Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2021, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (5): 96-99.doi: 10.11962/1006-4990.2020-0347

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Study on CoFe2O4@C as cathode catalyst of Li-air battery

Wang Xiangjun(),Gao Li,Xu Lei,Chi Yongqing   

  1. Chemical and Biological Engineering College,Taiyuan University of Science and Technology,Taiyuan 030021,China
  • Received:2020-08-16 Online:2021-05-10 Published:2021-05-12

Abstract:

Li-air battery has attracted extensive attention due to its ultra-high energy density,but its research is in the pri-mary stage.One of the main aspects of current research is to find a suitable cathode catalyst for Li-air battery.The CoFe2O4@Ketjenblack(CFO@KB) materials as cathode catalyst for Li-air battery were successfully synthesized by sol-gel combined with in-situ hydrothermal synthesis method.By adjusting the mass ratio of CoFe2O4 to Ketjenblack(1∶1,3∶1,5∶1 and 7∶1),CFO@KBcomposites with different properties were obtained.Structure of the composites was characterized by XRD.It was found that the synthesized CoFe2O4 in the study was spinel type,and CFO@KB composites still presented its characteristic peak.When the capacity was limited to 180 mA·h/g(based on electrode materials) and the mass ratio of CoFe2O4 to Ketjenblack was1∶1,the composites exhibited the best capacity limiting cycle stability and high cut-off voltage.The voltage difference between charging voltage and discharging voltage was 0.2 V,which was less than the reported value in the existing literature.

Key words: cathode catalyst, lithium-air battery, limited-capacity cycling, cut-off voltage

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