Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8014774 | Materials Letters | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Here, we report a high performance biomass-derived cathode material. Compared to traditional carbon materials, biomass-derived carbon, prepared through the pyrolysis of yeast followed by activation with KOH, shows a great improvement in both catalytic activity and stability. A lithium-oxygen battery that uses the yeast-derived carbon as its cathode presents a discharge capacity of 22,100â¯mAhâ¯gâ1 at 570â¯mAâ¯gâ1, and sustains more than 500 cycles at a fixed capacity of 1360â¯mAhâ¯gâ1. Moreover, the rate capability reaches as high as 3390â¯mAâ¯gâ1, a value which is nearly an order of magnitude higher than that of conventional lithium-oxygen batteries. This work will provide a new direction for choosing cathode material for energy conversion and storage.
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Authors
Xingbao Zhu, Yingzhang Yan, Weihua Wan, Yu Wang, Yuanguo Wu, Xianglei He, Zhe Lü,