How to Improve Capacity and Cycling Stability for Next Generation Li-O2 Batteries: Approach with a Solid Electrolyte and Elevated Redox Mediator Concentrations

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 7756-7765

  Bergner, Benjamin J ^a   Busche, Martin R ^a   Pinedo, Ricardo ^a   Berkes, Balázs B ^b   Schröder, Daniel ^a   Janek, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

carbon cathode; Li O2 battery; lithium anode; redox mediators; solid electrolyte

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; CHARGING (BATTERIES); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

CARBON CATHODE; CATHODE AND ANODE; DEGRADATION REACTION; DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; LITHIUM ANODE; OXIDATION AND REDUCTION; REDOX MEDIATORS;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84963847164     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10979     Document Type: Article

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