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 …

Functional and stability orientation synthesis of materials and structures in aprotic Li–O 2 batteries

P Zhang, Y Zhao, X Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The lithium–O2 battery is one of most promising energy storage and conversion devices due
to its ultrahigh theoretical energy density and hence has broad application potential in …

Oxygen electrocatalysts in metal–air batteries: from aqueous to nonaqueous electrolytes

ZL Wang, D Xu, JJ Xu, XB Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
With the development of renewable energy and electrified transportation, electrochemical
energy storage will be more important in the future than it has ever been in the past …

Challenges facing lithium batteries and electrical double‐layer capacitors

NS Choi, Z Chen, SA Freunberger, X Ji… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Energy‐storage technologies, including electrical double‐layer capacitors and rechargeable
batteries, have attracted significant attention for applications in portable electronic devices …

Li–O2 and Li–S batteries with high energy storage

PG Bruce, SA Freunberger, LJ Hardwick… - Nature materials, 2012 - nature.com
Li-ion batteries have transformed portable electronics and will play a key role in the
electrification of transport. However, the highest energy storage possible for Li-ion batteries …

Recent progress in non‐precious catalysts for metal‐air batteries

R Cao, JS Lee, M Liu, J Cho - Advanced Energy Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Electrical energy storage and conversion is vital to a clean, sustainable, and secure energy
future. Among all electrochemical energy storage devices, metal‐air batteries have potential …

Recent Progress in Electrocatalyst for Li‐O2 Batteries

Z Chang, J Xu, X Zhang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the Li‐O2 field, the electrocatalyst plays an important role in accelerating the sluggish
electrochemical reactions, thus improving the performances of Li‐O2 battery. In this field …

Energy storage in electrochemical capacitors: designing functional materials to improve performance

PJ Hall, M Mirzaeian, SI Fletcher, FB Sillars… - Energy & …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical capacitors, also known as supercapacitors, are becoming increasingly
important components in energy storage, although their widespread use has not been …

Nanostructured electrodes for lithium-ion and lithium-air batteries: the latest developments, challenges, and perspectives

MK Song, S Park, FM Alamgir, J Cho, M Liu - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The urgency for clean and secure energy has stimulated a global resurgence in searching
for advanced electrical energy storage systems. For now and the foreseeable future …

Making Li‐air batteries rechargeable: Material challenges

Y Shao, F Ding, J **ao, J Zhang, W Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A Li‐air battery could potentially provide three to five times higher energy density/specific
energy than conventional batteries and, thus, enable the driving range of an electric vehicle …