--- _id: '7304' abstract: - lang: eng text: Lithium-air batteries have received extraordinary attention recently owing to their theoretical gravimetric energies being considerably higher than those of Li-ion batteries. There are, however, significant challenges to practical implementation, including low energy efficiency, cycle life, and power capability. These are due primarily to the lack of fundamental understanding of oxygen reduction and evolution reaction kinetics and parasitic reactions between oxygen redox intermediate species and nominally inactive battery components such as carbon in the oxygen electrode and electrolytes. In this article, we discuss recent advances in the mechanistic understanding of oxygen redox reactions in nonaqueous electrolytes and the search for electrolytes and electrode materials that are chemically stable in the oxygen electrode. In addition, methods to protect lithium metal against corrosion by water and dendrite formation in aqueous lithium-air batteries are discussed. Further materials innovations lie at the heart of research and development efforts that are needed to enable the development of lithium-oxygen batteries with enhanced round-trip efficiency and cycle life. article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: D.G. full_name: Kwabi, D.G. last_name: Kwabi - first_name: N. full_name: Ortiz-Vitoriano, N. last_name: Ortiz-Vitoriano - first_name: Stefan Alexander full_name: Freunberger, Stefan Alexander id: A8CA28E6-CE23-11E9-AD2D-EC27E6697425 last_name: Freunberger orcid: 0000-0003-2902-5319 - first_name: Y. full_name: Chen, Y. last_name: Chen - first_name: N. full_name: Imanishi, N. last_name: Imanishi - first_name: P.G. full_name: Bruce, P.G. last_name: Bruce - first_name: Y. full_name: Shao-Horn, Y. last_name: Shao-Horn citation: ama: Kwabi DG, Ortiz-Vitoriano N, Freunberger SA, et al. Materials challenges in rechargeable lithium-air batteries. MRS Bulletin. 2014;39(5):443-452. doi:10.1557/mrs.2014.87 apa: Kwabi, D. G., Ortiz-Vitoriano, N., Freunberger, S. A., Chen, Y., Imanishi, N., Bruce, P. G., & Shao-Horn, Y. (2014). Materials challenges in rechargeable lithium-air batteries. MRS Bulletin. CUP. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2014.87 chicago: Kwabi, D.G., N. Ortiz-Vitoriano, Stefan Alexander Freunberger, Y. Chen, N. Imanishi, P.G. Bruce, and Y. Shao-Horn. “Materials Challenges in Rechargeable Lithium-Air Batteries.” MRS Bulletin. CUP, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2014.87. ieee: D. G. Kwabi et al., “Materials challenges in rechargeable lithium-air batteries,” MRS Bulletin, vol. 39, no. 5. CUP, pp. 443–452, 2014. ista: Kwabi DG, Ortiz-Vitoriano N, Freunberger SA, Chen Y, Imanishi N, Bruce PG, Shao-Horn Y. 2014. Materials challenges in rechargeable lithium-air batteries. MRS Bulletin. 39(5), 443–452. mla: Kwabi, D. G., et al. “Materials Challenges in Rechargeable Lithium-Air Batteries.” MRS Bulletin, vol. 39, no. 5, CUP, 2014, pp. 443–52, doi:10.1557/mrs.2014.87. short: D.G. Kwabi, N. Ortiz-Vitoriano, S.A. Freunberger, Y. Chen, N. Imanishi, P.G. Bruce, Y. Shao-Horn, MRS Bulletin 39 (2014) 443–452. date_created: 2020-01-15T12:18:05Z date_published: 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:12:54Z day: '01' doi: 10.1557/mrs.2014.87 extern: '1' intvolume: ' 39' issue: '5' language: - iso: eng month: '05' oa_version: None page: 443-452 publication: MRS Bulletin publication_identifier: issn: - 0883-7694 - 1938-1425 publication_status: published publisher: CUP quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: Materials challenges in rechargeable lithium-air batteries type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 39 year: '2014' ...