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Hauptverfasser: Petrongari, Angelica, Desiderio, Lucrezia, Pierini, Adriano, Bodo, Enrico, Giustini, Mauro, Brutti, Sergio
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2025
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.10363
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author Petrongari, Angelica
Desiderio, Lucrezia
Pierini, Adriano
Bodo, Enrico
Giustini, Mauro
Brutti, Sergio
author_facet Petrongari, Angelica
Desiderio, Lucrezia
Pierini, Adriano
Bodo, Enrico
Giustini, Mauro
Brutti, Sergio
contents Lithium-oxygen batteries are among the most promising energy storage systems due to their high theoretical energy density, but their practical implementation is hindered by poor reversibility and parasitic reactions. Redox mediators such as LiBr have emerged as a strategy to enhance reaction kinetics and reduce overpotentials. In this study, we explore the impact of three different solvents, dimethoxyethane (DME), tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME), and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), on the electrochemical performance and reaction pathways of LiBr-mediated Li-O2 cells. Our results reveal that a 1O2 evolution channel that leads to singlet oxygen-induced cell degradation is active only in the TEGDME-based electrolyte. Both DME and DMSO allow singlet oxygen-free Oxygen Evolution Reaction, but only DME is found chemically stable in the LiBr-mediated Li-O2 cell working conditions. These findings highlight the critical role of solvent-mediator interactions in determining the performance of Li-O2 cells.
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spellingShingle Deciphering the role of LiBr as redox mediator in Li-O2 Aprotic Batteries
Petrongari, Angelica
Desiderio, Lucrezia
Pierini, Adriano
Bodo, Enrico
Giustini, Mauro
Brutti, Sergio
Materials Science
Chemical Physics
Lithium-oxygen batteries are among the most promising energy storage systems due to their high theoretical energy density, but their practical implementation is hindered by poor reversibility and parasitic reactions. Redox mediators such as LiBr have emerged as a strategy to enhance reaction kinetics and reduce overpotentials. In this study, we explore the impact of three different solvents, dimethoxyethane (DME), tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME), and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), on the electrochemical performance and reaction pathways of LiBr-mediated Li-O2 cells. Our results reveal that a 1O2 evolution channel that leads to singlet oxygen-induced cell degradation is active only in the TEGDME-based electrolyte. Both DME and DMSO allow singlet oxygen-free Oxygen Evolution Reaction, but only DME is found chemically stable in the LiBr-mediated Li-O2 cell working conditions. These findings highlight the critical role of solvent-mediator interactions in determining the performance of Li-O2 cells.
title Deciphering the role of LiBr as redox mediator in Li-O2 Aprotic Batteries
topic Materials Science
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.10363