Abstract
The electrode porosity distribution of hybrid electrolyte lithium-air battery had a direct effect on the mass transfer inside the electrode and the accumulation of LiOH·H2O products, which was one of the important factors affecting the specific capacity of the battery. Based on the working principle of hybrid electrolyte lithium-air battery, the macroscopic transient model of lithium-air battery was established by using the electrode dynamic equation, the mass transfer equation of porous medium and the ordinary differential equation. The changes of specific capacity, porosity distribution, oxygen concentration and lithium ion concentration under different electrode porosity gradient range were analyzed, when the discharge current density was 0.05 and 0.5 mA/cm2. It was found that the porosity gradient was effective to further increase the utilization of the electrode porosity and improve the oxygen transfer efficiency. However, the gradient porosity also led to the increase of battery over-potential. With discharge current density 0.5 mA/cm2, the excessively high porosity gradient caused the significant increase of over-potential, leading to the deterioration of battery performance. This paper provided a deeper thought on the optimization of electrode pore distribution of lithium-air battery.
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