Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory for Nonferrous Vacuum Metallurgy of Yunnan Province Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
2. National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
3. Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
4. Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 China
5. Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano Technische Universität Ilmenau 98693 Ilmenau Germany
Abstract
AbstractIn metal–air batteries, the integrated solid‐state cathode is considered a promising design because it can solve the problem of high interfacial resistance of conventional solid‐state cathodes. However, solid discharge products cannot be efficiently decomposed in an integrated solid‐state cathode, resulting in batteries that are unable to operate for long periods of time. Herein, an integrated solid‐state cathode (Gel‐Tempo cathode) of sodium–air batteries (SABs) capable of promoting efficient decomposition of discharge product Na2O2 is designed. The Gel‐Tempo cathode is synthesized by cationic–π interaction of redox mediator 2,2,6,6‐tetramethyl‐1‐piperidinyloxy (Tempo) and ionic liquid with carbon nanotubes. The Gel‐Tempo cathode serves multiple functions as a redox mediator, flame retardancy, and high stability to air. In quasi‐solid‐state SABs, the Gel‐Tempo cathode reduces overpotential to 1.15 V and improves coulomb efficiency to 84.5% (at a limited discharge capacity of 3000 mAh g−1) compared to gel cathodes. Experiments and density functional theory calculations indicate that Tempo significantly reduces the Gibbs free energy in the decomposition reaction of Na2O2, and high Tempo content is more conducive to enhancing the decomposition kinetics of Na2O2 and hence resulting in an ultra‐long cycle life (1746 h). This work is crucial to promote practical applications of SABs, providing guidelines for functionalization design of integrated solid‐state cathodes for metal–air batteries.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Chinesisch-Deutsche Zentrum für Wissenschaftsförderung
Subject
General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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