Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 368, Issue -, Pages 88-96Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.09.073
Keywords
Atomic layer deposition; Density functional theory; Flexible; Li-O-2 batteries; Electrochemical performance
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51502177, 51374146, 21601126, 21671136]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong [2014A030310323]
- Foundation of Guangdong Educational Committee [2016KTSCX124]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Project Program [ZDSYS201606061530079, KQJSCX20170327151152722, JCYJ20160422112012739, JCYJ20150324141711692]
- Natural Science Foundation of SZU [827-000039, 2017031]
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Flexible Li-O-2 batteries have attracted worldwide research interests and been considered to be potential alternatives for the next-generation flexible devices. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (N-CNFs) prepared by electrospinning are used as flexible substrate and an amorphous TiO2 layer is coated by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and then decorated with Ru nanoparticles. The Ru/N-CNFs@TiO2 composite is directly used as a free-standing electrode for Li-O-2 batteries and the electrode delivers a high specific capacity, improved round-trip efficiency and good cycling ability. The superior electrochemical performance can be attributed to the amorphous TiO2 protecting layer and superior catalytic activity of Ru nanoparticles. Based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations from first principles, the carbon electrode after coating with TiO2 is more stable during discharge/charge process. The analysis of Li2O2 on three different interfaces (Li2O2/N-CNFs, Li2O2/TiO2, and Li2O2/Ru) indicates that the electron transport capacity was higher on Ru and TiO2 compared with N-CNFs, therefore, Li2O2 could be formed and decomposed more easily on the Ru/N-CNFs@TiO2 cathode. This work paves a way to develop the freestanding cathode materials for the future development of high-performance flexible energy storage systems. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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