过电位
材料科学
石墨烯
电池(电)
催化作用
化学工程
热力学
无机化学
物理化学
纳米技术
有机化学
电极
电化学
物理
化学
工程类
功率(物理)
作者
Yan Xu,Xijuan Li,Yuejiao Li,Yi Wang,Li Song,Jiaqi Ding,Xiaoli Fan,Jie He,Tao Wang,Zhong–Shuai Wu
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.ensm.2024.103354
摘要
The slow kinetics of the CO2 reduction and evolution reactions in the Li-CO2 battery result in a high overpotential, low energy efficiency and undesired life. Exploring the durable electrocatalysts with high activity for CO2 reduction and evolution processes in aprotic Li-CO2 batteries is of great significance for CO2 capture and utilization. Herein, single-atom copper uniformly anchored on nitrogen-doped graphene (SA-Cu-NG) was demonstrated as a durable catalyst for the rechargeable Li-CO2 battery. The resulting Li-CO2 battery shows a remarkable specific capacity of 29033 mAh g−1 at 100 mA g−1, an ultra-long life up to 538 cycles (over 2730 h), and a low overpotential of 1.47 V (1000 mA g−1), outperforming the reported Li-CO2 batteries. The X-ray absorption fine structure analysis of SA-Cu-NG unravels that the covalent effect between Cu and N, which exists in the form of Cu-N4 in nitrogen-doped graphene. Further, it is theoretically elucidated that the covalent effect of Cu-N4 leads to the reconfiguration of the charge density difference on nitrogen-doped graphene, thereby improving the adsorption of CO2 and weakening the decomposition barrier of the discharge products on the surface single-atom copper, thus optimizing the nucleation decomposition process. In conclusion, the exceptional performances of Li-CO2 battery are attributed to the superior catalytic activity on Cu-N4 sites and the excellent electronic conductivity of nitrogen-doped graphene, activating the reversible process of discharge product formation and decomposition.
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