Organogermanium Nanowire Cathodes for Efficient Lithium-Oxygen Batteries.

Lee, Gwang-Hee; Sung, Myeong-Chang; Kim, Yoon Seon; Ju, Bobae; Kim, Dong-Wan · ACS Nano · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report a technique for effectively neutralizing the generation of harmful superoxide species, the source of parasitic reactions, in lithium-oxygen batteries to generate stable substances. In organic electrolytes, organogermanium (Propa-germanium, Ge-132) nanowires can suppress solvated superoxide and induce strong surface-adsorption reaction due to their high anti-superoxide disproportionation activity. Resultantly, the effect of organogermanium nanowires mitigate toxic oxidative stress to stabilize organic electrolytes and promote good Li<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> growth. These factors led to long duration of the electrolytes and impressive rechargeability of lithium-oxygen batteries.