Catalytic activity of Au/MWNTs nanocomposite on oxygen reduction reaction and a pplication on Li-O2 batteries

K. Luo, Y. Z.Z. Hao, Z. H. Luo, M. Zhu, X. T. Liu, K. Scott

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Abstract

The composite of gold nanoparticles and mild oxidized MWNTs was used as catalytic cathode of Li-air battery, Au nanoparticles with the diameter of 2.1 nm were decorated by phosphorus ligand and the load weight of Au about 29 wt%. T he catalytic activity of A u/MWNTs was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and rotating disk electrode (RDE) which revealed that the electron number for ORR was 4.27, 2.98 and 3.77 in acid, neutral and base solution, respectively. This Li-air battery was cycled in DMSO/LiClO4 electrolyte, whose full-discharge capacity turn out to be 15700 mA h/g, which was higher than that of bulk gold and nickel form cathode, and this Li-air battery could cycle for 72 times with the capacity of 1000 mA h/g.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries
EditorsJ. W. Fergus
Place of PublicationPennington
PublisherElectrochemical Society, Inc.
Pages101-107
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781607685395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Aug 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event18th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, IMLB 2016 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 19 Jun 201624 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number1
Volume73
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Conference

Conference18th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, IMLB 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period19/06/1624/06/16

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