Electrochemical Evaluation of Surface Modified Free-Standing CNT Electrode for Li–O2 Battery Cathode
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of CNT Electrode with Controlled Oxygen Functional Groups
2.2. Characterization of CNTs with Controlled Oxygen Functional Groups
2.3. Electrochemical Characterization
2.4. Iodometric Titration
3. Results
3.1. Material Characterization of Prepared CNT Materials
3.2. Electrochemical Properties of Prepared CNT Electrodes
3.3. The Yield Calculation for Li2O2 Formation by Iodine-Metric Titration
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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0.1 mA cm−2 | ZnO@CNT | t-CNT | CNT |
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1 | 53.93% | 45.56% | 41.36% |
2 | 53.26% | 47.86% | 45.67% |
3 | 54.38% | 49.88% | 44.38% |
Average | 53.86% | 47.81% | 43.80% |
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Lee, J.H.; Jung, H.W.; Kim, I.S.; Park, M.; Kim, H.-S. Electrochemical Evaluation of Surface Modified Free-Standing CNT Electrode for Li–O2 Battery Cathode. Energies 2021, 14, 4196. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144196
Lee JH, Jung HW, Kim IS, Park M, Kim H-S. Electrochemical Evaluation of Surface Modified Free-Standing CNT Electrode for Li–O2 Battery Cathode. Energies. 2021; 14(14):4196. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144196
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Ji Hyeon, Hyun Wook Jung, In Soo Kim, Min Park, and Hyung-Seok Kim. 2021. "Electrochemical Evaluation of Surface Modified Free-Standing CNT Electrode for Li–O2 Battery Cathode" Energies 14, no. 14: 4196. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144196