Issue 2, 2018

Photoinduced decoration of NiO nanosheets/Ni foam with Pd nanoparticles towards a carbon-free and self-standing cathode for a lithium–oxygen battery with a low overpotential and long cycle life

Abstract

Constructing an air electrode with a porous structure and tunable chemical composition can provide a solution to improve the performances of Li–O2 batteries. Herein, via a facile synthesis strategy by combining electrodeposition and photoreduction, we have fabricated a free-standing cathode with palladium (Pd)-modified NiO nanosheets (NS) grown on Ni foam (PNS). The Li–O2 battery with the PNS cathode delivers a high capacity (18 900 mA h g−1 at 200 mA g−1), a much reduced charge overpotential (∼0.35 V), and a long-term cycling life (103 cycles at 200 mA g−1 and 1000 mA h g−1). These properties are due to the good activity of NiO/Pd catalyst, the highly porous structure of NiO nanosheets, and the absence of an organic binder. More importantly, film-like Li2O2 is formed via a surface growth pathway in the PNS cathode, providing a large contact area between the Li2O2 and cathode surfaces. As a benefit, the electron transfer during the charge process is facilitated, contributing to a much reduced charge overpotential.

Graphical abstract: Photoinduced decoration of NiO nanosheets/Ni foam with Pd nanoparticles towards a carbon-free and self-standing cathode for a lithium–oxygen battery with a low overpotential and long cycle life

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 nov 2017
Accepted
25 jan 2018
First published
25 jan 2018

Mater. Horiz., 2018,5, 298-302

Photoinduced decoration of NiO nanosheets/Ni foam with Pd nanoparticles towards a carbon-free and self-standing cathode for a lithium–oxygen battery with a low overpotential and long cycle life

F. Meng, Z. Chang, J. Xu, X. Zhang and J. Yan, Mater. Horiz., 2018, 5, 298 DOI: 10.1039/C7MH01014A

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