Heme biomolecule as redox mediator and oxygen shuttle for efficient charging of lithium-oxygen batteries

Natural biomolecules including heme-like porphyrins can be applied as sustainable chemical catalysts in lithium-oxygen batteries. Here, the authors show that the heme molecule can function as a soluble redox catalyst and oxygen shuttle for efficient oxygen evolution in non-aqueous lithium-oxygen cel...

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Main Authors: Won-Hee Ryu, Forrest S. Gittleson, Julianne M. Thomsen, Jinyang Li, Mark J. Schwab, Gary W. Brudvig, André D. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12925