ELECTROCATALYSTS ON CARBON CLOTH SYNTHESIZED BY ELECTRODEPOSITION METHOD

An electrode for a lithium-carbon dioxide battery is disclosed, as well as a method to synthesize an electrode for a lithium-carbon dioxide battery. The electrode includes an electrocatalyst which may include a manganese-based transition metal oxide, where the electrocatalyst is supported by a carbon cloth. The electrocatalyst is nanostructured, in the form of a nanosheet, and the manganese-based transition metal oxide has a chemical formula of AMnO, in which A is selected from nickel, zinc, or cobalt. The electrocatalyst has a dimension of from about 1 nm to about 100 nm. The electrocatalyst may include a crystal structure including a spinel phase. Methods include preparing a metal hydroxide precursor having a manganese-based transition metal oxide, precipitating the metal hydroxide precursor onto a carbon cloth, calcinating the metal hydroxide precursor onto the carbon cloth, and forming a manganese-based transition metal electrode for a lithium-carbon dioxide battery.