CPC H01M 4/8673 (2013.01) [H01M 12/02 (2013.01); H01M 12/08 (2013.01); H01M 2004/8689 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0082 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0091 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A lithium-air battery comprising:
an anode comprising lithium metal or a lithium alloy;
a cathode configured to use oxygen as a cathode active material; and
an electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode,
wherein the cathode comprises a mixed conductive layer,
wherein the mixed conductive layer comprises a core-shell structured particle comprising
a core portion comprising a solid electrolyte, and
a shell portion comprising an electronic conductor, and
wherein the mixed conductive layer has a porosity of about 5 percent to about 80 percent, and comprises a gas comprising oxygen contacting and in a pore of the mixed conductive layer, and
wherein the mixed conductive layer has an ionic conductivity of about 1.0×10−4 Siemens per centimeter or greater.
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