Journal
NATURE ENERGY
Volume 2, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.118
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- EPSRC
- SUPERGEN programme
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/M009521/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/M009521/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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At the cathode of a Li-O-2 battery, O-2 is reduced to Li2O2 on discharge, the process being reversed on charge. Li2O2 is an insulating and insoluble solid, leading ultimately to low rates, low capacities and early cell death if formed on the cathode surface. Here we show that when using dual mediators, 2,5-Di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone [DBBQ] on discharge and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy [TEMPO] on charge, the electrochemistry at the cathode surface is decoupled from Li2O2 formation/decomposition in solution. Capacities of 2 mAh cm(areal)(-2) at 1 mA cm(areal)(-2) with low polarization on charge/discharge are demonstrated, and up to 40 mAh cm(areal)(-2) at rates >> 1 mA cm(areal)(-2) are anticipated if suitable gas diffusion electrodes can be devised. One of the major barriers to the progress of Li-O-2 cells is decomposition of the carbon cathode. By forming/decomposing Li2O2 in solution and avoiding high charge potentials, the carbon instability is significantly mitigated (<0.008% decomposition per cycle compared with 0.12% without mediators).
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