---
_id: '10813'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Redox mediators could catalyse otherwise slow and energy-inefficient cycling
of Li–S and Li–O2 batteries by shuttling electrons or holes between the electrode
and the solid insulating storage materials. For mediators to work efficiently
they need to oxidize the solid with fast kinetics but with the lowest possible
overpotential. However, the dependence of kinetics and overpotential is unclear,
which hinders informed improvement. Here, we find that when the redox potentials
of mediators are tuned via, for example, Li+ concentration in the electrolyte,
they exhibit distinct threshold potentials, where the kinetics accelerate several-fold
within a range as small as 10 mV. This phenomenon is independent of types of mediator
and electrolyte. The acceleration originates from the overpotentials required
to activate fast Li+/e− extraction and the following chemical step at specific
abundant surface facets. Efficient redox catalysis at insulating solids therefore
requires careful consideration of the surface conditions of the storage materials
and electrolyte-dependent redox potentials, which may be tuned by salt concentrations
or solvents.
acknowledgement: This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (grant nos. 51773092, 21975124, 11874254, 51802187 and U2030206).
It was further supported by Fujian science & technology innovation laboratory for
energy devices of China (21C-LAB), Key Research Project of Zhejiang Laboratory (grant
no. 2021PE0AC02) and the Cultivation Program for the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
of Nanjing Tech University. S.A.F. is indebted to IST Austria for support.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Deqing
full_name: Cao, Deqing
last_name: Cao
- first_name: Xiaoxiao
full_name: Shen, Xiaoxiao
last_name: Shen
- first_name: Aiping
full_name: Wang, Aiping
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Fengjiao
full_name: Yu, Fengjiao
last_name: Yu
- first_name: Yuping
full_name: Wu, Yuping
last_name: Wu
- first_name: Siqi
full_name: Shi, Siqi
last_name: Shi
- first_name: Stefan Alexander
full_name: Freunberger, Stefan Alexander
id: A8CA28E6-CE23-11E9-AD2D-EC27E6697425
last_name: Freunberger
orcid: 0000-0003-2902-5319
- first_name: Yuhui
full_name: Chen, Yuhui
last_name: Chen
citation:
ama: Cao D, Shen X, Wang A, et al. Threshold potentials for fast kinetics during
mediated redox catalysis of insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S batteries. Nature
Catalysis. 2022;5:193-201. doi:10.1038/s41929-022-00752-z
apa: Cao, D., Shen, X., Wang, A., Yu, F., Wu, Y., Shi, S., … Chen, Y. (2022). Threshold
potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators in
Li–O2 and Li–S batteries. Nature Catalysis. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-022-00752-z
chicago: Cao, Deqing, Xiaoxiao Shen, Aiping Wang, Fengjiao Yu, Yuping Wu, Siqi Shi,
Stefan Alexander Freunberger, and Yuhui Chen. “Threshold Potentials for Fast Kinetics
during Mediated Redox Catalysis of Insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S Batteries.” Nature
Catalysis. Springer Nature, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-022-00752-z.
ieee: D. Cao et al., “Threshold potentials for fast kinetics during mediated
redox catalysis of insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S batteries,” Nature Catalysis,
vol. 5. Springer Nature, pp. 193–201, 2022.
ista: Cao D, Shen X, Wang A, Yu F, Wu Y, Shi S, Freunberger SA, Chen Y. 2022. Threshold
potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators in
Li–O2 and Li–S batteries. Nature Catalysis. 5, 193–201.
mla: Cao, Deqing, et al. “Threshold Potentials for Fast Kinetics during Mediated
Redox Catalysis of Insulators in Li–O2 and Li–S Batteries.” Nature Catalysis,
vol. 5, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 193–201, doi:10.1038/s41929-022-00752-z.
short: D. Cao, X. Shen, A. Wang, F. Yu, Y. Wu, S. Shi, S.A. Freunberger, Y. Chen,
Nature Catalysis 5 (2022) 193–201.
date_created: 2022-03-04T07:50:10Z
date_published: 2022-03-03T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-10-17T13:06:28Z
day: '03'
department:
- _id: StFr
doi: 10.1038/s41929-022-00752-z
external_id:
isi:
- '000763879400001'
intvolume: ' 5'
isi: 1
keyword:
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering
- Catalysis
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-750965/v1
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
page: 193-201
publication: Nature Catalysis
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 2520-1158
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature
quality_controlled: '1'
related_material:
record:
- id: '9978'
relation: earlier_version
status: public
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Threshold potentials for fast kinetics during mediated redox catalysis of insulators
in Li–O2 and Li–S batteries
type: journal_article
user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8
volume: 5
year: '2022'
...