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N-doped pierced graphene microparticles as a highly active electrocatalyst for Li-air batteries
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posted on 2015-06-01, 00:00 authored by T Yuan, W Zhang, W-T Li, C Song, Y-S He, Joselito RazalJoselito Razal, Z-F Ma, J ChenIn this work we report a novel scalable strategy to prepare a lithium-air battery electrode from 3D Ndoped pierced graphene microparticles (N-PGM) with highly active performance. This approach has combined the merits of spray drying technology and the hard template method. The pierced structured graphene microparticles were characterized physically and electrochemically. An x-ray
photoelectron spectrometer and Raman spectra have revealed that the novel structure possesses a higher N-doping level than conventional graphene without the pierced structure. A much higher BET surface area was also achieved for the N-PGMthan the conventional N-doped graphene microparticles (N-GM). Cyclic voltammetry indicated that the lithium-air battery with the N-PGM electrode has a better utilization for the graphene mass and a higher void volume for Li2O2 formation than that of theN-GMelectrode. N-PGMalso exhibits improved decomposition kinetics for Li oxide
species yielded in the cathodic reaction. Charge and discharge measurements showed that theN-PGM lithium-air battery achieved an improved specific capacity and an enhanced cycle performance than when anN-GMelectrode is used.
photoelectron spectrometer and Raman spectra have revealed that the novel structure possesses a higher N-doping level than conventional graphene without the pierced structure. A much higher BET surface area was also achieved for the N-PGMthan the conventional N-doped graphene microparticles (N-GM). Cyclic voltammetry indicated that the lithium-air battery with the N-PGM electrode has a better utilization for the graphene mass and a higher void volume for Li2O2 formation than that of theN-GMelectrode. N-PGMalso exhibits improved decomposition kinetics for Li oxide
species yielded in the cathodic reaction. Charge and discharge measurements showed that theN-PGM lithium-air battery achieved an improved specific capacity and an enhanced cycle performance than when anN-GMelectrode is used.
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2D materialsVolume
2Issue
2Article number
ARTN 024002Pagination
1 - 7Publisher
IOP PublishingLocation
Bristol, U.K.Publisher DOI
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2053-1583Language
EnglishPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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