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_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
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volume: 39
year: '2014'
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