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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 2/2018

11-09-2017 | Energy materials

Yolk-shell structured Cu2O as a high-performance cathode catalyst for the rechargeable Li-O2 batteries

Authors: Xiao-yang Qiu, Shu-juan Liu, Deng-zhu Xu

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

Developing an efficient cathode catalyst material is the most intrinsic requisite to acquire rechargeable Li-O2 batteries with long cycling life and high rate capacity. Here, yolk-shell structured Cu2O spheres were facilely synthesized using a wet-chemistry method with the PEG-500 as the surfactant. As catalyst cathode materials, yolk-shell structured Cu2O spheres show a low discharge/charge potential platform of 1.28 V with current density of 500 mA g−1. Compared with cubic-like Cu2O nanoparticles, yolk-shell structured Cu2O spheres have indicated a long and stable cycling life of 84 cycles with a high current density of 500 mA g−1, and which may be benefited to the porous structure and the large specific surface area. The introduction of Cu2O provides an effective solution to the problem of low round-trip efficiency in the Li-O2 battery.
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Metadata
Title
Yolk-shell structured Cu2O as a high-performance cathode catalyst for the rechargeable Li-O2 batteries
Authors
Xiao-yang Qiu
Shu-juan Liu
Deng-zhu Xu
Publication date
11-09-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1555-y

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