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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Lithium-oxygen batteries."”.
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METAL OXIDE-BASED NANOMATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-OXYGEN BATTERIES APPLICATION
RECHARGEABLE LI?O2 BATTERIES WITH REMARKABLY HIGH THEORETICAL ENERGY DENSITY HAVE ATTRACTED EXTENSIVE ATTENTION. HOWEVER, TO ENABLE LI?O2 BATTERIES FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, NUMEROUS CHALLENGES NEED TO BE OVERCOME, E.G. HIGH OVERPOTENTIAL, LOW RATE CAPABILITY, AND POOR CYCLING STABILITY. THE KEY …
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Improving Understanding of Lithium-Oxygen Batteries Using Atomistic Simulations
… industries. One such novel technology, lithium–oxygen batteries, has great potential for electric aviation but is hampered by our lack of detailed knowledge of the processes occurring inside the batteries. Thus, the projects in this thesis work to further our fundamental understanding of …
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Multifunctioning Electrocatalytic Cathodes for Lithium-Air and Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
… currently, the limited energy density in Li-ion batteries restricts the electrifying of transportation into small and medium-scale vehicles. On the contrary, Li- O2 batteries (LOBs) and Li-air batteries (LABs) with larger theoretical energy density are capable of powering heavy-duty …
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Electrochemical studies of oxygen reduction for aprotic lithium-oxygen batteries
Understanding oxygen electrochemistry lies at the heart of enabling many advanced energy storage and conversion technologies such as fuel cells, electrolyzers and metal-air batteries. Aprotic Li-02 electrochemistry is receiving much attention in this regard, as the Li-0 2 battery theoretically …
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Mechanisms of discharge product evolution and solvent stability in lithium-oxygen batteries
Lithium-oxygen batteries offer the possibility of achieving twice the gravimetric energy density of lithium-ion batteries. However, several challenges remain to achieve commercially-available lithium-oxygen batteries. Capacity must be optimized by maximizing the formation of Li₂O₂ discharge …
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Investigation of polymers used in lithium oxygen batteries as electrolyte and cathode materials
… effect on the electrochemical performance of lithium oxygen batteries. In this Master project, polymers were employed as electrolyte and cathode materials due to their unique superior properties. Using different methods, we synthesized suitable gel polymer electrolytes and conducting polymer …
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Engineering Advanced Electrolyte and Metal Organic Framework Catalyst for Lithium Batteries
… specific energy of more than 3,500 Wh.kg-1, lithium-oxygen batteries are regarded as an excellent choice for next-generation energy storage, competing with gasoline. However, the inherent instability of liquid electrolytes, the flammability risks associated with volatile solvents, and the …