Selective Growth of a Discontinuous Subnanometer Pd Film on Carbon Defects for Li–O2 Batteries
Abstract
A high charge overpotential and poor cycle stability are the limiting factors in lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries, causing poor round-trip efficiency and cell failure. Many types of electrocatalysts have been explored to facilitate the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, even with the application of catalysts, it is still difficult to achieve stable operation as the carbon electrode (especially the defects) easily undergoes side reactions. To achieve high stability and round-trip efficiency, the rational design of OER catalysts and stable carbon electrodes are required. Herein, we employ a wet impregnation chemistry method to form a thin layer of palladium nanoparticles on the surface of carbon, which largely suppresses the side reaction through a selective coating on the carbon defect sites. Simultaneously, the Pd films serve as an electrocatalyst enabling the OER reaction with a very low overpotential. Overall, this rational design improves overall cell efficiency and extends the cycle life of the lithium-oxygen battery.
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- Nanjing Tech Univ., Nanjing (China). Key Lab. of Flexible Electronics & Inst. of Advanced Materials; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- Nanjing Tech Univ., Nanjing (China). Key Lab. of Flexible Electronics & Inst. of Advanced Materials
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ. (IAU), Dammam (Saudi Arabia)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Vehicle Technologies (VTO); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1709124
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Energy Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Palladium; electrodes; electrochemical cells; defects; batteries
Citation Formats
Zhang, Tao, Zou, Binghua, Bi, Xuanxuan, Li, Matthew, Wen, Jianguo, Huo, Fengwei, Amine, Khalil, and Lu, Jun. Selective Growth of a Discontinuous Subnanometer Pd Film on Carbon Defects for Li–O2 Batteries. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02202.
Zhang, Tao, Zou, Binghua, Bi, Xuanxuan, Li, Matthew, Wen, Jianguo, Huo, Fengwei, Amine, Khalil, & Lu, Jun. Selective Growth of a Discontinuous Subnanometer Pd Film on Carbon Defects for Li–O2 Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02202
Zhang, Tao, Zou, Binghua, Bi, Xuanxuan, Li, Matthew, Wen, Jianguo, Huo, Fengwei, Amine, Khalil, and Lu, Jun. Fri .
"Selective Growth of a Discontinuous Subnanometer Pd Film on Carbon Defects for Li–O2 Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02202. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1709124.
@article{osti_1709124,
title = {Selective Growth of a Discontinuous Subnanometer Pd Film on Carbon Defects for Li–O2 Batteries},
author = {Zhang, Tao and Zou, Binghua and Bi, Xuanxuan and Li, Matthew and Wen, Jianguo and Huo, Fengwei and Amine, Khalil and Lu, Jun},
abstractNote = {A high charge overpotential and poor cycle stability are the limiting factors in lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries, causing poor round-trip efficiency and cell failure. Many types of electrocatalysts have been explored to facilitate the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, even with the application of catalysts, it is still difficult to achieve stable operation as the carbon electrode (especially the defects) easily undergoes side reactions. To achieve high stability and round-trip efficiency, the rational design of OER catalysts and stable carbon electrodes are required. Herein, we employ a wet impregnation chemistry method to form a thin layer of palladium nanoparticles on the surface of carbon, which largely suppresses the side reaction through a selective coating on the carbon defect sites. Simultaneously, the Pd films serve as an electrocatalyst enabling the OER reaction with a very low overpotential. Overall, this rational design improves overall cell efficiency and extends the cycle life of the lithium-oxygen battery.},
doi = {10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02202},
journal = {ACS Energy Letters},
number = 12,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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