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The electrocatalytic activities of the MnO₂/C composites are examined in Li-O₂ cells as the cathode catalysts. Hierarchically mesoporous carbon-supported manganese oxide (MnO₂/C) composites are prepared using a combination of soft template and hydrothermal methods. The composites are characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, small angle X-ray scattering, The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) measurements, galvanostatic charge-discharge methods, and rotating ring-disk electrode (RRDE) measurements. The electrochemical tests indicate that the MnO₂/C composites have excellent catalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) due to the larger surface area of ordered mesoporous carbon and higher catalytic activity of MnO₂. The O₂ solubility, diffusion rates of O₂ and O₂ •- coefficients (D O₂ and D  O - ₂  ), the rate constant (k f ) for producing O ₂  •-  , and the propylene carbonate (PC)-electrolyte decomposition rate constant (k) of the MnO₂/C material were measured by RRDE experiments in the 0.1 M TBAPF₆/PC electrolyte. The values of k f and k for MnO ₂/ C are 4.29 × 10 -2 cm·s -1 and 2.6 s -1 , respectively. The results indicate that the MnO₂/C cathode catalyst has higher electrocatalytic activity for the first step of ORR to produce O₂ •- and achieves a faster PC-electrolyte decomposition rate.

Investigation of MnO2 and Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Composites as Electrocatalysts for Li-O2 Battery Applications