Development of Redox Mediators for High-Energy-Density and High-Efficiency Lithium-Oxygen Batteries (Springer Theses)

Supervisor’s Foreword
Preface
Parts of this thesis have been published in the following documents:
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
1 Introduction
	1.1 Research Objectives
	1.2 Introduction to Lithium–Oxygen Battery
	1.3 Principle of Redox Mediators
	References
2 Exploring a New Redox Mediator Inspired by Biological System
	2.1 Research Background
	2.2 Experimental Method
		2.2.1 Preparation of Cells and Conditions for Electrochemical Tests
		2.2.2 Characterization
		2.2.3 Quantitative Analysis of Discharge Product
	2.3 Result and Discussion
	2.4 Concluding Remarks
	References
3 Investigation on the Kinetic Property of Redox Mediators
	3.1 Research Background
	3.2 Experimental Method
		3.2.1 Preparation of Cell Components and Assembly of Lithium–Oxygen Cells
		3.2.2 Conditions for Electrochemical Tests
	3.3 Results and Discussions
		3.3.1 Concluding Remarks
	References
4 Addressing Shuttle Phenomena: Anchored Redox Mediator for Sustainable Redox Mediation
	4.1 Research Background
	4.2 Experimental Method
		4.2.1 Synthesis of PTMA
		4.2.2 Fabrication of Cell Components
		4.2.3 Assembly of Lithium–Oxygen Cell
		4.2.4 Conditions for Electrochemical Tests and Materials Characterization
	4.3 Results and Discussions
	4.4 Supplement Notes
		4.4.1 Calculations of Nitroxyl Radical Concentration
		4.4.2 Electron Diffusion Phenomenon in PTMA
	4.5 Concluding Remarks
	References
5 Conclusion