Abstract
Non-aqueous electrolyte Li-air batteries are unique in that the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) products (Li2O2 and Li2O) are insoluble in liquid electrolyte and the ultimate ORR product (Li2O) is electrochemically irreversible. In order to make the Li-air batteries rechargeable with high specific capacity, it is required that the ORR must be strictly selective towards the two-electron reduction so as to form the reversible Li2O2, and that both the catalyst and air electrode are very porous to maximally accommodate the ORR products for high specific capacity. The knowledge learnt from aqueous electrolyte metal-air batteries and fuel cells can be shared to develop the ORR catalyst of the non-aqueous electrolyte Li-air batteries. In this chapter, the ORR in non-aqueous Li-ionic electrolyte is discussed in comparison with those occurring in the aqueous electrolytes. Recent advances and status in study of the electrocatalysts for non-aqueous electrolyte Li-air batteries are reviewed and discussed.
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Zhang, S.S., Zhang, Z. (2015). Oxygen Redox Catalyst for Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery. In: Zhang, Z., Zhang, S. (eds) Rechargeable Batteries. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15458-9_19
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