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高等学校化学研究 ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 200-208.doi: 10.1007/s40242-021-1339-4

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Nature-inspired Three-dimensional Au/Spinach as a Binder-free and Self-standing Cathode for High-performance Li-O2 Batteries

WANG Yue1, WANG Xiaoxue1, SHE Ping1, GUAN Dehui1, SONG Lina1, XU Jijing1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis & Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China;
    2. International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
  • 收稿日期:2021-08-29 修回日期:2021-09-27 出版日期:2022-02-01 发布日期:2021-10-15
  • 通讯作者: XU jijing E-mail:jijingxu@jlu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51771177, 51972141, 21835002, 21621001), the "111" Project of China(No.B17020), the Project of the Education Department of Jilin Province, China(No.JJKH20190113KJ), the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Program, China(No. 20190303104SF), the Jilin Province/Jilin University Co-construction Project-Funds for New Materials, China(No. SXGJSF2017-3), the Science and Technology Breakthrough Plan of Henan Province, China(Nos. 202102210242, 212102210186), the Key Scientific Research Project of Higher Education of Henan Province, China(No. 21A150055), the Post Doctoral Innovative Talent Support Program, China (No.BX20180122) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China(No.2019M651195).

Nature-inspired Three-dimensional Au/Spinach as a Binder-free and Self-standing Cathode for High-performance Li-O2 Batteries

WANG Yue1, WANG Xiaoxue1, SHE Ping1, GUAN Dehui1, SONG Lina1, XU Jijing1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis & Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China;
    2. International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
  • Received:2021-08-29 Revised:2021-09-27 Online:2022-02-01 Published:2021-10-15
  • Contact: XU jijing E-mail:jijingxu@jlu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51771177, 51972141, 21835002, 21621001), the "111" Project of China(No.B17020), the Project of the Education Department of Jilin Province, China(No.JJKH20190113KJ), the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Program, China(No. 20190303104SF), the Jilin Province/Jilin University Co-construction Project-Funds for New Materials, China(No. SXGJSF2017-3), the Science and Technology Breakthrough Plan of Henan Province, China(Nos. 202102210242, 212102210186), the Key Scientific Research Project of Higher Education of Henan Province, China(No. 21A150055), the Post Doctoral Innovative Talent Support Program, China (No.BX20180122) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China(No.2019M651195).

摘要: Design and fabrication of functional porous air cathode materials with superior catalytic activity is still the key point for non-aqueous lithium-oxygen(Li-O2) batteries. Herein, inspired by the self-standing three-dimensional(3D) structure of the natural spinach leaves, a unique binder-free and self-standing porous Au/spinach cathode for high-performance Li-O2 batteries has been developed. The carbonized spinach leaves serve as a superconductive current collector and an ideal porous host for accommodating catalysts. The Au/spinach cathode could offer enough spaces for accommodating the discharge products, shorten the distance of the oxygen and electrolyte diffusion, and promote the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) processes. This optimized Au/spinach cathode achieved a high specific area capacity of 7.23 mA‧h/cm2 at a current density of 0.05 mA/cm2 and exhibited excellent stability(280 cycles at 0.05 mA/cm2 with a fixed capacity of 0.2 mA‧h/cm2). The superior performance encourages the construction of more advanced cathode architectures by the use of bio-composites for Li-O2 batteries.

关键词: Li-O2 battery, Carbon derivation, Nature-inspired structure, Natural spinach leaf, Superior performance

Abstract: Design and fabrication of functional porous air cathode materials with superior catalytic activity is still the key point for non-aqueous lithium-oxygen(Li-O2) batteries. Herein, inspired by the self-standing three-dimensional(3D) structure of the natural spinach leaves, a unique binder-free and self-standing porous Au/spinach cathode for high-performance Li-O2 batteries has been developed. The carbonized spinach leaves serve as a superconductive current collector and an ideal porous host for accommodating catalysts. The Au/spinach cathode could offer enough spaces for accommodating the discharge products, shorten the distance of the oxygen and electrolyte diffusion, and promote the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) processes. This optimized Au/spinach cathode achieved a high specific area capacity of 7.23 mA‧h/cm2 at a current density of 0.05 mA/cm2 and exhibited excellent stability(280 cycles at 0.05 mA/cm2 with a fixed capacity of 0.2 mA‧h/cm2). The superior performance encourages the construction of more advanced cathode architectures by the use of bio-composites for Li-O2 batteries.

Key words: Li-O2 battery, Carbon derivation, Nature-inspired structure, Natural spinach leaf, Superior performance