非水溶剂锂-空气电池中的氧气电极反应

基于锂-氧气反应的锂-空气电池在所有的锂电池体系中具有最大的理论容量和能量密度,认识锂-空气电池中的氧气电极反应对锂-空气电池的研发具有指导意义.本文以金电极/乙腈电解液为模型体系,介绍了锂-空气电池在放电和充电过程中的氧气电极反应机理.电池放电时,氧气还原成超氧自由基,超氧自由基与锂离子结合生成不稳定的超氧化锂;通过歧化反应,超氧化锂生成放电反应最终产物过氧化锂.电池充电时,过氧化锂通过一步两电子直接氧化生成氧气,不经过超氧化锂中间态.在阐述氧气电极反应机理的同时,还对研究氧气反应的各种电化学方法作了介绍.     

高性能锂-空气电池材料的研究

以锂为负极,空气为正极的锂-空气二次电池,由于其较高的理论能量密度(5 210 Wh.kg-1)而成为最具发展潜力的新型高能化学电源体系。通过近几年的研究和开发,人们对这一体系的了解不断深入。虽然对其电化学过程中的复杂反应机理尚没有完整系统的理论描述,但是在氧还原催化剂、空气电极材料及电解质材料等方面已开展了一些研究工作。本文综述了锂-空气电池的最新研究进展,对电池的正极材料、电解质和负极材料三个方面的研究进行了介绍,分析了该体系的缺陷及存在的问题,并展望了锂-空气电池的发展方向和前景。     

原子尺度锂离子电池电极材料的近平衡结构

锂离子电池充放电过程中电极材料的结构变化与材料的电化学反应机理和性能密切相关.通过在原子尺度上直接观察脱/嵌锂前后电极材料的近平衡微观结构,有助于从更深层次认识电极反应机理和性能演化规律,对于全面理解材料的电化学行为以及改善锂离子电池性能具有重要的指导意义.本文详述了球差校正扫描透射成像技术在研究电极材料表界面结构及反应机理方面的进展,探讨了未来建立电极材料原子尺度结构与性能相关联可能的研究方向.     

非水系二次锂-氧电池正极

非水系二次锂-氧电池(NRLOB)在当前所研发的二次电池中理论能量密度最高,但存在循环性能差,充、放电电流密度低等显著问题;这些问题主要同其氧正极上的电化学反应相关,关键在于过氧化锂Li₂O₂可逆生成、分解反应能否在较高的速率下连续地进行。本文综述了近年来NRLOB正极电化学反应机理、正极碳材料、催化剂和电极结构、电解液分解导致电极副反应等方面的研究现状;归纳了今后需要进一步研究的主要问题。     

锂空气电池研究述评

由于锂空气电池具有很高的理论能量密度因而引起了广泛关注和研究。本文较为全面地论述了各种电解质体系中的锂空气电池的进展,包括:有机体系、水体系、离子液体体系、有机-水双电解质体系和全固态体系的锂空气电池;详细阐述和归纳了它们的工作原理和最新研究现状。对最新提出的锂-空气-超级电容电池的原理和特点进行了较详细的论述。结合氧气在有机电解质中的电化学还原行为指出单一有机电解质锂空气电池存在的问题以及可能的解决办法;同时展示了这类电池中空气电极催化剂的发展现状。结合双电解质锂空气电池、固态电解质锂空气电池、锂-空气-超级电容电池的结构阐述了它们各自的优缺点。本文还展示了一些可望用于单一有机电解质锂空电池、有机-水双电解质体系锂空电池的新型碳材料。最后对锂空气电池的研究发展进行了总结与展望,提出新型电解液、催化剂以及改进锂空气电池构造将会成为今后的发展趋势。     

面向高性能锂-硫二次电池应用的非对称电极-电解质界面（英文）

锂-硫电池具有高的理论电芯比能量和低成本,是极具应用前景的下一代电化学储能技术,已被广泛研究。实用化锂-硫电池技术目前面临的挑战主要包括正极侧电活性硫物种在充放电过程中的不可逆损失,负极侧枝晶形核生长,以及因活性硫迁移至负极而导致的界面副反应,上述问题会导致电池工况条件下性能迅速衰退,引发电池失效和安全问题。本工作中,我们提出通过设计非对称的电极-电解质界面稳定锂-硫电池正负极电化学,协同促进电极/电解质体相和界面电荷输运,从而延长电池循环寿命,显著提升电化学性能。本文所讨论的策略有望指导电池界面理性设计,助力实现高性能的锂-硫电池。     

锂-硫二次电池界面反应的特殊性与对策分析

锂-硫电池是在现有锂离子电池基础上最可能实现储能密度大幅提升的实用二次电池体系. 然而,这一电池体系的电化学利用率与循环稳定性仍然难以满足应用要求. 造成锂-硫电池性能不稳定的原因在于硫正极和锂负极的材料结构和反应环境始终处于变化之中,如在充放电过程中,硫-碳反应界面的电化学阻塞、中间产物的溶解流失、正负极之间的穿梭效应等副反应导致正极与负极均难形成稳定的电化学反应界面。针对这些特殊问题,本文简要分析了影响能量利用率和循环稳定性的化学与电化学机制,并提出了构建稳定锂负极与高效硫正极的若干可行性技术.     

锂硫电池关键材料研究进展与展望

锂硫电池是一类极具发展前景的高容量储能体系.通过近10年的研究和开发,人们对这一体系的了解不断深入.虽然对其电化学过程中的复杂反应机理尚没有完整系统的理论描述,但是围绕正极材料的研究工作仍取得了很多成果,这为我们深入了解该体系的复杂性提供了诸多素材.本文回顾了过去10年间在该领域取得的成果,从锂硫电化学体系、正极材料、...     

锂-空气电池正极催化剂表界面调控及构效关系研究进展

锂-空气电池被认为是最具潜力的新一代化学电源体系之一,具有能量密度高、质量轻便、可逆性高、环境污染小等优点. 但其电极上缓慢的氧还原（ORR）与氧析出（OER）动力学过程导致了能量效率降低、过电位高、循环性能差等问题,制约了锂-空气电池的发展. 双效正极催化剂的设计与开发是解决上述问题的重要途径之一. 作者通过总结近几年锂-空气电池正极催化剂的研究进展,并结合其课题组自身的工作,综述了锂-空气电池正极催化剂表界面调控及构效关系研究方面的最新进展,并展望了未来关于锂-空气电池研究的切入点,对设计、开发高效锂-空电池催化剂具有重要指导意义.     

固态锂金属电池中原位聚合电解质的研究进展

在下一代电池体系中,固态金属锂电池具有高能量密度潜力,同时有望避免目前电池面临的燃烧、爆炸等安全隐患.其中,固态电解质和电极材料之间的固-固界面接触差是其实用化面临的重要挑战.近年来,经电池内部原位聚合反应制得的原位聚合电解质用于固态锂金属电池具备界面一体化提升固-固界面相容性、抑制枝晶的形成、抑制正极过渡金属离子/多硫化物/氧化还原介质的溶解/穿梭并提升电池电化学性能多种优势.本文首先讨论了聚合电解质的反应机理,然后分析了电池内部常见电解质的原位聚合原理,总结了固态锂金属电池中原位聚合电解质的最新研究进展.最后,对未来原位聚合电解质的发展方向和商业化应用进行了展望.     

Strategies with Functional Materials in Tackling Instability Challenges of Non-aqueous Lithium-Oxygen Batteries

The instabilities of the battery including cathode corrosion/passivation,shuttling effect of the redox mediators,Li anode corrosion,and electrolyte decomposition are major barriers toward the practical implementation of lithium-oxygen(Li-O2)batteries.Functional materials offer great potential in high performance Li-O2 batteries owing to their functional tailorability of chemical modification for alleviating side reactions and improving catalysis activity,well-defined properties for discharge products storage,and fast mass and electron transfer paths.In this review,instability problems of non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries and recent studies related to the functional materials in tackling the instability issues from rational cathode construction,inhibition of redox mediators(RMs)shuttling,anode protection and novel electrolyte design are illustrated.Future research directions to overcome the critical issues are also proposed for this promising battery technology.The instability issues and the related strategies with functional materials based on the comprehensive consideration of all battery components proposed in this review provide the systematic,deep understanding and rational design of functional materials for Li-O2 batteries,which is beneficial to achieving the practical Li-O2 batteries.     

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries

As one of the next-generation energy-storage devices,Li-O₂ battery has become the main research direction for the academic researchers due to its characteristics of environmental friendship,relatively simple structures,high energy density of 3500 Wh/kg and low cost.However,Li-O₂ battery cannot be commercialized on a large scale because of the challenging issues including high-efficient electro-catalysts,membranes,Li-based anode and so on.In this review,we focused on the recent development of electrocatalyst materials as cathodes for the non-aqueous Li-O₂ batteries which are relatively simpler than other Li-O₂ batteries' structures.Electrocatalysts were summarized including noble metals,nano-carbon materials,transition metals and their hybrids.We points out that the challenges of preparation high-efficient catalysts not only require high catalytic activity and conductivity,but also have novel nanoarchitectures with large interface and porous volume for LiOx storage.Furthermore,the further investigation of reaction mechanism and advanced in situ analysis technologies are welcome in the coming work.     

非水溶剂Li-O2电池锂负极研究进展

The aprotic Li-O₂ battery has attracted considerable interest in recent years because of its high theoretical specific energy that is far greater than that achievable with state-of-the-art Li-ion technologies. To date, most Li-O₂ studies, based on a cell configuration with a Li metal anode, aprotic Li⁺ electrolyte and porous O₂ cathode, have focused on O₂ reactions at the cathode. However, these reactions might be complicated by the use of Li metal anode. This is because both the electrolyte and O₂ (from cathode) can react with the Li metal and some parasitic products could cross over to the cathode and interfere with the O₂ reactions occurring therein. In addition, the possibility of dendrite formation on the Li anode, during its multiple plating/stripping cycles, raises serious safety concerns that impede the realization of practical Li-O₂ cells. Therefore, solutions to these issues are urgently needed to achieve a reversible and safety Li anode. This review summarizes recent advances in this field and strategies for achieving high performance Li anode for use in aprotic Li-O₂ batteries. Topics include alternative counter/reference electrodes, electrolytes and additives, composite protection layers and separators, and advanced experimental techniques for studying the Li anode|electrolyte interface. Future developments in relation to Li anode for aprotic Li-O₂ batteries are also discussed.     

Li Ion Exchanged α-MnO2 Nanowires as Efficient Catalysts for Li-O2 Batteries

Due to the limited energy densities, which could be achieved by lithium-ion cells, Li-O₂ batteries, which could provide a promising super energy storage medium, attract much attention nowadays. For its high activity, high storage and low cost, Mn-based oxides have shown versatile application in various batteries. To enhance the cyclability of Li-O₂ batteries, here, we synthesized a kind of α-MnO₂ nanowires as a bifunctional catalyst for Li-O₂ batteries. The particular structure of α-MnO₂ reduces the mass transfer resistance of the battery, and the MnO₂ nanowires were ion exchanged by saturated lithium sulfate solution so as to further improve the performance of the catalyst. The exchanged α-MnO₂ catalyst showed a high discharge specific capacity(6243 mA·h/g at a current density of 200 mA/g) and significantly improved the cyclability up to the 55th cycle(200 mA/g with capacity of 1000 mA·h/g). The results show that the Li ion exchange method is a promising strategy for improving the performance of MnO₂ catalyst for Li-O₂ batteries.     

Chloromethyl pivalate based electrolyte for non-aqueous lithium oxygen batteries

A novel electrolyte with chloromethyl pivalate(CP) used as solvent was first reported for non-aqueous lithium-oxygen(Li-O_2) batteries. Since there are no α-H atoms in the structure of CP, the CP based electrolyte in both superoxide radical solution and real Li-O_2 battery environment showed good chemical stability against superoxide radicals, which was confirmed by ~1H NMR and ~13C NMR measurements.Without a catalyst in the cathode of Li-O_2 batteries, the batteries showed high specific capacity and cycling stability.     

Ethylene sulfite based electrolyte for non-aqueous lithium oxygen batteries

Non-aqueous lithium–oxygen(Li–O_2) batteries have been considered as the superior energy storage system due to their high-energy density, however, some challenges limit the practical application of Li–O_2 batteries. One of them is the lack of stable electrolyte. In this communication, a novel electrolyte with ethylene sulfite(ES) used as solvent for Li–O_2 batteries was reported. ES solvent showed low volatility and high electrochemical stability. Without a catalyst in the air-electrode of Li–O_2 batteries, the batteries showed high specific capacity, good round-trip efficiency and cycling stability.     

Organic ionic plastic crystal as electrolyte for lithium-oxygen batteries

Organic ionic plastic crystal composed of 1-ethyl-1-methyl pyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (P₁₂FSI) and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) was used as electrolyte for lithium-oxygen battery. The battery at room temperature delivered a superior long life (320 cycles) and good rate capability since the electrolyte had good chemical and electrochemical stability, and high ionic conductivity.     

Surface carboxyl groups enhance the capacities of carbonaceous oxygen electrodes for aprotic lithium-oxygen batteries: A direct observation on binder-free electrodes

Carbon cloth was proposed as an ideal model to investigate the effect of surface functional groups. The introduction of surface carboxyl groups significantly enhances the capacities of carbonaceous oxygen diffusion electrodes for the lithium-oxygen batteries.     

Nature-inspired Three-dimensional Au/Spinach as a Binder-free and Self-standing Cathode for High-performance Li-O2 Batteries

Design and fabrication of functional porous air cathode materials with superior catalytic activity is still the key point for non-aqueous lithium-oxygen(Li-O₂) batteries. Herein, inspired by the self-standing three-dimensional(3D) structure of the natural spinach leaves, a unique binder-free and self-standing porous Au/spinach cathode for high-performance Li-O₂ batteries has been developed. The carbonized spinach leaves serve as a superconductive current collector and an ideal porous host for accommodating catalysts. The Au/spinach cathode could offer enough spaces for accommodating the discharge products, shorten the distance of the oxygen and electrolyte diffusion, and promote the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) processes. This optimized Au/spinach cathode achieved a high specific area capacity of 7.23 mA‧h/cm² at a current density of 0.05 mA/cm² and exhibited excellent stability(280 cycles at 0.05 mA/cm² with a fixed capacity of 0.2 mA‧h/cm²). The superior performance encourages the construction of more advanced cathode architectures by the use of bio-composites for Li-O₂ batteries.     

Hierarchical Porous Carbon Nanotube Spheres for High-performance K-O2 Batteries

In view of the ever-growing pressure for green gas emissionreduction,there is an urgent need for renewable energysystems.Rechargeablealkali metal-oxygen batteries,especially lithium-oxygen(Li-o2)batteries,are deemed themost promising energy storage systems because of their highertheoretical energy density than that of current lithium-ionbatteries[1-5].