.003

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Title: Decoupling mass transport and electron transfer by a double-cathode structure of a Li-O₂ battery with high cyclic stability

Journal Article · 01 February 2022 · Joule

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2022.01.003 · OSTI ID:1969076

Han, Qing ^[1]; Guo, Wei ^[1]; He, Xiaofeng ^[1]; Liu, Tongchao ^[2]; Liu, Xiao ^[1]; Zhu, Xuebing ^[1]; Bian, Tengfei ^[1]; Jiang, Lei ^[3]; Lu, Jun ^[2]; Zhao, Yong ^[1]

Henan University (China)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)

Aprotic lithium-oxygen (Li-O₂) batteries have attracted extensive attention due to their ultrahigh theoretical energy density. However, slow and undesired electron transfer during cathodic reactions causes low cyclic stability in these batteries. Here, in this paper, we demonstrate that O₂ mass transport and electron transfer for cathodic reactions in Li-O₂ batteries could be decoupled by a double-cathode structure that efficiently enables stable electron transfer between the cathode and Li₂O₂/O₂. This resolves various side reactions and slow Li₂O₂ reaction kinetics issues in conventional Li-O₂ batteries, leading to stable operation of the cell for nearly 2 months at a capacity of 0.2 and 5 mAh cm^-2, with more than 4- and 10-fold increases in cycle life when compared with single-cathode batteries. These remarkable improvements in the cyclic stability of Li-O₂ batteries with double cathodes provide an interesting concept for improving the operational stability of other metal-rechargeable batteries with conversion-type chemistry.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1969076

Journal Information:: Joule, Journal Name: Joule Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 6; ISSN 2542-4351

Publisher:: Elsevier - Cell PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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