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Zhe R, Dou H, Xu X, Zhao Z, Chen L, Zhao Q, Bao X, Cao G, Wang HE. rGO@TiO 2-x Schottky heterojunction for enhanced bidirectional catalysis in polysulfide conversion. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 671:564-576. [PMID: 38820841 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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The shuttling and sluggish conversion kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) lead to poor cycling performance and low energy efficiency in lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). In this work, a hierarchically structured nanocomposite, synthesized through a surfactant-directed hydrothermal growth following dopamine-protected pyrolysis, serves as a bidirectional catalyst for LSBs. This nanocomposite comprises N-doped reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets anchored with uniformly distributed TiO2-x nanoparticles via interfacial N-Ti and C-Ti bonding, resulting in the formation of abundant 2D/0D Schottky heterojunctions (rGO/TiO2-x). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and in situ Raman characterizations demonstrate that rGO/TiO2-x effectively inhibits the shuttling of LiPSs with enhanced redox kinetics, achieving high utilization of the sulfur cathode and improving the overall reversibility. A high areal capacity is attained at a high sulfur loading and a low electrolyte/sulfur ratio. The initial specific capacity reaches 1010 mA h g-1 at a current density of 0.2C (1C = 1675 mA g-1), and a retention of 86.4 % is attained over 100 cycles. A light-emitting diode (LED) screen using two LSBs with rGO/TiO2-x demonstrates their high potential for practical applications.
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- Rongjie Zhe
- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- School of Textile and Fashion, Hunan Institute of Engineering, 411104 Xiangtan, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Technique & Preparation for Renewable Energy Materials, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China.
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Zhang X, Lv X, Qian Z, Chen C, Mao S, Lu J, Wang Y. Template Evolution Induced Relay Self-Assembly for Mesoporous Carbonaceous Materials via Hydrothermal Carbonization. ACS NANO 2024; 18:17826-17836. [PMID: 38935973 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Constructing carbonaceous materials with versatile surface structures still remains a great challenge due to limited self-assembly methods, especially at high temperatures. This study presents an innovative template evolution induced relay self-assembly (TEIRSA) for the fabrication of large polyoxometalate (POM)-mixed carbonaceous nanosheets featuring surface mesoporous structures through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). The method employs POM and acetone as additives, cleverly modulating the Ostwald ripening-like process of P123-based micelles, effectively addressing the instability challenges inherent in traditional soft-template methods, especially within the demanding carbohydrate HTC process. Additionally, this method allows for the independent regulation of surface architectures through the selection of organic additives. The resulting nanosheets exhibit diverse surface morphologies, including surface spherical mesopores, 1D open channels, and smooth surfaces. Their unexpectedly versatile properties have swiftly garnered recognition, showing potential in the application of lithium-sulfur batteries.
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- Xie Zhang
- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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Yan R, Zhao Z, Zhu R, Wu M, Liu X, Adeli M, Yin B, Cheng C, Li S. Alveoli-Inspired Carbon Cathodes with Interconnected Porous Structure and Asymmetric Coordinated Vanadium Sites for Superior Li-S Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404019. [PMID: 38622071 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Accelerating sulfur conversion catalysis to alleviate the shuttle effect has become a novel paradigm for effective Li-S batteries. Although nitrogen-coordinated metal single-atom (M-N4) catalysts have been investigated, further optimizing its utilization rate and catalytic activities is urgently needed for practical applications. Inspired by the natural alveoli tissue with interconnected structure and well-distributed enzyme catalytic sites on the wall for the simultaneously fast diffusion and in situ catalytic conversion of substrates, here, we proposed the controllable synthesis of bioinspired carbon cathode with interconnected porous structure and asymmetric coordinated V-S1N3 sites for efficient and stable Li-S batteries. The enzyme-mimetic V-S1N3 shows asymmetric electronic distribution and high tunability, therefore enhancing in situ polysulfide conversion activities. Experimental and theoretical results reveal that the high charge asymmetry degree and large atom radius of S in V-S1N3 result in sloping adsorption for polysulfide, thereby exhibiting low thermodynamic energy barriers and long-range stability (0.076 % decay over 600 cycles).
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- Rui Yan
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universitat Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, 68137-17133, Iran
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Bai Y, Nguyen TT, Song H, Chu R, Tran DT, Kim NH, Lee JH. Ru Single Atom Dispersed on MoS 2/MXene for Enhanced Sulfur Reduction Reaction in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402074. [PMID: 38794990 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/27/2024]
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The high theoretical energy density (2600 Wh kg-1) and low cost of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) make them an ideal alternative for the next-generation energy storage system. Nevertheless, severe capacity degradation and low sulfur utilization resulting from shuttle effect hinder their commercialization. Herein, Single-atom Ru-doped 1T/2H MoS2 with enriched defects decorates V2C MXene (Ru-MoS2/MXene) produced by a new phase-engineering strategy employed as sulfur host to promote polysulfide adsorption and conversion reaction kinetics. The Ru single atom-doped adjusts the chemical environment of the MoS2/MXene to anchor polysulfide and acts as an efficient center to motivate the redox reaction. In addition, the rich defects of the MoS2 and ternary boundary among 1T/2H MoS2 and V2C accelerate the charge transfer and ion movements for the reaction. As expected, the Ru-MoS2/MXene/S cathode-based cell exhibits a high-rate capability of 684.3 mAh g-1 at 6 C. After 1000 cycles, the Ru-MoS2/MXene/S cell maintains an excellent cycling stability of 696 mAh g-1 at 2 C with a capacity degradation as low as 0.02% per cycle. Despite a high sulfur loading of 9.5 mg cm-2 and a lean electrolyte-to-sulfur ratio of 4.3, the cell achieves a high discharge capacity of 726 mAh g-1.
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- Yanqun Bai
- Advanced Materials Institute of Nano Convergence Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dept. of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
- AHES Co., 445 Techno Valley-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, 55314, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials Institute of Nano Convergence Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dept. of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials Institute of Nano Convergence Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dept. of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials Institute of Nano Convergence Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dept. of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials Institute of Nano Convergence Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dept. of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials Institute of Nano Convergence Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dept. of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials Institute of Nano Convergence Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dept. of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
- AHES Co., 445 Techno Valley-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, 55314, Republic of Korea
- Carbon Composite Research Centre, Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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Xu H, Jiang Q, Shu Z, Hui KS, Wang S, Zheng Y, Liu X, Xie H, (Andy) Ip W, Zha C, Cai Y, Hui KN. Fundamentally Manipulating the Electronic Structure of Polar Bifunctional Catalysts for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Heterojunction Design versus Doping Engineering. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2307995. [PMID: 38468444 PMCID: PMC11132031 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Heterogeneous structures and doping strategies have been intensively used to manipulate the catalytic conversion of polysulfides to enhance reaction kinetics and suppress the shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, understanding how to select suitable strategies for engineering the electronic structure of polar catalysts is lacking. Here, a comparative investigation between heterogeneous structures and doping strategies is conducted to assess their impact on the modulation of the electronic structures and their effectiveness in catalyzing the conversion of polysulfides. These findings reveal that Co0.125Zn0.875Se, with metal-cation dopants, exhibits superior performance compared to CoSe2/ZnSe heterogeneous structures. The incorporation of low Co2+ dopants induces the subtle lattice strain in Co0.125Zn0.875Se, resulting in the increased exposure of active sites. As a result, Co0.125Zn0.875Se demonstrates enhanced electron accumulation on surface Se sites, improved charge carrier mobility, and optimized both p-band and d-band centers. The Li-S cells employing Co0.125Zn0.875Se catalyst demonstrate significantly improved capacity (1261.3 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C) and cycle stability (0.048% capacity delay rate within 1000 cycles at 2 C). This study provides valuable guidance for the modulation of the electronic structure of typical polar catalysts, serving as a design directive to tailor the catalytic activity of advanced Li-S catalysts.
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- Huifang Xu
- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- School of EngineeringFaculty of ScienceUniversity of East AngliaNorwichNR4 7TJUK
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Department of Physics and ChemistryFaculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of MacauMacau999078China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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Xu H, Jiang Q, Hui KS, Wang S, Liu L, Chen T, Zheng Y, Ip WF, Dinh DA, Zha C, Lin Z, Hui KN. Interfacial "Double-Terminal Binding Sites" Catalysts Synergistically Boosting the Electrocatalytic Li 2S Redox for Durable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2024; 18:8839-8852. [PMID: 38465917 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c11903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Catalytic conversion of polysulfides emerges as a promising approach to improve the kinetics and mitigate polysulfide shuttling in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, especially under conditions of high sulfur loading and lean electrolyte. Herein, we present a separator architecture that incorporates double-terminal binding (DTB) sites within a nitrogen-doped carbon framework, consisting of polar Co0.85Se and Co clusters (Co/Co0.85Se@NC), to enhance the durability of Li-S batteries. The uniformly dispersed clusters of polar Co0.85Se and Co offer abundant active sites for lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), enabling efficient LiPS conversion while also serving as anchors through a combination of chemical interactions. Density functional theory calculations, along with in situ Raman and X-ray diffraction characterizations, reveal that the DTB effect strengthens the binding energy to polysulfides and lowers the energy barriers of polysulfide redox reactions. Li-S batteries utilizing the Co/Co0.85Se@NC-modified separator demonstrate exceptional cycling stability (0.042% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 2 C) and rate capability (849 mAh g-1 at 3 C), as well as deliver an impressive areal capacity of 10.0 mAh cm-2 even in challenging conditions with a high sulfur loading (10.7 mg cm-2) and lean electrolyte environments (5.8 μL mg-1). The DTB site strategy offers valuable insights into the development of high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Huifang Xu
- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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Zhao M, Peng HJ, Li BQ, Huang JQ. Kinetic Promoters for Sulfur Cathodes in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38319810 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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ConspectusLithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted worldwide attention as promising next-generation rechargeable batteries due to their high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg-1. The actual energy density of Li-S batteries at the pouch cell level has significantly exceeded that of state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries. However, the overall performances of Li-S batteries under practical working conditions are limited by the sluggish conversion kinetics of the sulfur cathodes. To overcome the above challenge, various kinetic promotion strategies have been proposed to accelerate the multiphase and multi-electron cathodic redox reactions between sulfur, lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), and lithium sulfide. Nowadays, kinetic promoters have been massively employed in sulfur cathodes to achieve Li-S batteries with high energy densities, high rates, and long lifespans. A comprehensive and timely summary of cutting-edge kinetic promoters for sulfur cathodes is of great essence to afford an in-depth understanding of the unique Li-S electrochemistry.In this Account, we outline the recent efforts on the design of sulfur cathode kinetic promoters for advanced Li-S batteries. The latest progress is discussed in detail regarding heterogeneous, homogeneous, and semi-immobilized kinetic promoters. Heterogeneous promoters, representatively known as electrocatalysts, function mainly by reducing the energy barriers of the interfacial electrochemical reactions. The working mechanism, activity regulation strategies, and reconstitution/deactivation processes of the heterogeneous promoters are reviewed to provide guiding principles for rational design. In comparison, homogeneous promoters are able to fully contact with the reaction interfaces and regulate the electron/ion-inaccessible reactants in working Li-S batteries. Redox mediators and redox comediators are typical homogeneous promoters. The former establishes extra chemical reaction pathways to circumvent the originally sluggish steps and boost the overall kinetics, while the latter fundamentally modifies the LiPS molecules to enhance their redox kinetics. For semi-immobilized promoters, the active units are generally anchored on the cathode substrate through flexible chains with mobile characteristics. Such a design endows the promoter with both heterogeneous and homogeneous characteristics to comprehensively regulate the multiphase sulfur redox reactions involving both mobile and immobile reactants.Overall, this Account summarizes the fundamental electrochemistry, design principles, and practical promotion effects of the various kinetic promoters used for the sulfur cathodes in Li-S batteries. We believe that this Account will provide an in-depth and cutting-edge understanding of the unique sulfur electrochemistry, thereby providing guidance for further development of high-performance Li-S batteries and analogous rechargeable battery systems.
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- Meng Zhao
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Wang X, Yang J, Liu S, He S, Liu Z, Che X, Qiu J. Accelerating Sulfur Redox Chemistry by Atomically Dispersed Zn-N 4 Sites Coupled with Pyridine-N Defects on Porous Carbon Sheets. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305508. [PMID: 37670540 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with specific N-coordinated configurations immobilized on the carbon substrates have recently been verified to effectively alleviate the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) in lithium-sulfur (Li─S) batteries. Herein, a versatile molten salt (KCl/ZnCl2 )-mediated pyrolysis strategy is demonstrated to fabricate Zn SACs composed of well-defined Zn-N4 sites embedded into porous carbon sheets with rich pyridine-N defects (Zn─N/CS). The electrochemical kinetic analysis and theoretical calculations reveal the critical roles of Zn-N4 active sites and surrounding pyridine-N defects in enhancing adsorption toward LiPS intermediates and catalyzing their liquid-solid conversion. It is confirmed by reducing the overpotential of the rate-determining step of Li2 S2 to Li2 S and the energy barrier for Li2 S decomposition, thus the Zn─N/CS guarantees fast redox kinetics between LiPSs and Li2 S products. As a proof of concept demonstration, the assembled Li─S batteries with the Zn─N/CS-based sulfur cathode deliver a high specific capacity of 1132 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and remarkable capacity retention of 72.2% over 800 cycles at 2 C. Furthermore, a considerable areal capacity of 6.14 mAh cm-2 at 0.2 C can still be released with a high sulfur loading of 7.0 mg cm-2 , highlighting the practical applications of the as-obtained Zn─N/CS cathode in Li─S batteries.
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- Xiaoting Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Son D, Park H, Lim WG, Baek S, Kang SH, Lee JC, Maiyalagan T, Lee YG, Park S, Lee J. Ultrathin Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Interlayer via the Solution Shearing Technique for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2023; 17:25507-25518. [PMID: 38079354 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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The commercialization of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries has been hampered by diverse challenges, including the shuttle phenomenon and low electrical/ionic conductivity of lithium sulfide and sulfur. To address these issues, extensive research has been devoted to developing multifunctional interlayers. However, interlayers capable of simultaneously suppressing the polysulfide (PS) shuttle and ensuring stable electrical and ionic conductivity are relatively uncommon. Moreover, the use of thick and heavy interlayers results in an unavoidable decline in the energy density of Li-S batteries. We developed an ultrathin (750 nm), lightweight (0.182 mg cm-2) interlayer that facilitates mixed ionic-electronic conduction using the solution shearing technique. The interlayer, composed of carbon nanotube (CNT)/Nafion/poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene:tetracyanoborate (PEDOT:TCB), effectively suppresses the shuttle phenomenon through the synergistic segregation and adsorption effects on PSs by Nafion and CNT/PEDOT, respectively. Furthermore, the electrical/ionic conductivity of the interlayer can be improved via counterion exchange and homogeneous Li+ ion flux/good wettability from SO3- functional group of Nafion, respectively. Enhanced sulfur utilization and reaction kinetics through polysulfide shuttle inhibition and facilitated electron/ion transfer by interlayer enable a high discharge capacity of 1029 mA h g-1 in the Li-S pouch cell under a high sulfur loading of 5.3 mg cm-2 and low electrolyte/sulfur ratio of 5 μL mg-1.
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- Donghyeok Son
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Reality Devices Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), 218 Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34129, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Electrochemical Energy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Reality Devices Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), 218 Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34129, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Wang M, Mao J, Pang Y, Zhang X, Yang Z, Lu Z, Yang S. Theoretical investigation of synergistically boosting the anchoring and electrochemical performance of lithiophilic/sulfiphilic transition metal carbides for lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOSCALE 2023; 16:462-473. [PMID: 38086655 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04298g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is one of the most promising next-generation energy-storage systems with a high energy density and low cost. However, their commercial applications face several challenges, such as the shuttle effect caused by the soluble lithium polysulfide (LiPSs) intermediates and the sluggish sulfur redox reaction. In this article, we systematically investigated the anchoring and electrochemical performance of a series of transition metal carbides (TMCs: TiC, VC, ZrC, NbC, HfC, TaC) as cathode materials for Li-S batteries by theoretical calculations. The lithiophilic/sulfiphilic non-polar (001) surfaces of TMCs can offer moderate binding strength with LiPS intermediates, ensuring good performance of sulfur immobilization. These TMCs can also facilitate lithium diffusion, indicating the good rate performance of Li-S batteries. We also demonstrated that the studied TMCs can be classified into two classes according to their catalytic activity for Li2S decomposition which originated from their different electronic structural features. Furthermore, TiC, ZrC, and HfC exhibited excellent bifunctional electrochemical activity through reducing the Gibbs free energy for sulfur reduction reactions (SRRs) and lowering the barrier for Li2S decomposition which facilitates accelerating electrode kinetics and elevating utilization of sulfur. Our results offer a systematic approach to designing and screening non-polar materials for high-performance Li-S batteries, based on the rational electronic structure and lattice match strategy.
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- Mingyang Wang
- School of Physics, Henan Normal University and Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People's Republic of China.
- Henan Battery Research Institute, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics, Henan Normal University and Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Physics, Henan Normal University and Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Physics, Henan Normal University and Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Physics, Henan Normal University and Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People's Republic of China.
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- Henan Battery Research Institute, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People's Republic of China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People's Republic of China
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Wan T, Wang H, Wu L, Wu C, Zhang Z, Liu S, Fu J, Li J. Niobium-doped conductive TiO-TiO 2 heterostructure supported bifunctional catalyst for efficient and stable zinc-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 651:27-35. [PMID: 37536257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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The development of highly active and durable nonprecious metal-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) is important for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Herein, a three-dimensional conductive niobium-doped TiO-TiO2 heterostructure supported ZIF-67-derived Co-NC bifunctional catalyst was fabricated. In the Co-NC@Nb-TiOx catalyst, the Nb doping promoted the formation of TiO-TiO2 heterojunction support, enhanced its conductivity and stability and provided strong electron metal-support interaction between Co-NC and Nb-TiOx. Also, the supported Co-NC nanoparticles provided abundant active sites with excellent ORR/OER activity. Experimental analysis reveals that the high OER activity of Co-NC@Nb-TiOx can be attributed to the in-situ generated CoOOH species. It exhibits excellent ORR activity, as shown by its onset potential (0.95 V vs. RHE) and half-wave potential (0.86 V vs. RHE). Its OER overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 is 480 mV. The zinc-air battery realizes outstanding cycling stability over 225 h cycles tested at 10 mA cm-2. This work demonstrates the importance of designing highly stable metal oxide-supported catalysts in electrochemical energy conversion devices.
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- Tongtao Wan
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Highly Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Highly Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Highly Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Highly Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Highly Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Highly Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Development and Application for Metallic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China.
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Highly Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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Yang L, Pan Y, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Xu J, Ma C, Zhang Y, Wang J, Qiao W, Ling L. Vanadium as Auxiliary for Fe-V Dual-Atom Electrocatalyst in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: "3D in 2D" Morphology Inducer and Coordination Structure Regulator. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17405-17416. [PMID: 37622838 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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The undesirable shuttling behavior, the sluggish redox kinetics of liquid-solid transformation, and the large energy barrier for decomposition of Li2S have been the recognized problems impeding the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries. Herein, inspired by the spectacular catalytic activity of the Fe/V center in bioenzyme for nitrogen/sulfur fixation, we design an integrated electrocatalyst comprising N-bridged Fe-V dual-atom active sites (Fe/V-N7) dispersed on ingenious "3D in 2D" carbon nanosheets (denoted as DAC), in which vanadium induces the laminar structure and regulates the coordination configuration of active centers simultaneously, realizing the redistribution of the 3d-orbital electrons of Fe centers. The high coupling/conjunction between Fe/V 3d electrons and S 2p electrons shows strong affinity and enhanced reactivity of DAC-Li2Sn (1 ≤ n ≤ 8) systems. Thus, DAC presents strengthened chemisorption ability toward polysulfides and significantly boosts bidirectional sulfur redox reaction kinetics, which have been evidenced theoretically and experimentally. Besides, the well-designed "3D in 2D" morphology of DAC enables uniform sulfur distribution, facilitated electron transfer, and abundant active sites exposure. Therefore, the assembled Li-S cells present outstanding cycling stability (637.3 mAh g-1 after 1000 cycles at 1 C) and high rate capability (711 mAh g-1 at 4 C) under high sulfur content (70 wt %).
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- Lubin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Key Laboratory for Specially Functional Materials and Related Technology of the Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Zhang T, Luo D, Xiao H, Liang X, Zhang F, Zhuang H, Li M, Zheng L, Gao Q. A Transmetalation Synthetic Strategy to Engineer Atomically Dispersed MnN 2 O 2 Electrocatalytic Centers Driving High-Performance LiS Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302249. [PMID: 37226368 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Sluggish sulfur redox reaction (SROR) kinetics accompanying lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) shuttle effect becomes a stumbling block for commercial application of LiS battery. High-efficient single atom catalysts (SACs) are desired to improve the SROR conversion capability; however, the sparse active sites as well as partial sites encapsulated in bulk-phase are fatal to the catalytic performance. Herein, high loading (5.02 wt.%) atomically dispersed manganese sites (MnSA) on hollow nitrogen-doped carbonaceous support (HNC) are realized for the MnSA@HNC SAC by a facile transmetalation synthetic strategy. The thin-walled hollow structure (≈12 nm) anchoring the unique trans-MnN2 O2 sites of MnSA@HNC provides a shuttle buffer zone and catalytic conversion site for LiPSs. Both electrochemical measurement and theoretical calculation indicate that the MnSA@HNC with abundant trans-MnN2 O2 sites have extremely high bidirectional SROR catalytic activity. The assembled LiS battery based on the MnSA@HNC modified separator can deliver a large specific capacity of 1422 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and stable cycling over 1400 cycles with an ultralow decay rate of 0.033% per cycle at 1 C. More impressively, a flexible pouch cell on account of the MnSA@HNC modified separator may release a high initial specific capacity of 1192 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and uninterruptedly work after the bending-unbending processes.
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- Tengfei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Gao B, Shi Z, Shi Z, Li J, Hu L, Zhu G. Electrolytic Graphene Encapsulated CeO 2 for Lithium-Sulfur Battery Interlayer Separator. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:12144-12152. [PMID: 37584308 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Rare earth elements and graphene composites exhibit better catalytic properties in energy storage materials. The introduction of rare earth oxide and graphene composites as functional layers into the separator to seal the "shuttle effect" formed by polysulfides during the discharge process has proven to be effective. In this study, we prepared CeO2/graphene composites (labeled as CeG) by intercalation exfoliation and in situ electrodeposition methods simultaneously, in which CeO2 was encapsulated in large folds of graphene, which exhibited good defect levels (ID/IG < 1) and its intrinsically superior physical structure acted as a shielding layer to hinder the shuttle of polysulfides, improving the cycling stability and rate of cell performance. The separator cell with CeG achieves an initial discharge specific capacity of 1133.5 mAh/g at 0.5C, excellent rate performance (978.5 mAh/g at 2C), and long cycling (790 mAh/g after 400 cycles).
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- Bo Gao
- Key Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110819, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110819, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110819, China
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- Shenyang Ligong University, Material Science and Engineering, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110159, China
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- Shenyang Ligong University, School of Equipment Engineering, no. 6 Nanping Central Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110159, China
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Hou R, Li Y, Wang Z, Shi Z, Li N, Miao F, Shao G, Zhang P. In Situ 1D Carbon Chain-Mail Catalyst Assembly for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Full Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300868. [PMID: 37098649 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The main obstacles for the commercial application of Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) full batteries are the large volume change during charging/discharging process, the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfide (LiPS), sluggish redox kinetics, and the indisciplinable dendritic Li growth. Especially the overused of metal Li leads to the low utilization of active Li, which seriously drags down the actual energy density of Li-S batteries. Herein, an efficient design of dual-functional CoSe electrocatalyst encapsulated in carbon chain-mail (CoSe@CCM) is employed as the host both for the cathode and anode regulation simultaneously. The carbon chain-mail constituted by carbon encapsulated layer cross-linking with carbon nanofibers protects CoSe from the corrosion of chemical reaction environment, ensuring the high activity of CoSe during the long-term cycles. The Li-S full battery using this carbon chain-mail catalyst with a lower negative/positive electrode capacity ratio (N/P < 2) displays a high areal capacity of 9.68 mAh cm-2 over 150 cycles at a higher sulfur loading of 10.67 mg cm-2 . Additionally, a pouch cell is stable for 80 cycles at a sulfur loading of 77.6 mg, showing the practicality feasibility of this design.
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- Ruohan Hou
- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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Wang F, Han Y, Feng X, Xu R, Li A, Wang T, Deng M, Tong C, Li J, Wei Z. Mesoporous Carbon-Based Materials for Enhancing the Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087291. [PMID: 37108464 PMCID: PMC10138428 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The most promising energy storage devices are lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), which offer a high theoretical energy density that is five times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries. However, there are still significant barriers to the commercialization of LSBs, and mesoporous carbon-based materials (MCBMs) have attracted much attention in solving LSBs' problems, due to their large specific surface area (SSA), high electrical conductivity, and other unique advantages. The synthesis of MCBMs and their applications in the anodes, cathodes, separators, and "two-in-one" hosts of LSBs are reviewed in this study. Most interestingly, we establish a systematic correlation between the structural characteristics of MCBMs and their electrochemical properties, offering recommendations for improving performance by altering the characteristics. Finally, the challenges and opportunities of LSBs under current policies are also clarified. This review provides ideas for the design of cathodes, anodes, and separators for LSBs, which could have a positive impact on the performance enhancement and commercialization of LSBs. The commercialization of high energy density secondary batteries is of great importance for the achievement of carbon neutrality and to meet the world's expanding energy demand.
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- Fangzheng Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing 401331, China
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Nie T, Zhu Y, Fang M, Ma L, Xu J, Cao Y, Hu S, Zhang X, Niu D. Realizing anti-self-discharged lithium-sulfur batteries by using hierarchical porous carbon nanofibers embedded with Fe/Ni-N catalytic sites. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:908-916. [PMID: 36907150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are featured with high gravimetric energy density, yet their commercial application is significantly deteriorated with the severe self-discharging resulted from the polysulfides shuttle and sluggish electrochemical kinetics. Here, a hierarchical porous carbon nanofibers implanted with Fe/Ni-N (denoted as Fe-Ni-HPCNF) catalytic sites are prepared and used as a kinetics booster toward anti-self-discharged Li-S batteries. In this design, the Fe-Ni-HPCNF possesses interconnected porous skeleton and abundant exposed active sites, enabling fast Li-ion conduction, excellent shuttle inhibition and catalytic ability for polysulfides' conversion. Combined with these advantages, this cell with the Fe-Ni-HPCNF equipped separator exhibits an ultralow self-discharged rate of 4.9% after resting for one week. Moreover, the modified batteries deliver a superior rate performance (783.3 mAh g-1 at 4.0 C) and an outstanding cycling life (over 700 cycles with 0.057% attenuation rate at 1.0 C). This work may guide the advanced design of anti-self-discharged Li-S batteries.
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- Tiantian Nie
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Jia D, Shen Q. Multifunctional Mesoporous Carbonaceous Materials Enable the High Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:3173-3178. [PMID: 36802662 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Focusing on multifunctional mesoporous carbonaceous materials (MCMs) is one of the hot research topics due to increasing demand in the high-energy-density devices of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries (2600 Wh kg-1). On the premise of applying MCMs as a porous framework to load elemental sulfur, to improve the electronic conductivity of the cathode, and to trap the in situ-formed electrolyte-soluble intermediates of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), the commercialization of MCMs-based energy storage devices still needs to solve solid/solid and solid/liquid interfacial issues such as the chemical anchoring of the electrically insulating active substances, the sluggish redox kinetics of intermediate LiPSs, and so on. Through the permutation of multifunctional MCMs serving as the primary sulfur-loading carrier of the cathode, as the secondary surface-coating layers of the separator, the cathode, and the anode separately, this Perspective highlights research challenges to clarify a comprehensive high-performance mechanism of MCM-based Li-S batteries and provides new chemical insight for potential application purposes.
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- Dandan Jia
- Key Laboratory of Laser and Infrared System of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Dai S, Sun C, Zhang Y, Zeng L, Peng Y, Zhou L, Wang Y, Jiang J, Ming Li C. Carbon microspheres built of La 2O 3 quantum dots-implanted nanorods: Superb hosts with ultra-long Li 2S n-catalysis durability. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:320-328. [PMID: 36867928 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Practical utilization of Li-sulfur batteries (LSBs) is still hindered by the sulfur cathode side due to its inferior electrical conductivity, huge volume expansion and adverse polysulfide shuttling effects. Though using polar catalysts coupled with mesoporous carbons may well surmount these barriers, such unsheltered catalysts rarely survive due to oversaturated polysulfide adsorption and extra sulfuration side reactions. To overcome above constrains, we herein propose to implant highly reactive nanocatalysts into carbon matrix with few nanometers insertion depth for mechanical protection. As a paradigm study, we have embedded La2O3-quantum dots (QDs) into carbon nanorods, which are then assembled into carbon microspheres (CMs). As evaluated, La2O3 QDs-CMs can help elevate the cathode redox reaction kinetics and sulfur utilization ratios, delivering a large capacity of 1392 mAh g-1 at 0.25C and high-capacity retention of 76% after total cycling. The thin carbon layers on La2O3 QDs exert a key role in impeding excess polysulfide accumulation on catalysts and thus prevent their deactivation/failure. Our strategy may guide a smart way to make catalysts-involved sulfur cathode systems with ultra-long working durability for LSBs applications.
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- Shuai Dai
- Institute for Materials Science & Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China; School of Materials and Energy, and Chongqing Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Clean Energies of Technologies, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and Chongqing Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Clean Energies of Technologies, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and Chongqing Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Clean Energies of Technologies, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and Chongqing Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Clean Energies of Technologies, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and Chongqing Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Clean Energies of Technologies, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and Chongqing Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Clean Energies of Technologies, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Lasers, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and Chongqing Key Lab for Advanced Materials and Clean Energies of Technologies, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Hainan Province, and Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Photoelectrochemistry of Haikou, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, PR China.
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- Institute for Materials Science & Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Hainan Province, and Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Photoelectrochemistry of Haikou, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, PR China.
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Chen C, Zhang M, Chen Q, Duan H, Liu S. Recent Progress in Framework Materials for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. CHEM REC 2023:e202200278. [PMID: 36807712 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Lithium-Sulfur batteries (LSBs) have been considered as a promising candidate for the next generation of energy storage systems due to their high theoretical capacity. However, there are still lots of pending scientific and technological issues to be solved. Framework materials show great potential to address the above-mentioned issues due to the highly ordered distribution of pore sizes, effective catalytic activity, and periodically arranged aperture. In addition, good tunability gives framework materials unlimited possibilities to achieve satisfying performance for LSBs. In this review, the recent advances in pristine framework materials, their derivatives, and composites have been summarized. And a short conclusion and outlook regard to future prospects for guiding the development of framework materials and LSBs.
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- Changyun Chen
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Nanjing, School of Environmental Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, Jiangsu, PRC
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- High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University Qinhuai Campus, Nanjing, 211126, Jiangsu, PRC
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Nanjing, School of Environmental Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, Jiangsu, PRC
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Nanjing, School of Environmental Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, Jiangsu, PRC
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Nanjing, School of Environmental Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, Jiangsu, PRC
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Sun J, Liu Y, Liu L, Bi J, Wang S, Du Z, Du H, Wang K, Ai W, Huang W. Interface Engineering Toward Expedited Li 2 S Deposition in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: A Critical Review. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2211168. [PMID: 36756778 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) with superior energy density are among the most promising candidates of next-generation energy storage techniques. As the key step contributing to 75% of the overall capacity, Li2 S deposition remains a formidable challenge for LSBs applications because of its sluggish kinetics. The severe kinetic issue originates from the huge interfacial impedances, indicative of the interface-dominated nature of Li2 S deposition. Accordingly, increasing efforts have been devoted to interface engineering for efficient Li2 S deposition, which has attained inspiring success to date. However, a systematic overview and in-depth understanding of this critical field are still absent. In this review, the principles of interface-controlled Li2 S precipitation are presented, clarifying the pivotal roles of electrolyte-substrate and electrolyte-Li2 S interfaces in regulating Li2 S depositing behavior. For the optimization of the electrolyte-substrate interface, efforts on the design of substrates including metal compounds, functionalized carbons, and organic compounds are systematically summarized. Regarding the regulation of electrolyte-Li2 S interface, the progress of applying polysulfides catholytes, redox mediators, and high-donicity/polarity electrolytes is overviewed in detail. Finally, the challenges and possible solutions aiming at optimizing Li2 S deposition are given for further development of practical LSBs. This review would inspire more insightful works and, more importantly, may enlighten other electrochemical areas concerning heterogeneous deposition processes.
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- Jinmeng Sun
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Atomic Fe on hierarchically ordered porous carbon towards High-performance Lithium-sulfur batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.117046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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MOF-derived Micro-Mesoporous TiO2-based Composite as Sulfur Host for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Liang J, Johannessen B, Wu Z, Webster RF, Yong J, Zulkifli MYB, Harbort JS, Cheok YR, Wen H, Ao Z, Kong B, Chang SLY, Scott J, Liang K. Regulating the Coordination Environment of Mesopore-Confined Single Atoms from Metalloprotein-MOFs for Highly Efficient Biocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2205674. [PMID: 36073657 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit unparalleled atomic utilization and catalytic efficiency, yet it is challenging to modulate SACs with highly dispersed single-atoms, mesopores, and well-regulated coordination environment simultaneously and ultimately maximize their catalytic efficiency. Here, a generalized strategy to construct highly active ferric-centered SACs (Fe-SACs) is developed successfully via a biomineralization strategy that enables the homogeneous encapsulation of metalloproteins within metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) followed by pyrolysis. The results demonstrate that the constructed metalloprotein-MOF-templated Fe-SACs achieve up to 23-fold and 47-fold higher activity compared to those using metal ions as the single-atom source and those with large mesopores induced by Zn evaporation, respectively, as well as up to a 25-fold and 1900-fold higher catalytic efficiency compared to natural enzymes and natural-enzyme-immobilized MOFs. Furthermore, this strategy can be generalized to a variety of metal-containing metalloproteins and enzymes. The enhanced catalytic activity of Fe-SACs benefits from the highly dispersed atoms, mesopores, as well as the regulated coordination environment of single-atom active sites induced by metalloproteins. Furthermore, the developed Fe-SACs act as an excellent and effective therapeutic platform for suppressing tumor cell growth. This work advances the development of highly efficient SACs using metalloproteins-MOFs as a template with diverse biotechnological applications.
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- Jieying Liang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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Li X, Yuan L, Liu D, Xiang J, Li Z, Huang Y. Solid/Quasi-Solid Phase Conversion of Sulfur in Lithium-Sulfur Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106970. [PMID: 35218289 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is considered as one of the most promising options because the redox couple has almost the highest theoretical specific energy (2600 Wh kg-1 ) among all solid anode-cathode candidates for rechargeable batteries. The "solid-liquid-solid" mechanism has become a dominating phase transformation process since it was first reported, although this cathode mode suffers from a tough "shuttle" phenomenon due to the dissolution of the soluble intermediate polysulfides generated during the charging-discharging process, which causes rapid loss of energy-bearing material and shortened lifespan. For decades, tremendous efforts have been made to restrict the shuttle effect. Changing sulfur conversion to "solid-solid" mode or "quasi-solid" mode, which successfully exceed the limit of the dissolution of the intermediates, and may address the root of the problem. In this review, the main focus is on the fundamental chemistry of the "solid-solid" and "quasi-solid" phase transformation of the sulfur cathode. First, the strategies of sulfur immobilization in "solid-liquid-solid" multi-phase conversions as well as the pivotal influence factors for the electrochemical conversion process are briefly introduced. Then, the different routes are summarized to realize the "solid-solid" and "quasi-solid" redox mechanisms. Finally, a perspectives on building high-energy-density Li-S batteries are provided.
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- Xiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Sakamoto R, Toyoda R, Jingyan G, Nishina Y, Kamiya K, Nishihara H, Ogoshi T. Coordination chemistry for innovative carbon-related materials. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Li Z, Wang C, Ling F, Wang L, Bai R, Shao Y, Chen Q, Yuan H, Yu Y, Tan Y. Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries: Rules for Catalyst Selection and Electrode Design. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204214. [PMID: 35699691 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Seeking an optimal catalyst to accelerate conversion reaction kinetics of room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries is crucial for improving their electrochemical performance and promoting the practical applications. Herein, theoretical calculations of interfacial interactions of catalysts and polysulfides in terms of the surface adsorption state, interfacial ions migration, and electronic concentration around the Fermi level are systematically proposed as guiding principles of catalyst selection for RT Na-S batteries. As a case, MoN catalyst is accurately selected from transition metal nitrides with different d orbital electrons, and for experiment, it is introduced into the carbon nanofibers as a dual-functioning host (MoN@CNFs). The MoN@CNFs can effectively anchor polysulfides and accelerate their conversion reaction. In addition, for the sodium anode, the MoN@CNFs can also induce uniform deposition of Na and inhibit dendrite growth, which are supported by in situ characterizations and finite element simulation technique. As a result, the as-prepared RT Na-S battery displays high reversible capacity of 990 mAh g-1 at 0.2 A g-1 after 100 cycles and long lifespan over 1500 cycles at 2 A g-1 . Even with high S loading of 5 mg cm-2 , the RT Na-S battery still exhibits a high areal capacity of 2.5 mAh cm-2 .
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- Zhen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles & Institute of Marine Biobased Materials & Collage of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Jiujiang DeFu Technology Co. Ltd., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332000, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles & Institute of Marine Biobased Materials & Collage of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles & Institute of Marine Biobased Materials & Collage of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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Xie D, Xu Y, Wang Y, Pan X, Härk E, Kochovski Z, Eljarrat A, Müller J, Koch CT, Yuan J, Lu Y. Poly(ionic liquid) Nanovesicle-Templated Carbon Nanocapsules Functionalized with Uniform Iron Nitride Nanoparticles as Catalytic Sulfur Host for Li-S Batteries. ACS NANO 2022; 16:10554-10565. [PMID: 35786866 PMCID: PMC9331140 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c01992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Poly(ionic liquid)s (PIL) are common precursors for heteroatom-doped carbon materials. Despite a relatively higher carbonization yield, the PIL-to-carbon conversion process faces challenges in preserving morphological and structural motifs on the nanoscale. Assisted by a thin polydopamine coating route and ion exchange, imidazolium-based PIL nanovesicles were successfully applied in morphology-maintaining carbonization to prepare carbon composite nanocapsules. Extending this strategy further to their composites, we demonstrate the synthesis of carbon composite nanocapsules functionalized with iron nitride nanoparticles of an ultrafine, uniform size of 3-5 nm (termed "FexN@C"). Due to its unique nanostructure, the sulfur-loaded FexN@C electrode was tested to efficiently mitigate the notorious shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) in Li-S batteries. The cavity of the carbon nanocapsules was spotted to better the loading content of sulfur. The well-dispersed iron nitride nanoparticles effectively catalyze the conversion of LiPSs to Li2S, owing to their high electronic conductivity and strong binding power to LiPSs. Benefiting from this well-crafted composite nanostructure, the constructed FexN@C/S cathode demonstrated a fairly high discharge capacity of 1085 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C initially, and a remaining value of 930 mAh g-1 after 200 cycles. In addition, it exhibits an excellent rate capability with a high initial discharge capacity of 889.8 mAh g-1 at 2 C. This facile PIL-to-nanocarbon synthetic approach is applicable for the exquisite design of complex hybrid carbon nanostructures with potential use in electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
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- Dongjiu Xie
- Department
for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department
for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department
for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
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- Department
for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Liang Z, Shen J, Xu X, Li F, Liu J, Yuan B, Yu Y, Zhu M. Advances in the Development of Single-Atom Catalysts for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200102. [PMID: 35238103 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Although lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are promising next-generation energy-storage systems, their practical applications are limited by the growth of Li dendrites and lithium polysulfide shuttling. These problems can be mitigated through the use of single-atom catalysts (SACs), which exhibit the advantages of maximal atom utilization efficiency (≈100%) and unique catalytic properties, thus effectively enhancing the performance of electrode materials in energy-storage devices. This review systematically summarizes the recent progress in SACs intended for use in Li-metal anodes, S cathodes, and separators, briefly introducing the operating principles of Li-S batteries, the action mechanisms of the corresponding SACs, and the fundamentals of SACs activity, and then comprehensively describes the main strategies for SACs synthesis. Subsequently, the applications of SACs and the principles of SACs operation in reinforced Li-S batteries as well as other metal-S batteries are individually illustrated, and the major challenges of SACs usage in Li-S batteries as well as future development directions are presented.
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- Ziwei Liang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641, China
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Cao Y, Gu S, Han J, Yang QH, Lv W. The Catalyst Design for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Roles and Routes. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200124. [PMID: 35675916 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lithium-sulfur battery is a promising candidate for next-generation high energy density batteries due to its ultrahigh theoretical energy density. However, it suffers from low sulfur utilization, fast capacity decay, and the notorious "shuttle effect" of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) due to the sluggish reaction kinetics, which severely restrict its practical applications. Using the electrocatalyst can accelerate the redox reactions between sulfur, LiPSs and Li2 S and suppress the shuttling of LiPSs, and thus, it is a promising strategy to solve the above problems, enabling the battery with high energy density and long cycling stability. In this personal account, we discuss the catalyst design for lithium-sulfur batteries according to the sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) and sulfur evolution reaction (SER) in the discharging and charging processes. The catalytic effects for each step in SRR and SER are highlighted and the homogenous catalysts, the selective catalysts, and the bidirectional catalysts are discussed, which can help guide the rational design of the catalysts and practical applications of lithium-sulfur batteries.
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- Yun Cao
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,Department of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen, 518172, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Wang Y, Shi C, Sha J, Ma L, Liu E, Zhao N. Single-Atom Cobalt Supported on Nitrogen-Doped Three-Dimensional Carbon Facilitating Polysulfide Conversion in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:25337-25347. [PMID: 35605282 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have demonstrated catalytic efficacy toward lithium polysulfide conversion in Li-S batteries. However, achieving high-density M-Nx sites with rational design by a simple method is still challenging to date. Herein, an ultrathin porous 3D carbon-supported single-atom catalyst (SACo/NDC) is synthesized with a salt-template strategy via a facile freeze-drying and one-step pyrolysis procedure and serves well as a sulfur host. The well-defined 3D carbon structure can effectively alleviate volume stress and confine polysulfides inside. Moreover, the dispersed Co-Nx sites exhibit strong chemical adsorption function and valid catalytic efficiency to LiPSs redox conversion. As a result, the SACo/NDC cathodes display enhanced long-term cycling stability and better rate capability.
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- Yichen Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China
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Wang Z, Shen J, Xu X, Yuan J, Zuo S, Liu Z, Zhang D, Liu J. In-Situ Synthesis of Carbon-Encapsulated Atomic Cobalt as Highly Efficient Polysulfide Electrocatalysts for Highly Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106640. [PMID: 35146906 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have been considered as one of the most promising electrochemical energy storage systems because of their high energy density. However, a series of issues severely limit the practical performances of Li-S batteries such as low conductivity, significant volume change, and shuttle effect. The hollow carbon spheres with huge voids and high electrical conductivity are promising as sulfur hosts. Unfortunately, the nonpolar nature of carbon materials cannot prevent the shuttle effect effectively. In this case, the atomic cobalt is introduced to a nitrogen-doped hollow carbon sphere (ACo@HCS) through polymerization and controlled pyrolysis. The atomic cobalt dopants not only act as active sites to restrict the shuttle effect, but also can promote the kinetics of the sulfur redox reactions. ACo@HCS acting as sulfur host exhibits a high discharge capacity (1003 mAh g-1 ) at a 1.0 C rate after 500 cycles, and the corresponding decay rate is as low as 0.002% per cycle. This exciting work paves a new way to design high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Zhuosen Wang
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
- School of Physics and Electronics, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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Zou K, Jing W, Dai X, Chen X, Shi M, Yao Z, Zhu T, Sun J, Chen Y, Liu Y, Liu Y. A Highly Efficient Sulfur Host Enabled by Nitrogen/Oxygen Dual-Doped Honeycomb-Like Carbon for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107380. [PMID: 35332689 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High energy density and long cycle life of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries suffer from the shuttle/expansion effect. Sufficient sulfur storage space, local fixation of polysulfides, and outstanding electrical conductivity are crucial for a robust cathode host. Herein, a modified template method is proposed to synthesize a highly regular and uniform nitrogen/oxygen dual-doped honeycomb-like carbon as sulfur host (N/O-HC-S). The unique structure not only offers physical entrapment for polysulfides (LiPSs) but also provides chemical adsorption and catalytic conversion sites of polysulfides. In addition, this structure offers enough space for loading sulfur, and a regular space of nanometer size can effectively prevent sulfur particles from accumulating. As expected, the as-prepared N/O-HC900-S with high areal sulfur loading (7.4 mg cm-2 ) shows a high areal specific capacity of 7.35 mAh cm-2 at 0.2 C. Theoretical calculations also reveal that the strong chemical immobilization and catalytic conversion of LiPSs attributed to the spin density and charge distribution of carbon atoms will be influenced by the neighbor nitrogen/oxygen dopants. This structure that provides cooperative chemical adsorption, high lithium ions flux, and catalytic conversion for LiPSs can offer a new strategy for constructing a polysulfide confinement structure to achieve robust Li-S batteries.
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- Kunyang Zou
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Coal Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd, Xi'an, 710100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Li H, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Zhao L, Bao W, Cai X, Zhang K, Zhao H, Yi B, Su L, Cheetham AK, Jiang S, Xie J. An Ultrathin Functional Layer Based on Porous Organic Cages for Selective Ion Sieving and Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:2030-2037. [PMID: 35156832 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Thin films with effective ion sieving ability are highly desired in energy storage and conversion devices, including batteries and fuel cells. However, it remains challenging to design and fabricate cost-effective and easy-to-process ultrathin films for this purpose. Here, we report a 300 nm-thick functional layer based on porous organic cages (POCs), a new class of porous molecular materials, for fast and selective ion transport. This solution processable material allows for the design of thin films with controllable thickness and tunable porosity by tailoring cage chemistry for selective ion separation. In the prototype, the functional layer assembled by CC3 can selectively sieve Li+ ions and efficiently suppress undesired polysulfides with minimal sacrifice for the system's total energy density. Separators modified with POC thin films enable batteries with good cycle performance and rate capability and offer an attractive path toward the development of future high-energy-density energy storage devices.
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- Haoyuan Li
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 United States
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High-resolution Electron Microscopy, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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Yang D, Liang Z, Tang P, Zhang C, Tang M, Li Q, Biendicho JJ, Li J, Heggen M, Dunin-Borkowski RE, Xu M, Llorca J, Arbiol J, Morante JR, Chou SL, Cabot A. A High Conductivity 1D π-d Conjugated Metal-Organic Framework with Efficient Polysulfide Trapping-Diffusion-Catalysis in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2108835. [PMID: 35043500 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The shuttling behavior and sluggish conversion kinetics of the intermediate lithium polysulfides (LiPS) represent the main obstructions to the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Herein, a 1D π-d conjugated metal-organic framework (MOF), Ni-MOF-1D, is presented as an efficient sulfur host to overcome these limitations. Experimental results and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that Ni-MOF-1D is characterized by a remarkable binding strength for trapping soluble LiPS species. Ni-MOF-1D also acts as an effective catalyst for S reduction during the discharge process and Li2 S oxidation during the charging process. In addition, the delocalization of electrons in the π-d system of Ni-MOF-1D provides a superior electrical conductivity to improve electron transfer. Thus, cathodes based on Ni-MOF-1D enable LSBs with excellent performance, for example, impressive cycling stability with over 82% capacity retention over 1000 cycles at 3 C, superior rate performance of 575 mAh g-1 at 8 C, and a high areal capacity of 6.63 mAh cm-2 under raised sulfur loading of 6.7 mg cm-2 . The strategies and advantages here demonstrated can be extended to a broader range of π-d conjugated MOFs materials, which the authors believe have a high potential as sulfur hosts in LSBs.
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- Dawei Yang
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons and Peter Grünberg, Institute Forschungszentrum Jü lich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Information Functional Materials, 2020 X-Lab, ShangHai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons and Peter Grünberg, Institute Forschungszentrum Jü lich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons and Peter Grünberg, Institute Forschungszentrum Jü lich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08019, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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Yuan S, Gao Q, Ke C, Zuo T, Hou J, Zhang J. Mesoporous Carbon Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shu Yuan
- Institute of Fuel Cells, School of Mechanical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, School of Mechanical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, School of Mechanical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- CEMT Co Ltd 107 Changjiang Road Jiashan 314100 P. R. China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, School of Mechanical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- Institute of Fuel Cells, School of Mechanical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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Chen B, Zhong X, Zhou G, Zhao N, Cheng HM. Graphene-Supported Atomically Dispersed Metals as Bifunctional Catalysts for Next-Generation Batteries Based on Conversion Reactions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2105812. [PMID: 34677873 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Next-generation batteries based on conversion reactions, including aqueous metal-air batteries, nonaqueous alkali metal-O2 and -CO2 batteries, alkali metal-chalcogen batteries, and alkali metal-ion batteries have attracted great interest. However, their use is restricted by inefficient reversible conversion of active agents. Developing bifunctional catalysts to accelerate the conversion reaction kinetics in both discharge and charge processes is urgently needed. Graphene-, or graphene-like carbon-supported atomically dispersed metal catalysts (G-ADMCs) have been demonstrated to show excellent activity in various electrocatalytic reactions, making them promising candidates. Different from G-ADMCs for catalysis, which only require high activity in one direction, G-ADMCs for rechargeable batteries should provide high activity in both discharging and charging. This review provides guidance for the design and fabrication of bifunctional G-ADMCs for next-generation rechargeable batteries based on conversion reactions. The key challenges that prevent their reversible conversion, the origin of the activity of bifunctional G-ADMCs, and the current design principles of bifunctional G-ADMCs for highly reversible conversion, have been analyzed and highlighted for each conversion-type battery. Finally, a summary and outlook on the development of bifunctional G-ADMC materials for next-generation batteries with a high energy density and excellent energy efficiency are given.
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- Biao Chen
- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley, Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley, Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley, Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley, Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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Liu J, Wang J, Zhu L, Chen X, Ma Q, Xu Z, Sun S, Wang N, Chai Q, Yan W. Hollow urchin-like Mn 3O 4 microspheres as an advanced sulfur host for enabling Li-S batteries with high gravimetric energy density. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:1111-1119. [PMID: 34487931 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered to be promising candidates for next-generation storage systems. However, the practical applications are still hindered by the severe capacity decay, mainly caused by the large volume change, polysulfide shuttle and sluggish sulfur conversion kinetics. Herein, hollow urchin-like Mn3O4 (HU-Mn3O4) microspheres as sulfur hosts have been synthesized by the hydrothermal method and calcination treatment, aiming to prevent the polysulfide dissolution (benefiting from the strong polysulfide anchoring effect of Mn3O4) and alleviate the volume expansion of sulfur (benefiting from the special hollow structure). Meanwhile, the urchin-like thorny surface also facilitates the rapid ion/electron transfer and the abundant active sites for the fast sulfur redox kinetics. When used as the sulfur host in Li-S batteries, the S@HU-Mn3O4 cathode delivers a high initial capacity of 1137.4 mAh g-1 with a slow capacity decay of 0.042% after 200 cycles at 0.2 C. Even under the conditions of lean electrolyte (E/S = 7 mL g-1) and low N/P ratio (N/P = 2.1), the S@HU-Mn3O4 cathode still enables a stable cycling performance with a high gravimetric energy density (202 Wh kg cell-1), demonstrating its great potential in the development of future practical Li-S battery materials.
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- Jianwei Liu
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China; Zhejiang Research Institude of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 328 Wenming Road, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China; Zhejiang Research Institude of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 328 Wenming Road, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China; School of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Weinan Normal University, Chaoyang Street, Weinan 714099, China; Zhejiang Research Institude of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 328 Wenming Road, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China; Zhejiang Research Institude of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 328 Wenming Road, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Xi'an Hantang Analysis & Test Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710201, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China.
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Facile and low-cost preparation of Co and N co-doped hierarchical porous carbon as a functional separator for Li-S batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Liu J, Ding Y, Shen Z, Zhang H, Han T, Guan Y, Tian Y, Braun PV. A Lamellar Yolk-Shell Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode Displaying Ultralong Cycling Life, High Rate Performance, and Temperature Tolerance. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103517. [PMID: 34845856 PMCID: PMC8787391 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The shuttling behavior and slow conversion kinetics of the intermediate lithium polysulfides are the severe obstacles for the application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries over a wide temperature range. Here, an engineered lamellar yolk-shell structure of In2 O3 @void@carbon for the Li-S battery cathode is developed for the first time to construct a powerful barrier that effectively inhibits the shuttling of polysulfides. On the basis of the unique nanochannel-containing morphology, the continuous kinetic transformation of sulfur and polysulfides is confined in a stable framework, which is demonstrated by using X-ray nanotomography. The constructed Li-S battery exhibits a high cycling capability over 1000 cycles at 1.0 C with a capacity decay rate as low as 0.038% per cycle, good rate performance, and temperature tolerance at -10, 25, and 50 °C. A nondestructive in situ monitoring method of the interfacial reaction resistance in different cycling stages is proposed, which provides a new analysis perspective for the development of emerging electrochemical energy-storage systems.
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- Jinyun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education)Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New‐Energy Vehicle Battery Energy‐Storage MaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Materials ScienceAnhui Normal UniversityWuhuAnhui241002P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education)Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New‐Energy Vehicle Battery Energy‐Storage MaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Materials ScienceAnhui Normal UniversityWuhuAnhui241002P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State MicrostructuresCollege of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing UniversityNanjingJiangsu210093P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State MicrostructuresCollege of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing UniversityNanjingJiangsu210093P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education)Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New‐Energy Vehicle Battery Energy‐Storage MaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Materials ScienceAnhui Normal UniversityWuhuAnhui241002P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringMaterials Research LaboratoryBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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Accelerated Redox Conversion by CoMoS3/CoS Synergistic Interactions for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhang K, Li Y, Wang H, Zhang Z, Liu G, Zhang Y. MgCo layered double hydroxide-based yolk shell polyhedrons as multifunctional sulfur mediator for lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:115405. [PMID: 34740208 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac3703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of efficient sulfur host materials to address the shuttle effect issues of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) is crucial in the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries but still challenging. In the present study, a novel yolk shell structured MgCo-LDH/ZIF-67 composite is designed as Li-S battery cathode. In this composite, the shell layer is MgCo layered double hydroxide constructed by partially etching ZIF-67 nanoparticle by Mg2+, and the core is the unreacted ZIF-67 particle. The unique yolk shell structure not only provides abundant pores for sulfur accommodation, but also facilitates the electrolyte penetration and ion transport. The ZIF-67 core exhibits strong polar adsorption to LiPSs through the Lewis acid-base interactions, and the micropores/mesoporous can further trap LiPSs. Meanwhile, the MgCo-LDH shell exposes enough sulfur-philic sites for enhancing chemisorption and catalyzes LiPSs conversion. As a result, when MgCo-LDH/ZIF-67 is used as sulfur host in the cathode, the cell achieves a high discharge capacity of 1121 mAh g-1at 0.2 C, and an areal capacity of 5.0 mAh cm-2under high sulfur loading of 5.8 mg cm-2. The S/MgCo-LDH/ZIF-67 electrode holds a promising potential for the development of Li-S batteries.
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- Kai Zhang
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Liu J, Wang J, Zhao Y, Luo D, Yu A, Wang X, Chen Z. Engineering Oversaturated Fe‐N
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- Yongguang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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Ye C, Jin H, Shan J, Jiao Y, Li H, Gu Q, Davey K, Wang H, Qiao SZ. A Mo 5N 6 electrocatalyst for efficient Na 2S electrodeposition in room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7195. [PMID: 34893632 PMCID: PMC8664834 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27551-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Metal sulfides electrodeposition in sulfur cathodes mitigates the shuttle effect of polysulfides to achieve high Coulombic efficiency in secondary metal-sulfur batteries. However, fundamental understanding of metal sulfides electrodeposition and kinetics mechanism remains limited. Here using room-temperature sodium-sulfur cells as a model system, we report a Mo5N6 cathode material that enables efficient Na2S electrodeposition to achieve an initial discharge capacity of 512 mAh g-1 at a specific current of 1 675 mA g-1, and a final discharge capacity of 186 mAh g-1 after 10,000 cycles. Combined analyses from synchrotron-based spectroscopic characterizations, electrochemical kinetics measurements and density functional theory computations confirm that the high d-band position results in a low Na2S2 dissociation free energy for Mo5N6. This promotes Na2S electrodeposition, and thereby favours long-term cell cycling performance.
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- Chao Ye
- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO), 800 Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
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Wu C, Lai WH, Cai X, Chou SL, Liu HK, Wang YX, Dou SX. Carbonaceous Hosts for Sulfur Cathode in Alkali-Metal/S (Alkali Metal = Lithium, Sodium, Potassium) Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006504. [PMID: 33908696 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alkali-metal/sulfur batteries hold great promise for offering relatively high energy density compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. By providing viable sulfur composites that can be effectively used, carbonaceous hosts as a key component play critical roles in overcoming the preliminary challenges associated with the insulating sulfur and its relatively soluble polysulfides. Herein, a comprehensive overview and recent progress on carbonaceous hosts for advanced next-generation alkali-metal/sulfur batteries are presented. In order to encapsulate the highly active sulfur mass and fully limit polysulfide dissolution, strategies for tailoring the design and synthesis of carbonaceous hosts are summarized in this work. The sticking points that remain for sulfur cathodes in current alkali-metal/sulfur systems and the future remedies that can be provided by carbonaceous hosts are also indicated, which can lead to long cycling lifetimes and highly reversible capacities under repeated sulfur reduction reactions in alkali-metal/sulfur during cycling.
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- Can Wu
- Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Peng G, Hai C, Sun C, Zhou Y, Sun Y, Shen Y, Li X, Zhang G, Zeng J, Dong S. New Insight into the Working Mechanism of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries under a Wide Temperature Range. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:55007-55019. [PMID: 34761674 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c15975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Sweet potato-derived carbon with a unique solid core/porous layer core/shell structure is used as a conductive substrate for gradually immobilizing sulfur to construct a cathode for Li-S batteries. The first discharge specific capacity of the Li-S batteries with the C-10K@2S composite cathode at 0.1C is around 1645 mAh g-1, which is very close to the theoretical specific capacity of active sulfur. Especially, after 175 cycles at 0.5C, the maintained specific discharge capacities of the C-10K@2S cathode at -20, 0, 25, and 40 °C are about 184.9, 687.2, 795.5, and 758.3 mAh g-1, respectively, and the cathode is superior to most of the classical carbon form matrices. Working mechanisms of the cathodes under different temperatures are confirmed based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterizations. Distinctively, during the discharge stage, the widely proposed two-step cathodic reactions occur simultaneously rather than sequentially. In addition, the largely accelerated phase conversion efficiency of the cathode at a higher temperature (from room temperature to 40 °C) contributes to its enhanced charge/discharge specific capacity, while the byproduct Li2S2O7 or Li3N irreversibly formed during the cycles limits its application performance at 0 °C. These conclusions would be very significant and useful for designing cathodes for Li-S batteries with excellent wide working temperature performance.
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- Guiping Peng
- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
- Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Xining 810008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Lin Y, Ouyang Z, He S, Song X, Luo Y, Zhao J, Xiao Y, Lei S, Yuan C, Cheng B. An individual sandwich hybrid nanostructure of cobalt disulfide in-situ grown on N doped carbon layer wrapped on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for high-efficiency lithium sulfur batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 610:560-572. [PMID: 34838317 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Binding and trapping of lithium polysulfide (LPS) are being conceived as the most effective strategies to improve lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery performance. Therefore, exploiting a simple but cost-effective approach for the absorption and conversion of LPS and the transfer of electrons and Li+ ions is of paramount importance. Herein, sandwich structure MWCNTs@N-doped-C@CoS2 integrated with multiple nanostructures of zero-dimensional (0D) CoS2 nanoparticles, 1D carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and 2D N-doped amorphous carbon layer was obtained, where MWCNTs was firstly uniformly attached with a polydopamine (PDA) of excellent adhesion, followed by hydrothermal method, the Co2+ nanoparticles were in-situ grown on the PDA by the formation of complex compound of Co2+ and N atoms in PDA, and then the CoS2 nanoparticles were in-situ grown on CNTs in a point-surface contact way by a bridging of N-doped amorphous carbon layer derived from the carbonization of attached PDA after the vulcanization at 500 °C under Ar atmosphere. The multifunction synergism of absorption, conductivity, and the kinetics of LPS redox is significantly improved, consequently effectively suppressing the shuttle effect and tremendously increasing the utilization rate of active substance. For the Li-S battery assembled with MWCNTs@N-doped-C@CoS2-modified separator, its rate capacity and cycling performance can be greatly enhanced. It can exhibit a high initial discharge capacity of 1590 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C, a stable long-term cycling performance with a relatively low capacity decay of 0.07% per cycle during 500 cycles at 1 C, and a reversible capacity of 772 mAh g-1 and a capacity decay of 0.04% per cycle during 250 cycles at 2 C. Even at a large current density of 4 C, an initial specific discharge capacity of 634 mAh g-1 can still be delivered. With a high sulfur loading of 5.0 mg cm-2, additionally, an outstanding cycling stability can also be well maintained at 685 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C after 50 cycles. This work provides a novel and simple but effective strategy to develop such sandwich hybrid materials comprised of polar metal sulfides and conductive networks via an effective bridging to help realize durable and stable Li-S battery.
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- Yang Lin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China; Nanoscale Science and Technology Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- Nanoscale Science and Technology Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, Jiangxi 330022, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China; Nanoscale Science and Technology Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, PR China.
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Yang Z, Zhao Z, Zhou H, Cheng M, Yan R, Tao X, Li S, Liu X, Cheng C, Ran F. Cobalt-Based Double Catalytic Sites on Mesoporous Carbon as Reversible Polysulfide Catalysts for Fast-Kinetic Li-S Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:51174-51185. [PMID: 34689545 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Li-S batteries are considered to be the most promising next-generation advanced energy-storage systems. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics and the "shuttle effect" of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) severely limit their battery performances. To overcome the complex and multiphase sulfur redox chemistry of LiPSs, in this study, we propose a new type of cobalt-based double catalytic sites (DCSs) codoped mesoporous carbon to immobilize and reversibly catalyze the LiPS intermediates in the cycling process, thus eliminating the shuttle effect and improving the charge-discharge kinetics. The theoretical calculation shows that the well-designed DCS configuration endows LiPSs with both strong and weak binding capabilities, which will facilitate the synergistic and reversible catalytic conversion. Furthermore, the experimental results also confirm that the DCS structure shows significantly enhanced catalytic kinetics than the single catalytic sites. The Li-S battery equipped with the DCS structure displays an extremely high discharge capacity of 918 mA h g-1 at a current density of 0.2 C and can reach a capacity of 867 mA h g-1 after 200 cycles with an ultralow capacity attenuation rate of 0.028% for each cycle. This study opens new avenues to address the catalytic requirements both in discharging and charging processes.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 40, Berlin 10623, Germany
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, P. R. China
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Graphene oxide-wrapped cobalt-doped oxygen-deficient titanium dioxide hollow spheres clusters as efficient sulfur immobilizers for lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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