Revealing the catalytic pathway of a quinone-mediated oxygen reduction reaction in aprotic Li-O2 batteries

作者:Wu, Sisi; Qin, Ning; Zhang, Hang; Wei, Chuanwan; Wang, Zhiqiang; Luo, Wen; Li, Yingzhi; Wang, Haiou; Zhang, Kaili; Wang, Qing*; Lu, Zhouguang*
来源:Chemical Communications, 2022, 58(7): 1025-1028.
DOI:10.1039/d1cc05538k

摘要

Soluble redox species that facilitate the oxygen reduction reaction by mediating the LiO2 intermediate and consequently the formation of the Li2O2 have attracted considerable interest for Li-O-2 batteries. Based on extensive radical studies, this work discloses a distinct solution reaction route when a quinone derivative was employed as a redox mediator.