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Dang Q, Zhang X, Liu W, Wang Y, Dou G, Zhang H, Zhang G. Hierarchical porous N,S‐codoped carbon material derived from halogenated polymer for battery applications. NANO SELECT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202000168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Qidong Dang
- Al‐ion Battery Research Center Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology North University of China Taiyuan China
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- Al‐ion Battery Research Center Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Al‐ion Battery Research Center Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Al‐ion Battery Research Center Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Noise and Vibration Institute of Acoustics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Al‐ion Battery Research Center Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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Li J, Qu Y, Chen C, Zhang X, Shao M. Theoretical investigation on lithium polysulfide adsorption and conversion for high-performance Li-S batteries. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:15-35. [PMID: 33325951 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr06732f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have shown great application prospects as next-generation energy storage systems due to their high theoretical capacity and high energy density. However, the practical application of Li-S batteries is still hindered by several challenges, such as their sluggish sulfur redox kinetics and shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). To date, significant research has been focused on the confinement adsorption and catalytic conversion of LiPSs using theoretical or/and experimental methods. Among them, theoretical calculations are highly attractive to observe complex LiPS conversion reactions, which facilitate the rational design of S mediators for high-performance Li-S batteries. In this review, we summarize and discuss the recent advances in the adsorption and conversion of LiPSs from the viewpoint of theoretical calculations. Moreover, a set of theoretical principles to guide the screening of suitable host materials for Li-S batteries is presented and discussed. Finally, some personal insights about the future challenges and the focus of research in this field are presented, which will push a milestone step toward high-efficiency and long-life Li-S batteries.
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- Jianbo Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China.
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Liu W, Fan X, Xu B, Chen P, Tang D, Meng F, Zhou R, Liu J. MnO‐Inlaid hierarchically porous carbon hybrid for lithium‐sulfur batteries. NANO SELECT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202000157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Weilin Liu
- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
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- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
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- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
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- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
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- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
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- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
- Division of Nanomaterials Suzhou Institute of Nano‐Tech and Nano‐Bionics Chinese Academy of Sciences Nanchang 330200 China
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- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
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- Future Energy Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of High‐Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing Ministry of Education Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China
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Ci H, Cai J, Ma H, Shi Z, Cui G, Wang M, Jin J, Wei N, Lu C, Zhao W, Sun J, Liu Z. Defective VSe 2-Graphene Heterostructures Enabling In Situ Electrocatalyst Evolution for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2020; 14:11929-11938. [PMID: 32790327 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Electrocatalysts remain vitally important for the rational management of intermediate polysulfides (LiPSs) in the realm of Li-S batteries. In terms of transition-metal-based candidates, in situ evolution of electrocatalysts in the course of an electrochemical process has been acknowledged; nevertheless, consensus has not yet been reached on their real functional states as well as catalytic mechanisms. Herein, we report an all-chemical vapor deposition design of the defective vanadium diselenide (VSe2)-vertical graphene (VG) heterostructure on carbon cloth (CC) targeting a high-performance sulfur host. The electrochemistry induces the sulfurization of VSe2 to VS2 at Se vacancy sites, which propels the adsorption and conversion of LiPSs. Accordingly, the VSe2-VG@CC/S electrode harvests an excellent cycling stability at 5.0 C with a capacity decay of only 0.039% per cycle over 800 cycles, accompanied by a high areal capacity of 4.9 mAh cm-2 under an elevated sulfur loading of 9.6 mg cm-2. Theoretical simulation combined with operando characterizations reveals the key role played by the Se vacancy with respect to the electrocatalyst evolution and LiPS regulation. This work offers insight into the rational design of heterostructure sulfur hosts throughout defect engineering.
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- Haina Ci
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- SUDA-BGI Collaborative Innovation Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing 100095, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- SUDA-BGI Collaborative Innovation Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
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- Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing 100095, P.R. China
- Center for Nanochemistry (CNC), Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- SUDA-BGI Collaborative Innovation Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing 100095, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- SUDA-BGI Collaborative Innovation Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing 100095, P.R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- SUDA-BGI Collaborative Innovation Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
- Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing 100095, P.R. China
- Center for Nanochemistry (CNC), Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. China
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Yu J, Xiao J, Li A, Yang Z, Zeng L, Zhang Q, Zhu Y, Guo L. Enhanced Multiple Anchoring and Catalytic Conversion of Polysulfides by Amorphous MoS 3 Nanoboxes for High-Performance Li-S Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13071-13078. [PMID: 32347627 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The practical implementation of lithium-sulfur batteries is obstructed by poor conductivity, sluggish redox kinetics, the shuttle effect, large volume variation, and low areal loading of sulfur electrodes. Now, amorphous N-doped carbon/MoS3 (NC/MoS3 ) nanoboxes with hollow porous architectures have been meticulously designed as an advanced sulfur host. Benefiting from the enhanced conductivity by the N-doped carbon, reduced shuttle effect by the strong chemical interaction between unsaturated Mo and lithium polysulfides, improved redox reaction kinetics by the catalytic effect of MoS3 , great tolerance of volume variation and high sulfur loading arising from flexible amorphous materials with hollow-porous structures, the amorphous NC/MoS3 nanoboxes enabled sulfur electrodes to deliver a high areal capacity with superior rate capacity and decent cycling stability. The synthetic strategy can be generalized to fabricate other amorphous metal sulfide nanoboxes.
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- Jian Yu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Jian Yu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology Ministry of Education School of Chemistry Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China
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