• 文献标题:   Graphene Nanosheet-Wrapped Mesoporous La0.8Ce0.2Fe0.5Mn0.5O3 Perovskite Oxide Composite for Improved Oxygen Reaction Electro-Kinetics and Li-O-2 Battery Application
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KARUPPIAH C, WEI CN, KARIKALAN N, WU ZH, THIRUMALRAJ B, HSU LF, ALAGAR S, PIRAMAN S, HUNG TF, LI YJJ, YANG CC
  • 作者关键词:   cedoped lamno3 perovskite, xps of lamno3, bifunctional activity, probe sonication, carbonbased composite
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano11041025
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

A novel design and synthesis methodology is the most important consideration in the development of a superior electrocatalyst for improving the kinetics of oxygen electrode reactions, such as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in Li-O-2 battery application. Herein, we demonstrate a glycine-assisted hydrothermal and probe sonication method for the synthesis of a mesoporous spherical La0.8Ce0.2Fe0.5Mn0.5O3 perovskite particle and embedded graphene nanosheet (LCFM(8255)-gly/GNS) composite and evaluate its bifunctional ORR/OER kinetics in Li-O-2 battery application. The physicochemical characterization confirms that the as-formed LCFM(8255)-gly perovskite catalyst has a highly crystalline structure and mesoporous morphology with a large specific surface area. The LCFM(8255)-gly/GNS composite hybrid structure exhibits an improved onset potential and high current density toward ORR/OER in both aqueous and non-aqueous electrolytes. The LCFM(8255)-gly/GNS composite cathode (ca. 8475 mAh g(-1)) delivers a higher discharge capacity than the La0.5Ce0.5Fe0.5Mn0.5O3-gly/GNS cathode (ca. 5796 mAh g(-1)) in a Li-O-2 battery at a current density of 100 mA g(-1). Our results revealed that the composite's high electrochemical activity comes from the synergism of highly abundant oxygen vacancies and redox-active sites due to the Ce and Fe dopant in LaMnO3 and the excellent charge transfer characteristics of the graphene materials. The as-developed cathode catalyst performed appreciable cycle stability up to 55 cycles at a limited capacity of 1000 mAh g(-1) based on conventional glass fiber separators.