Premium
Frontispiece: Air Electrode for the Lithium–Air Batteries: Materials and Structure Designs
Author(s) -
Wen Zhaoyin,
Shen Chen,
Lu Yan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201580261
Subject(s) - battery (electricity) , cathode , materials science , electrode , lithium (medication) , energy density , power density , porosity , microstructure , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , engineering physics , power (physics) , composite material , chemistry , engineering , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology
The frontispiece shows theoretical energy densities for several battery systems. Among these, the Liair battery has the highest theoretical energy density making it a promising candidate for the power source of electric vehicles. The cathode reactions of both aqueous and nonaqueous Liair batteries are also shown. This Review by Zhaoyin Wen et al. on page 270 focuses on the materials and structure designs of cathodes for Liair batteries. Many studies show that better cell performance can be achieved by the application of stable and catalytically active materials as well as optimization of the porous microstructure of air electrodes.