Abstract
Lithium oxygen(Li-O2) batteries have been recognized as one of the next-generation power sources, capable of supplying power for a long time even in an independent extreme environment. In spite of the theoretical advantage, Li-O2 batteries face technical and economical challenges that must be addressed to promote them as commercially variable techcologies for future energy system. Above all, battery performance largely depends on the activities of the cathode during discharge and charge, respectively. The undesirable overpotential caused by sluggish reaction kinetics assiciated with the ORR and OER greatly limit the current performance of Li-O2 batteries, which must be improved by efficient catalyzing the reactions. Among the numerous catalysts, perovskite oxides have attention for candidate electrocatalyst for Li-O2 batteries due to their high electronic/ionic conductivity, high electrochemical stability, and catalytic activity. Especially, La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3(LSCF) is considered as a typical catalyst for Li-O2 batteries, which and provide high oxygen surface exchange coefficient for fast kinetics at the gas/electrode interface. The surface area is significantly related on the ORR and OER performance, which influences on the active area for reactions. In this study, we have tried to utilize a simple high energy ball milling process to investigate the electrochemical properties of LSCF catalyst. Through the BET analysis, it was confirmed that the specific area significantly was increased after ball milling due to the reduced particle size, obtaining the optimized milling time with the higher ORR performance. The electrochemical activities have been measured with rotating disk electrode(RRDE) method. Well-ball milled LSCF catalyst has resulted in the enlargement of specific surface area and increased defective sites, which improve the catalytic activity. To investigate the influence of LSCF oxides on the ORR process, the performance of composite electrode with LSCF catalyst in LITFSI in either solvents has been compared with a carbon based cathode(carbon nano tube(CM130)). From the discharge results, the composite electrode showed the superior performance as well as higher specific capacitance (more than 1.6 times) than carbon based electrode dye to the altered transport and reaction kinetics due to LSCF. In this study, we have proposed the processes of obtaining a catalyst with optimal electrochemical properties through a relatively simple process and applied it to electrode for lithium oxygen batteries.
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