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MOF-derived Co3O4 nanoparticles embedded in NiO nanosheet arrays as heterostructure cathode for rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries

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Catalysts with high stability and efficient electrocatalytic properties are urgently explored to improve sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in Li-O2 batteries. In this paper, exquisitely designed bifunctional catalyst comprising Co3O4 nanospheres embedded in NiO nanosheet arrays on carbon cloth as a freestanding cathode is reported. The unique hierarchical structure facilitates the continuous oxygen diffusion and the transport of Li+. Moreover, benefitting from the synergetic effect between NiO and Co3O4, the interface charge transfer kinetics was greatly enhanced. As a result, Li-O2 cells based on the integrated NiO/Co3O4/CC electrode present an improved overpotential of 1.1 V, a high discharge capacity of 8000 mAh g−1 at 200 mA g−1 and an enhanced cycle stability of 130 cycles under a restricted capacity at 500 mAh g−1 were reached.

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This project is financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (No. ZR2019MB027).

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    Wenchao Liu, Mingyu Li, Weiwei Zhou & Yongming Zhu

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Liu, W., Li, M., Zhou, W. et al. MOF-derived Co3O4 nanoparticles embedded in NiO nanosheet arrays as heterostructure cathode for rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries. Ionics 27, 2915–2925 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04046-5

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