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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Energy Storage

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  • Thick cathodes in lithium-air batteries (LABs) face challenges with oxygen (O2), ion, and electron transport.
  • This limits catalyst active site accessibility, hindering high areal capacity and practical application of LABs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design a heterostructure catalyst (Fe3O4@MnO2) for improved Li-air battery performance.
  • To precisely tune electrode tortuosity for enhanced reactant and product transport.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a Fe3O4@MnO2 heterostructure catalyst.
  • Modulation of porous electrode structure to achieve specific tortuosities (5.05, 2.58, 1.31).
  • Characterization of electrode architecture and electrochemical performance.

Main Results:

  • Optimized cathode with low tortuosity (1.31) and vertically aligned channels.
  • Demonstrated rapid O2/Li+ transport and accommodation of discharge products.
  • Achieved a record areal capacity of 23.01 mAh cm-2 in ambient air.
  • Sustained 1600 hours of cycling at 6 mAh cm-2.

Conclusions:

  • The grooved cathode design with Fe3O4@MnO2 catalyst significantly enhances Li-air battery performance.
  • Precisely controlled electrode tortuosity is crucial for practical ambient-air LABs.
  • This work bridges structural engineering with electrochemical performance breakthroughs.