Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cell

Lithium–oxygen cells in which lithium peroxide forms in solution rather than on the electrode surface, can sustain relatively high cycling rates but require redox mediators to charge. The mediators are oxidised at the electrode surface and then oxidise lithium peroxide stored in the cathode. The kin...

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Main Authors: Chen, Y, Gao, X, Johnson, L, Bruce, P
Formato: Journal article
Publicado em: Springer Nature 2018
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author Chen, Y
Gao, X
Johnson, L
Bruce, P
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Bruce, P
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description Lithium–oxygen cells in which lithium peroxide forms in solution rather than on the electrode surface, can sustain relatively high cycling rates but require redox mediators to charge. The mediators are oxidised at the electrode surface and then oxidise lithium peroxide stored in the cathode. The kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation has received almost no attention and yet are crucial for operation of the lithium–oxygen cell. It is essential that the molecules oxidise lithium peroxide sufficiently rapidly to sustain fast charging. Here we investigate the kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by several different classes of redox mediators. We show that the reaction is not a simple outer–sphere electron transfer and that the steric structure of the mediator molecule plays an important role. The fastest mediator studied could sustain charging current of up to 1.9 A cm–2, based on a model for a porous electrode described here.
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spelling oxford-uuid:c23a0cc0-55b5-455f-bb68-a14d8ea2e3bc2022-03-27T06:07:24ZKinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cellJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c23a0cc0-55b5-455f-bb68-a14d8ea2e3bcSymplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer Nature2018Chen, YGao, XJohnson, LBruce, PLithium–oxygen cells in which lithium peroxide forms in solution rather than on the electrode surface, can sustain relatively high cycling rates but require redox mediators to charge. The mediators are oxidised at the electrode surface and then oxidise lithium peroxide stored in the cathode. The kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation has received almost no attention and yet are crucial for operation of the lithium–oxygen cell. It is essential that the molecules oxidise lithium peroxide sufficiently rapidly to sustain fast charging. Here we investigate the kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by several different classes of redox mediators. We show that the reaction is not a simple outer–sphere electron transfer and that the steric structure of the mediator molecule plays an important role. The fastest mediator studied could sustain charging current of up to 1.9 A cm–2, based on a model for a porous electrode described here.
spellingShingle Chen, Y
Gao, X
Johnson, L
Bruce, P
Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cell
title Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cell
title_full Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cell
title_fullStr Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cell
title_full_unstemmed Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cell
title_short Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium-oxygen cell
title_sort kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium oxygen cell
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