Impact of large-scale meso- and macropore structures in adenosine-derived affordable noble carbon on efficient reversible oxygen electrocatalytic redox reactionsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Synthesis, XPS, Raman, TEM and supplementary electrochemical characterization data. See DOI: 10.1039/c5ta01757b

In this report, we delineate a successful synthesis of a high performance and affordable adenosine-derived noble carbon cathode for LOBs with bifunctional electrocatalytic activity and show that the pore structure of the cathode is a key feature to control the electrochemical performance of this electrochemical system. The pore structure of the cathode is an essence to control the electrochemical performance of lithium-O 2 battery systems.