Review on recent progress of doped carbon materials for Li-air batteries

doi:10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2017-0709

Abstract

Abstract: Lithium-air battery has the advantages of high theoretical energy density,low cost and environment-friendly,and therefore has attracted wide attention from scholars. In this review,the classification of lithium-air batteries was introduced first,then the working principle of non-aqueous lithium-air batteries was expound. The application of traditional carbon materials and new carbon materials as the catalysts in lithium-air batteries is reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of pure carbon materials were pointed out,as well as optimizing the catalytic performance of carbon materials by the introduction of heterogeneous elements(N,P,S). The emphasis was put on the promotion effect of N doping on the oxygen reduction reaction. It is emphasized that the loading of metal or metal oxide favors the oxygen precipitation reaction,so as to form the bifunctional cathode catalyst. The application of new material with special structure such as metal-organic framework in lithium-air battery is briefly introduced. Finally,the development of lithium-air battery is prospected.

Key words: Li-air battery, catalyst, nanomaterials, doping

摘要： 锂空气电池具有理论能量密度高、成本低廉、环境友好等优点，受到学者们的广泛关注。本文首先介绍了锂空气电池的分类，并阐述了非水系锂空气电池的工作原理，回顾了传统碳材料和新型碳材料作为催化剂在锂空气电池中的应用，指出了纯碳材料的优势和不足，综述了杂元素（N、P、S等）的引入对碳材料催化性能的优化。重点讨论了N元素掺杂对氧还原反应的促进作用，强调了金属或金属氧化物的负载有利于氧析出反应，从而构建具有双功能的阴极催化剂。并简要介绍了具有金属-有机骨架等空间结构的新型材料在锂空气电池中的应用，就锂空气电池的发展前景进行了展望。

关键词: 锂空气电池, 催化剂, 纳米材料, 掺杂

CLC Number:

O646

ZHANG Yingjie, ZHANG Yanjia, ZENG Xiaoyuan, LI Xue, ZHU Ziyi, DONG Peng. Review on recent progress of doped carbon materials for Li-air batteries[J]. Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress, 2018, 37(03): 1047-1053.

张英杰, 章艳佳, 曾晓苑, 李雪, 朱子翼, 董鹏. 掺杂碳材料在锂空气电池中的应用研究进展[J]. 化工进展, 2018, 37(03): 1047-1053.

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