Citation: Peng Jia, Yunna Guo, Dongliang Chen, Xuedong Zhang, Jingming Yao, Jianguo Lu, Liqiang Zhang. In-situ imaging electrocatalysis in a solid-state Li-O₂ battery with CuSe nanosheets as air cathode[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(5): 108624. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108624 shu

In-situ imaging electrocatalysis in a solid-state Li-O₂ battery with CuSe nanosheets as air cathode

Peng Jia ^{a, b} ,
Yunna Guo ^b ,
Dongliang Chen ^c ,
Xuedong Zhang ^d ,
Jingming Yao ^b ,
Jianguo Lu ^{c, *,} ,
Liqiang Zhang ^{b, *,}

a.
Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
b.
Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
c.
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
d.
Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials and Application Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China

lujianguo@zju.edu.cn

lqzhang@ysu.edu.cn

Received Date: 5 April 2023
Revised Date: 22 May 2023
Accepted Date: 29 May 2023
Available Online: 21 June 2023

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The development of highly efficient catalysts in the cathodes of rechargeable Li-O₂ batteries is a considerable challenge. To enhance the electrochemical performance of the Li-O₂ battery, it is essential to choose a suitable catalyst material. Copper selenide (CuSe) is considered as a more promising cathode catalyst material for Li-O₂ battery due to its better conductivity and rich electrochemical active sites. However, its electrochemical reaction and fundamental catalytic mechanism remain unclear till now. Herein, in-situ environmental transmission electron microscopy technique was used to study the catalysis mechanism of the CuSe nanosheets in Li-O₂ batteries during discharge and charge processes. It is found that Li₂O was formed and decomposed around the ultrafine-grained Cu during the discharge and charge processes, respectively, demonstrating excellent cycling. This indicate that the freshly formed ultrafine-grained Cu in the conversion reaction catalyzed the latter four-electron-transfer oxygen reduction reaction, leading to the formation of Li₂O. Our study provides important understanding of the electrochemistry of the Li-O₂ nanobatteries, which will aid the development of high-performance Li-O₂ batteries for energy storage applications.
- In-situ environmental transmission electron microscopy,
- Lithium oxygen batteries,
- CuSe nanosheets,
- Oxygen reduction reaction,
- Oxygen evolution reaction
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