Nonstoichiometric oxides as low-cost and highly-efficient oxygen reduction/evolution catalysts for low-temperature electrochemical devices

D Chen, C Chen, ZM Baiyee, Z Shao, F Ciucci - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1.1 Background Develo** efficient energy conversion devices that are in line with the
conservation of the natural environment is a critical challenge for modern society. Fossil …

A review of cathode materials and structures for rechargeable lithium–air batteries

Z Ma, X Yuan, L Li, ZF Ma, DP Wilkinson… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Rechargeable lithium air (Li–air) batteries, especially the non-aqueous type, are considered
the most promising energy storage and conversion device candidates for use in future …

From lithium‐oxygen to lithium‐air batteries: challenges and opportunities

D Geng, N Ding, TSA Hor, SW Chien… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium‐air batteries have become a focus of research on future battery technologies.
Technical issues associated with lithium‐air batteries, however, are rather complex. Apart …

Metal–CO2 Electrochemistry: From CO2 Recycling to Energy Storage

F Wang, Y Li, X **a, W Cai, Q Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metal–CO2 batteries are among the most intriguing techniques for addressing the severe
climate crisis and have matured significantly to simultaneously realize adequate fixation of …

Advances and challenges in lithium-air batteries

P Tan, HR Jiang, XB Zhu, L An, CY Jung, MC Wu, L Shi… - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Rechargeable lithium-air batteries have ultra-high theoretical capacities and energy
densities, allowing them to be considered as one of the most promising power sources for …

Recent advances in separators to mitigate technical challenges associated with re-chargeable lithium sulfur batteries

M Rana, M Li, X Huang, B Luo, I Gentle… - Journal of materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lithium sulfur battery (LSB) research has received considerable attention due to the high
theoretical gravimetric energy density of LSBs. However, in practice, the active sulfur …

Achilles' Heel of lithium–air batteries: Lithium carbonate

Z Zhao, J Huang, Z Peng - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The lithium–air battery (LAB) is envisaged as an ultimate energy storage device because of
its highest theoretical specific energy among all known batteries. However, parasitic …

Carbon nano-onions: Unique carbon nanostructures with fascinating properties and their potential applications

O Mykhailiv, H Zubyk, ME Plonska-Brzezinska - Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
This article presents a short review of the knowledge concerning carbon nano-onions, also
known as onion-like carbon or multi-layered fullerenes. Currently, these nanostructures are …

3D coral-like LLZO/PVDF composite electrolytes with enhanced ionic conductivity and mechanical flexibility for solid-state lithium batteries

M Wu, D Liu, D Qu, Z **e, J Li, J Lei… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) are very promising for high-energy lithium-metal
batteries as they combine the advantages of polymeric and ceramic electrolytes. The …

Why do lithium–oxygen batteries fail: parasitic chemical reactions and their synergistic effect

X Yao, Q Dong, Q Cheng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As an electrochemical energy‐storage technology with the highest theoretical capacity,
lithium–oxygen batteries face critical challenges in terms of poor stabilities and low …