Presentation 2022-12-19
Effects and Reaction Mechanism Analysis of Nitrite Salts Coating to Positive Electrode for Non-aqueous Li-air Batteries
Mitsuki Sano, Itsuki Moro, Fumisato Ozawa, Shota Azuma, Akihiro Nomura, Tatsuo Horiba, Morihiro Saito,
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Abstract(in English) Redox mediator (RM) dissolved in the electrolyte solution of Li-O2 cells enables to reduce the charge overvoltage, though a certain part of the charged energy is lost through so-called shuttle effect. Therefore, we proposed to fix RM on air electrodes (AE) by coating a slurry of RM, carbon black and binder on the air electrode instead of dissolving it in the electrolyte solution. Since LiNO3 is reduced into NO2− to be an active RM at the Li electrode, we evaluated alkali metal LiNO2 as RM by coating it on AE. In addition, comparison among LiNO2, NaNO2, and KNO2 revealed better performance of LiNO2 than others with lower charging overpotential.
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Keyword(in English) lithium air battery / air electrode / lithium peroxide / redox mediator / shuttle effect
Paper # OME2022-45
Date of Issue 2022-12-12 (OME)

Conference Information
Committee OME
Conference Date 2022/12/19(1days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Katsushika Campus
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) battery, electrochemistry, surface modification, catalyst, in situ observation, capacitor
Chair Toshiki Yamada(NICT)
Vice Chair Eiji Itoh(Shinshu Univ.)
Secretary Eiji Itoh(Osaka Univ.)
Assistant Yoshiyuki Seike(Aichi Inst. of Tech.) / Akira Baba(Niigata Univ.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Organic Molecular Electronics
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
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Title (in English) Effects and Reaction Mechanism Analysis of Nitrite Salts Coating to Positive Electrode for Non-aqueous Li-air Batteries
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) lithium air battery
Keyword(2) air electrode
Keyword(3) lithium peroxide
Keyword(4) redox mediator
Keyword(5) shuttle effect
1st Author's Name Mitsuki Sano
1st Author's Affiliation Seikei University(Seikei Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Itsuki Moro
2nd Author's Affiliation Seikei University(Seikei Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Fumisato Ozawa
3rd Author's Affiliation Seikei University(Seikei Univ.)
4th Author's Name Shota Azuma
4th Author's Affiliation Seikei University(Seikei Univ.)
5th Author's Name Akihiro Nomura
5th Author's Affiliation National Institute for Materials Science(NIMS)
6th Author's Name Tatsuo Horiba
6th Author's Affiliation Seikei University(Seikei Univ.)
7th Author's Name Morihiro Saito
7th Author's Affiliation Seikei University(Seikei Univ.)
Date 2022-12-19
Paper # OME2022-45
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) OME-321
Page pp.pp.12-16(OME),
#Pages 5
Date of Issue 2022-12-12 (OME)