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N-doped pierced graphene microparticles as a highly active electrocatalyst for Li-air batteries

N-doped pierced graphene microparticles as a highly active electrocatalyst for Li-air batteries In this work we report a novel scalable strategy to prepare a lithium-air battery electrode from 3D N-doped pierced graphene microparticles (N-PGM) with highly active performance. This approach has combined the merits of spray drying technology and the hard template method. The pierced structured graphene microparticles were characterized physically and electrochemically. An x-ray photoelectron spectrometer and Raman spectra have revealed that the novel structure possesses a higher N-doping level than conventional graphene without the pierced structure. A much higher BET surface area was also achieved for the N-PGM than the conventional N-doped graphene microparticles (N-GM). Cyclic voltammetry indicated that the lithium-air battery with the N-PGM electrode has a better utilization for the graphene mass and a higher void volume for Li2O2 formation than that of the N-GM electrode. N-PGM also exhibits improved decomposition kinetics for Li oxide species yielded in the cathodic reaction. Charge and discharge measurements showed that the N-PGM lithium-air battery achieved an improved specific capacity and an enhanced cycle performance than when an N-GM electrode is used. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png 2D Materials IOP Publishing

N-doped pierced graphene microparticles as a highly active electrocatalyst for Li-air batteries

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Copyright © 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd
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2053-1583
DOI
10.1088/2053-1583/2/2/024002
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Abstract

In this work we report a novel scalable strategy to prepare a lithium-air battery electrode from 3D N-doped pierced graphene microparticles (N-PGM) with highly active performance. This approach has combined the merits of spray drying technology and the hard template method. The pierced structured graphene microparticles were characterized physically and electrochemically. An x-ray photoelectron spectrometer and Raman spectra have revealed that the novel structure possesses a higher N-doping level than conventional graphene without the pierced structure. A much higher BET surface area was also achieved for the N-PGM than the conventional N-doped graphene microparticles (N-GM). Cyclic voltammetry indicated that the lithium-air battery with the N-PGM electrode has a better utilization for the graphene mass and a higher void volume for Li2O2 formation than that of the N-GM electrode. N-PGM also exhibits improved decomposition kinetics for Li oxide species yielded in the cathodic reaction. Charge and discharge measurements showed that the N-PGM lithium-air battery achieved an improved specific capacity and an enhanced cycle performance than when an N-GM electrode is used.

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2D MaterialsIOP Publishing

Published: Jun 1, 2015

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