کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1295706 | 1498265 | 2015 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

• Low polarization, catalyst-free lithium–oxygen battery is reported.
• Mesoporous carbon electrode with high surface area is used.
• Amorphous lithium peroxide is formed during the electrochemical process.
• The lithium–oxygen battery has a reversible capacity of 2000 mAh g− 1.
• The cell shows a low charge discharge polarization and high energy efficiency.
Here we report a low polarization, catalyst-free lithium–oxygen battery using mesoporous carbon electrode. BET analysis, SEM and TEM images evidence that the carbon material has surface area as high as 1500 m2 g-1 and a uniform distribution of nanometric pores. Furthermore, X-ray diffraction analysis and TEM images of the reaction products show that the favourable effect of the mesoporous carbon is due to the formation of amorphous nano-particles of lithium peroxide during the electrochemical process. The results of this study clearly indicate the important role of the carbon matrix in determining a favourable morphology of the lithium–oxygen reaction product that leads to enhanced cell behaviour.
Journal: Solid State Ionics - Volume 278, 1 October 2015, Pages 133–137