Synergetic Effect of Ru and NiO in the Electrocatalytic Decomposition of Li2CO3 to Enhance the Performance of a Li-CO2/O2 Battery

• Published in: ACS catalysis Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 1640 - 1651
• Main Authors: Zhang, Peng-Fang, Zhang, Jun-Yu, Sheng, Tian, Lu, Yan-Qiu, Yin, Zu-Wei, Li, Yu-Yang, Peng, Xin-Xing, Zhou, Yao, Li, Jun-Tao, Wu, Yi-Jin, Lin, Jin-Xia, Xu, Bin-Bin, Qu, Xi-Ming, Huang, Ling, Sun, Shi-Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: American Chemical Society 17.01.2020
• Subjects: in situ FTIR; Ru/NiO@Ni/CNT catalyst; Li-CO2/O2 battery; DFT calculations; synergetic effect

Li2CO3 is the cathodic discharge product of a Li-CO2/O2 battery and is difficult to electrochemically decompose. The accumulation of Li2CO3 leads to battery degradation and results in a short lifespan. Herein, a carbon nanotube supported Ru/NiO@Ni catalyst (Ru/NiO@Ni/CNT) is synthesized with Ru nano...