Design and confection of new electrodes applied to Li-O2 batteries

Co-PIs:
Gustavo Doubek – UNICAMP – School of Chemical Engineering – doubek@unicamp.br
Antonio Riul Junior – UNICAMP – Physics Institute Gleb Wataghin – ariuljr@gmail.com

The project aims to develop new electrodes to be applied as a cathode in Li-O2 cells. The electrodes will be made carbon based by the growth of new CNT and functionalized graphene based geometries, as well as exploring the synergy with nanostructured noble metals. The project also works on the development of redox mediators for O2 reactions in order to improve the robustness of the electrode design. In-situ characterization techniques under real operating conditions, performed in a separate project, will also contribute to the development of new electrodes.