Inyeong Park1, Jaeyong Jang1, Dongwook Lim1, Taewoo Kim1, Sang Eun Shim1,
Seok Hoon Park2*, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck1*박인영1·장재용1·임동욱1·김태우1·심상은1·박석훈2*·백성현1*
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Design and Applications of Molecular Cataysts,
Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea
2Department of Environmental Engineerig, Anyang University, Anyang, 430-714, Korea인하대학교, 화학·화학공학융합학과, 분자촉매 설계 및 응용연구 사업단
2안양대학교, 환경에너지공학과
Mn1+XCo2-XO4 solid solutions with various Mn/Co ratios were synthesized by a
combustion method, and used as cathode catalysts for lithium/air secondary battery. Their
electrochemical and physicochemical properties were investigated. The morphology was
examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the crystallinity was confirmed
by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. For the measurement of electrochemical properties,
charge and discharge measurements were carried out at a constant current density of 0.2 mA/
cm2, monitoring the voltage change. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses
were also employed to examine the change in charge transfer resistance during charge-discharge
process. Mn1+XCo2-XO4 solid solutions showed enhanced cycleability as a cathode of
Li/air secondary battery, and the performance was found to be strongly dependent on Mn/
Co ratio. Among synthesized catalysts, Mn1.5Co1.5O4 exhibited the best performance and
cycleability, due to high charge transfer rate.
Keyword : Li/Air battery, Mn1+XCo2-XO4 solid solution, Air Electrode