Hydrophobic RuO2/Graphene/N-doped porous carbon hybrid catalyst for Li-air batteries operating in ambient air
Electrochimica Acta
; 428, 2022.
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in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-1991021
ABSTRACT
Li–air batteries have received significant attention for their ultrahigh theoretical energy density. However, the byproducts induced by attacking air hinder the conversion of Li–O2 batteries to Li–air batteries. Humidity is one of the main obstacles, not only causing side reactions with the discharge products but also leading to rapid corrosion of the lithium anode. Here, we fabricated a novel composite hydrophobic catalyst by loading RuO2 and graphene on N-doped porous carbon. The catalyst was endowed with hydrophobicity and showed superior catalytic performance and low affinity to water in the air. A Li–air battery equipped with this novel composite catalyst exhibited eminent cycling performance in pure oxygen (over 470 h), humid oxygen [∼40% relative humidity (RH), over 310 h], and ambient air (∼42% RH, over 330 h) at a current density of 500 mA g−1, and the discharge specific capacity increased from 13122.1 to 19358.6 mAh g−1. © 2022
Ambient air; COVID-19; Face mask; Health risk; PCB; Carbon; Catalysts; Corrosion; Doping (additives); Electrolytic reduction; Health risks; Hydrophobicity; Organic pollutants; Oxygen; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Porous materials; Ruthenium compounds; Energy density; Face masks; Hybrid catalysts; Hydrophobics; Li-air batteries; N-doped; Porous carbons; Rapid corrosion; Side reactions
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