锂空气电池复合阴极pdco3o4c的制备及其性能分析-preparation and performance analysis of lithium air battery composite cathode pdc o3 o4.docxVIP

AbstractLithium-airbatteryhasbeenconsideredapromisingalternativeenergystoragedeviceinrecentyearsbecauseofitscompellingadvantageofhighgravimetricenergy,lowcostandfriendlytoenvironment.However,thepracticalapplicationsoflithium-airbatteryencountermanysignificantchallengesincludinghighoverpotnetial,poorround-tripefficiencyandundesirableratecapacity.Inordertosolvetheseproblems,thisreaearchisdevotedtotheoptimizationofthestructureoftheairelectrodeandpreparationofhighdispersedcathodiccatalyst.Firstly,theCo3O4catalystwithfourdifferentmorphologiesnamelysphere,cube,octahedronandnanorodweresynthesizedthroughhydrothermalmethodandwasusedascathodicactivematerialtopreparetheCo3O4/Cairelectrodebyinsitucarbonizedsucrosemethod.Thegalvanostaticchargeanddischargeresultsoflithium-airbatteryindicatedthattheCo3O4catalystwithsmallerparticlesizeshowedbetteractivityowingtotheperfectcombinationwithcarbonblackXC-72.Thelithium-airbatteryemployingtheCo3O4/C(Co3O4:10wt.%,sphere)airelectrodeexhibitedgoodcyclingperformancethatthecapacityretentionwasashighas61.3%after5cycleswithaninitialdischargespecificcapacityof462mAh·g-1catalystandchargeplateauof3.75VwhenworkingatmA·cm-2.Secondly,thePd/Ccatalystwassynthesizedbymicrowave-assistedpolyolprocessandthecarbonrivetedPd/Cairelectrodewaspreparedbasedit.TheTEMresultsshowedthatthePdparticleswerehighlydispersedontheXC-72carbonblackwithmeansizeof2.6nmand2.8nmrespectivelybeforeandaftertherivetingprocess.Theairelectrodewasimprovedwithamoreporousstructure.ThepalladiumnanoparticlesandPd/CcatalystwereadheredtothecarbonblackXC-72andsubstraterespectivelybythelayerofcarbonizedsucroseas―binder‖.TheimpedanceofthecarbonrivetedPd/CairelectrodewasgreatlydecreasedbecausethecarbonizedsucrosewasmoreconductivethantheKynarbinder(PVdF).Therefore,thechargeplateauofthebatteryemployingthepreparedelectrodeeffectivelyfellinto3.60V.Moreover,theimprovedporousstructurecreatedbythecarbonizedsucroseprovidedmorespaceforoxygendiffusionandproductsdeposition,andthehighdispersionofthepalladium