A Mo2C/Carbon Nanotube Composite Cathode for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries with High Energy Efficiency and Long Cycle Life
- Authors
- Kwak, Won-Jin; Lau, Kah Chun; Shin, Chang-Dae; Amine, Khalil; Curtiss, Larry A.; Sun, Yang Kook
- Issue Date
- Apr-2015
- Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Keywords
- lithium oxygen batteries; nanostructures; molybdenum carbide nanoparticles; carbon nanotube; oxygen evolution reaction
- Citation
- ACS NANO, v.9, no.4, pp.4129 - 4137
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- Journal Title
- ACS NANO
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 4129
- End Page
- 4137
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/25007
- DOI
- 10.1021/acsnano.5b00267
- ISSN
- 1936-0851
- Abstract
- Although lithium oxygen batteries are attracting considerable attention because of the potential for an extremely high energy density, their practical use has been restricted owing to a low energy efficiency and poor cycle life compared to lithium-ion batteries. Here we present a nanostructured cathode based on molybdenum carbide nanoparticles (Mo2C) dispersed on carbon nanotubes, which dramatically increase the electrical efficiency up to 88% with a cycle life of more than 100 cycles. We found that the Mo2C nanoparticle catalysts contribute to the formation of well-dispersed lithium peroxide nanolayers (Li2O2) on the Mo2C/carbon nanotubes with a large contact area during the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). This Li2O2 structure can be decomposed at low potential upon the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by avoiding the energy loss associated with the decomposition of the typical Li2O2 discharge products.
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