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Perovskite SCCO Loaded with Copper Nanoparticle as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Lithium-Air Batteries
Author
Wei Yang, Jason Salim, Shuai Li, Chunwen Sun, Liquan Chen, John B. Goodenough, & Youngsik Kim
Journal
Journal of Materials Chemistry
Vol
22
Page
18902-18907
Year
2010-2013
Sr0.95Ce0.05CoO3−δ (SCCO) particles loaded with copper nanoparticles on their surface are shown to be excellent, low-cost, and stable bifunctional catalysts for the oxygen-reduction and oxygen-evolution reactions (ORR and OER) in aqueous solution. Evidence for the presence of Ce3+ and Co2+ as well as Co4+ and Co3+ ions revealed by XPS measurements as well as XRD analysis indicates that a CeCoO2.5 brownmillerite phase may be extruded to the surface. A surface Co4+/Co3+ couple is known to be a good OER catalyst. The performance of the SCCO-based catalysts is better at higher current rates (>0.1 mA cm−2) than that of Vulcan XC-72 and even close to that of the 50% Pt/carbon-black catalyst. This catalyst could be used in a metal/air battery or a PEM fuel cell as an efficient and stable bifunctional catalyst.