@article{Han2015, author = {Xiaopeng Han and Fangyi Cheng and Chengcheng Chen and Yuxiang Hu and Jun Chen}, title = {Uniform MnO2 nanostructures supported on hierarchically porous carbon as efficient electrocatalysts for rechargeable Li-O2 batteries}, year = {2015}, journal = {Nano Research}, volume = {8}, number = {1}, pages = {156-164}, keywords = {lithium-oxygen batteries, nanocomposite, catalyst, manganese oxide, oxygen electrochemistry}, url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-014-0604-y}, doi = {10.1007/s12274-014-0604-y}, abstract = {Through in situ redox deposition and growth of MnO2 nanostructures on hierarchically porous carbon (HPC), a MnO2/HPC hybrid has been synthesized and employed as cathode catalyst for non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries. Owing to the mild synthetic conditions, MnO2 was uniformly distributed on the surface of the carbon support, without destroying the hierarchical porous nanostructure. As a result, the as-prepared MnO2/HPC nanocomposite exhibits excellent Li-O2 battery performance, including low charge overpotential, good rate capacity and long cycle stability up to 300 cycles with controlling capacity of 1, 000 mAh·g-1. A combination of the multi-scale porous network of the shell-connected carbon support and the highly dispersed MnO2 nanostructure benefits the transportation of ions, oxygen and electrons and contributes to the excellent electrode performance.} }