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Mesoporous carbon nitride loaded with Pt nanoparticles as a bifunctional air electrode for rechargeable lithium-air battery

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A composite comprised of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst was designed and applied as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for the air electrode of the lithium-air battery. The ordered mesoporous carbon nitride (MCN) prepared by a nano hard-templating approach displayed a surface area as high as 648 m2 g−1 and a large pore volume of 0.7 cm3 g−1 and acted as both the ORR catalyst and the support for the in situ-formed OER catalyst of Pt particles with a diameter of 3–4 nm. The electrochemical performances of the electrode were examined in a solid-state lithium-air cell structured as Li/LATP-based electrolyte/cathode, which demonstrated a higher round-trip efficiency and lower overpotential compared with the Pt@AB and MCN electrodes. The combination of the OER and ORR catalysts is proved as an effective way to improve the performance of lithium-air batteries.

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    Yan Lu, Zhaoyin Wen, Jun Jin, Yanming Cui, Meifen Wu & Shijiao Sun

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Lu, Y., Wen, Z., Jin, J. et al. Mesoporous carbon nitride loaded with Pt nanoparticles as a bifunctional air electrode for rechargeable lithium-air battery. J Solid State Electrochem 16, 1863–1868 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-012-1640-8

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