Porous Co3Mo3N Nanorods as an Effective Electrocatalyst for Li-O2 Battery

Porous Co 3 Mo 3 N nanorods were prepared by hydrothermal process combined with ammonia annealing and applied as catalyst in Li-O 2 battery cell. The battery with the porous Co 3 Mo 3 N nanorods showed a higher initial discharge capacity of 7902.8 mAh/g c at current density of 100 mAh/g c than that with the pure Ketjen black. Moreover, the Co 3 Mo 3 N-based electrode displayed lower overpotential and better cycling performance than that of the carbon-only cathode. Such performance can be associated with the synergistic effects of high electrocatalytic activity and porous structure of the Co 3 Mo 3 N nanorods.