A versatile functionalized ionic liquid to boost the solution-mediated performances of lithium-oxygen batteries

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 602 - 10
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jinqiang, Sun, Bing, Zhao, Yufei, Tkacheva, Anastasia, Liu, Zhenjie, Yan, Kang, Guo, Xin, McDonagh, Andrew M., Shanmukaraj, Devaraj, Wang, Chengyin, Rojo, Teofilo, Armand, Michel, Peng, Zhangquan, Wang, Guoxiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.02.2019; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/131; 147/135; 639/301/299/886; 639/301/299/891; 639/4077/4079/891; 639/638/161/891; 639/638/675; Anodic protection; Batteries; Cycles; Electric vehicles; Electrochemical analysis; Electrochemistry; Electrolytes; Energy storage; Humanities and Social Sciences; Ionic liquids; Ions; Liquid bearings; Lithium; Lithium batteries; multidisciplinary; Oxygen; Peroxide; Protectors; Reaction mechanisms; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Solid electrolytes

Due to the high theoretical specific energy, the lithium–oxygen battery has been heralded as a promising energy storage system for applications such as electric vehicles. However, its large over-potentials during discharge–charge cycling lead to the formation of side-products, and short cycle life....