Solid-state activation of Li2O2 oxidation kinetics and implications for Li–O2 batteries

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ee00967g
• Publication Date: 2015-06-16T16:30:37Z
• Authors: Koffi P. C. Yao; Marcel Risch; Sayed Youssef Sayed; Yueh-Lin Lee; Jonathon R. Harding; Alexis Grimaud; Nir Pour; Zhichuan Xu; Jigang Zhou; Azzam Mansour; Fanny Bardé; Yang Shao-Horn
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

Solid-state activation of Li2O2 oxidation is mediated by chemical conversion of Li2O2 with slow oxidation kinetics to a lithium metal oxide with generally faster kinetics.