Key Labgratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China|
Funds:
National Basic Research Program of China (2014CB932403); National Natural Science Foundation of China (51372167); Australian Research Council Discovery Project Scheme (DP110100550).
Carbon-based materials are important in energy storage and conversion materials, because of their different possible morphologies and superior performance. We discuss relationships between the structure and properties of carbon-based materials as the cathode of the lithium-air battery, discuss the importance of structure design and performance control, specify the research priori- ties for carbon-based materials for lithium-air batteries, and explore the potential applications of carbon-based materials in lithium-air batteries.