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http://dx.doi.org/10.5229/JKES.2015.18.4.137

Synthesis and Characterizations of Mn1+XCo2-XO4 Solid Solution Catalysts for Highly Efficient Li/Air Secondary Battery  

Park, Inyeong (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Design and Applications of Molecular Cataysts, Inha University)
Jang, Jaeyong (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Design and Applications of Molecular Cataysts, Inha University)
Lim, Dongwook (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Design and Applications of Molecular Cataysts, Inha University)
Kim, Taewoo (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Design and Applications of Molecular Cataysts, Inha University)
Shim, Sang Eun (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Design and Applications of Molecular Cataysts, Inha University)
Park, Seok Hoon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Anyang University)
Baeck, Sung-Hyeon (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Design and Applications of Molecular Cataysts, Inha University)
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Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society / v.18, no.4, 2015 , pp. 137-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
$Mn_{1+X}Co_{2-X}O_4$ solid solutions with various Mn/Co ratios were synthesized by a combustion method, and used as cathode catalysts for lithium/air secondary battery. Their electrochemical and physicochemical properties were investigated. The morphology was examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the crystallinity was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. For the measurement of electrochemical properties, charge and discharge measurements were carried out at a constant current density of $0.2mA/cm^2$, monitoring the voltage change. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses were also employed to examine the change in charge transfer resistance during charge-discharge process. $Mn_{1+X}Co_{2-X}O_4$ solid solutions showed enhanced cycleability as a cathode of Li/air secondary battery, and the performance was found to be strongly dependent on Mn/Co ratio. Among synthesized catalysts, $Mn_{1.5}Co_{1.5}O_4$ exhibited the best performance and cycleability, due to high charge transfer rate.
Keywords
Li/Air battery; $Mn_{1+X}Co_{2-X}O_4$ solid solution; Air Electrode;
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