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CHEMELECTROCHEM
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101494
关键词
Oxygen evolution; Oxygen reduction; Regeneration; Spent lithium-ion battery; Zn-Air battery
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52177220]
- Hong Kong Scholar Program [XJ2020001]
- start-up foundation from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology [2017BJ-26]
This work presents an ultrafast high temperature shock process for regenerating spent lithium-ion battery cathodes into a carbon layer/Co3O4 composite, which shows efficient bifunctional electrocatalytic properties. The composite has been successfully applied in aqueous rechargeable Zn-air batteries.
The ever-increasing use of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) results in piles of spent batteries, which threats the environment and the supply chain of strategic metals. Developing sustainable recycling strategies for the cathode of spent LIB can bring about promising environmental and economic benefits. In this work, we present an ultrafast high temperature shock process for regenerating typical LiCoO2 (LCO) spent cathodes into the carbon layer/Co3O4 composite (C/CO). The nanosized Co3O4 provides large active sties exposure, while the graphitized carbon layer can potentially enhance the electronic conductivity towards oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction (OER and ORR) catalysis. Benefiting from the enhanced active sties exposure, electronic conductivity, and the synergistic effect between the two domains, the C/CO composite shows efficient bifunctional (OER and ORR) electrocatalytic properties. The OER overpotential (at 10 mA cm(-2)) and ORR on-set potential reach 245 mV and 0.90 V, respectively. Moreover, the aqueous rechargeable Zn-air batteries using C/CO composite as air cathodes display high specific capacity (698 mAh g(-1)), power density (131 mW cm(-2)), and as well as cycling stability. This work provides a waste to treasure way that is eco-friendly, low-cost, and ultrafast for regenerating the spent LIB for further applications in energy storage systems.
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