Accelerating the reaction kinetics of lithium–oxygen chemistry by modulating electron acceptance–donation interaction in electrocatalysts
Chuan Zhao, Jianping Long, Bo Zhou, Ruixin Zheng, Miao He, Runjing Li, Yu Pan, Anjun Hu, Chaozhu Shu
Abstract
The 3d-orbital electron occupancy degree of Zn sites can be reduced by Co doping, which optimizes the electron acceptance-donation interaction between Zn sites and reactants, and thus weakens the energy barrier of Li 2 O 2 deposition and decomposition.
Topics & Concepts
KineticsLithium (medication)DecompositionElectronChemistryDeposition (geology)Inorganic chemistryMaterials sciencePhysicsOrganic chemistryPsychologyBiologyPsychiatryQuantum mechanicsPaleontologySedimentAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion