TY - JOUR
T1 - The Stabilization Effect of CO2 in Lithium–Oxygen/CO2 Batteries
AU - Chen, Kai
AU - Huang, Gang
AU - Ma, Jin Ling
AU - Wang, Jin
AU - Yang, Dong Yue
AU - Yang, Xiao Yang
AU - Yu, Yue
AU - Zhang, Xin Bo
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: We thank the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0206700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21725103, 51702314), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA21010210), the K. C. Wong Education Foundation (GJTD-2018-09) and the National & local united engineering lab for power battery.
PY - 2020/6/15
Y1 - 2020/6/15
N2 - The lithium (Li)–air battery has an ultrahigh theoretical specific energy, however, even in pure oxygen (O2), the vulnerability of conventional organic electrolytes and carbon cathodes towards reaction intermediates, especially O2−, and corrosive oxidation and crack/pulverization of Li metal anode lead to poor cycling stability of the Li-air battery. Even worse, the water and/or CO2 in air bring parasitic reactions and safety issues. Therefore, applying such systems in open-air environment is challenging. Herein, contrary to previous assertions, we have found that CO2 can improve the stability of both anode and electrolyte, and a high-performance rechargeable Li–O2/CO2 battery is developed. The CO2 not only facilitates the in situ formation of a passivated protective Li2CO3 film on the Li anode, but also restrains side reactions involving electrolyte and cathode by capturing O2−. Moreover, the Pd/CNT catalyst in the cathode can extend the battery lifespan by effectively tuning the product morphology and catalyzing the decomposition of Li2CO3. The Li–O2/CO2 battery achieves a full discharge capacity of 6628 mAh g−1 and a long life of 715 cycles, which is even better than those of pure Li–O2 batteries.
AB - The lithium (Li)–air battery has an ultrahigh theoretical specific energy, however, even in pure oxygen (O2), the vulnerability of conventional organic electrolytes and carbon cathodes towards reaction intermediates, especially O2−, and corrosive oxidation and crack/pulverization of Li metal anode lead to poor cycling stability of the Li-air battery. Even worse, the water and/or CO2 in air bring parasitic reactions and safety issues. Therefore, applying such systems in open-air environment is challenging. Herein, contrary to previous assertions, we have found that CO2 can improve the stability of both anode and electrolyte, and a high-performance rechargeable Li–O2/CO2 battery is developed. The CO2 not only facilitates the in situ formation of a passivated protective Li2CO3 film on the Li anode, but also restrains side reactions involving electrolyte and cathode by capturing O2−. Moreover, the Pd/CNT catalyst in the cathode can extend the battery lifespan by effectively tuning the product morphology and catalyzing the decomposition of Li2CO3. The Li–O2/CO2 battery achieves a full discharge capacity of 6628 mAh g−1 and a long life of 715 cycles, which is even better than those of pure Li–O2 batteries.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/664407
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ange.202006303
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088097463&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/ange.202006303
DO - 10.1002/ange.202006303
M3 - Article
SN - 1521-3757
JO - Angewandte Chemie
JF - Angewandte Chemie
ER -