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Zuo X, Wang L, Zhen M, You T, Liu D, Zhang Y. Multifunctional TiN-MXene-Co@CNTs Networks as Sulfur/Lithium Host for High-Areal-Capacity Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202408026. [PMID: 38867467 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202408026] [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: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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The inevitable shuttling and slow redox kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) as well as the uncontrolled growth of Li dendrites have strongly limited the practical applications of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). To address these issues, we have innovatively constructed the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) encapsulated Co nanoparticles in situ grown on TiN-MXene nanosheets, denoted as TiN-MXene-Co@CNTs, which could serve simultaneously as both sulfur/Li host to kill "three birds with one stone" to (1) efficiently capture soluble LiPSs and expedite their redox conversion, (2) accelerate nucleation/decomposition of solid Li2S, and (3) induce homogeneous Li deposition. Benefiting from the synergistic effects, the TiN-MXene-Co@CNTs/S cathode with a sulfur loading of 2.5 mg cm-2 could show a high reversible specific capacity of 1129.1 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles at 0.1 C, and ultralong cycle life over 1000 cycles at 1.0 C. More importantly, it even achieves a high areal capacity of 6.3 mAh cm-2 after 50 cycles under a sulfur loading as high as 8.9 mg cm-2 and a low E/S ratio of 5.0 μL mg-1. Besides, TiN-MXene-Co@CNTs as Li host could deliver a stable Li plating/striping behavior over 1000 h.
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- Xintao Zuo
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education Institution, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering Institution, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering Institution, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education Institution, 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 Institution, 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 Institution, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Lee J, Kim S, Park JB, Park D, Lee S, Choi C, Lee H, Jang G, Park YS, Yun J, Moon S, Lee S, Jeong CS, Kim JH, Choi HJ, Kim DW, Moon J. Electrochemically Active MoO 3/TiN Sulfur Host Inducing Dynamically Reinforced Built-in Electric Field for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2406018. [PMID: 39101351 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202406018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Although various electrocatalysts have been developed to ameliorate the shuttle effect and sluggish Li-S conversion kinetics, their electrochemical inertness limits the sufficient performance improvement of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). In this work, an electrochemically active MoO3/TiN-based heterostructure (MOTN) is designed as an efficient sulfur host that can improve the overall electrochemical properties of LSBs via prominent lithiation behaviors. By accommodating Li ions into MoO3 nanoplates, the MOTN host can contribute its own capacity. Furthermore, the Li intercalation process dynamically affects the electronic interaction between MoO3 and TiN and thus significantly reinforces the built-in electric field, which further improves the comprehensive electrocatalytic abilities of the MOTN host. Because of these merits, the MOTN host-based sulfur cathode delivers an exceptional specific capacity of 2520 mA h g-1 at 0.1 C. Furthermore, the cathode exhibits superior rate capability (564 mA h g-1 at 5 C), excellent cycling stability (capacity fade rate of 0.034% per cycle for 1200 cycles at 2 C), and satisfactory areal capacity (6.6 mA h cm-2) under a high sulfur loading of 8.3 mg cm-2. This study provides a novel strategy to develop electrochemically active heterostructured electrocatalysts and rationally manipulate the built-in electric field for achieving high-performance LSBs.
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- Jeongyoub Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Department of Environment and Energy Engineering, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, 01133, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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Ren Y, Hu L, Chang S, Ma Y, Wang B, Wu H, Li F, Yang Y, Tang S, Meng X. MXene-Bimetallic Hybrids via Mixed Molten Salts Etching for Kinetics-Enhanced and Dendrite-Free Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400068. [PMID: 38593293 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high theoretical energy density (2600 Wh kg-1) are considered to be one of the most promising secondary batteries. However, the practical application of Li-S batteries is limited by the polysulfides shuttling and unstable lithium metal anodes. Herein, an asymmetric separator (CACNM@PP), composed of Co-Ni/MXene (CNM) on the cathode and Cu-Ag/MXene (CAM) on the anode for high-performance Li-S batteries is reported. For the cathode, CNM provides a synergistic effect by integrating Co, Ni, and MXene, resulting in strong chemical interactions and fast conversion kinetics for polysulfides. For the anode, CAM with abundant lithiophilicity active sites can lower the nucleation barrier of Li. Moreover, LiCl/LiF layers are generated in situ as an ion conductor layer during charging and discharging, inducing a uniform deposition of Li. Therefore, the assembled cells with the CACNM@PP separators harvest excellent electrochemical performance. This work provides novel insights into the development of commercially available high-energy density Li-S batteries with asymmetric separators.
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- Yilun Ren
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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Lin Z, Zhu H, Qian L, Tang X, Wen J, Wang Y, Wang X, Han S, Zhu J, Lin H, Zhao Y. Modulating the Coordination Chemistry of Cobalt Catalytic Sites by Ruthenium Species to Accelerate the Polysulfide Conversion Kinetics in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400945. [PMID: 38690799 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400945] [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: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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The performance of lithium-sulfur batteries is compromised by the loss of sulfur as dissolved polysulfides in the electrolyte and consequently the polysulfide redox shutting effect. Accelerating the conversion kinetics of polysulfide intermediates into sulfur or lithium sulfide through electrocatalysis has emerged as a root-cause solution. Co-N-C composite electrocatalyst is commonly used for this purpose. It is illustrated here that how the effectiveness can be improved by modulating the coordination chemistry of Co-N-C catalytic sites through introducing Ru species (RuCo-NC). The well-dispersed Ru in the Co-NC carbon matrix altered the total charge distribution over the Co-N-C catalytic sites and led to the formation of electron-rich Co-N, which is highly active for the polysulfide conversion reactions. Using Ru to modulate the electronic structure in the Co-N-C configuration and the additional catalytic sites over the Ru-Nx species can manifest optimal adsorption behavior of polysulfides. Consequently, the sulfur cathode with RuCo-NC can reduce the capacity fade rate from 0.11 % per cycle without catalyst (initial capacity of 701 mAh g-1) to 0.054 % per cycle (initial capacity of 1074 mAh g-1) over 400 cycles at 0.2 C rate. The results of this study provide the evidence for a feasible catalyst modification strategy for the polysulfide electrocatalysis.
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- Zhiqian Lin
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Solid State Batteries, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Ningbo, 315201, China
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Zhang H, Zhang M, Liu R, He T, Xiang L, Wu X, Piao Z, Jia Y, Zhang C, Li H, Xu F, Zhou G, Mai Y. Fe 3O 4-doped mesoporous carbon cathode with a plumber's nightmare structure for high-performance Li-S batteries. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5451. [PMID: 38937487 PMCID: PMC11211388 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49826-5] [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: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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Shuttling of lithium polysulfides and slow redox kinetics seriously limit the rate and cycling performance of lithium-sulfur batteries. In this study, Fe3O4-dopped carbon cubosomes with a plumber's nightmare structure (SP-Fe3O4-C) are prepared as sulfur hosts to construct cathodes with high rate capability and long cycling life for Li-S batteries. Their three-dimensional continuous mesochannels and carbon frameworks, along with the uniformly distributed Fe3O4 particles, enable smooth mass/electron transport, strong polysulfides capture capability, and fast catalytic conversion of the sulfur species. Impressively, the SP-Fe3O4-C cathode exhibits top-level comprehensive performance, with high specific capacity (1303.4 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C), high rate capability (691.8 mAh gFe3O41 at 5 C), and long cycling life (over 1200 cycles). This study demonstrates a unique structure for high-performance Li-S batteries and opens a distinctive avenue for developing multifunctional electrode materials for next-generation energy storage devices.
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- Han Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Aerospace Equipments Manufacturer Co., Ltd., 100 Huaning Road, Shanghai, 200245, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shanghai Aerospace Equipments Manufacturer Co., Ltd., 100 Huaning Road, Shanghai, 200245, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Zhu Z, Wu D, Feng L, He X, Hu T, Ye A, Fu X, Yang W, Wang Y. Architecting the Microenvironment Skeleton of Active Materials in High-Capacity Electrodes by Self-Assembled Nano-Building Blocks. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307086. [PMID: 38155510 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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In analogy to the cell microenvironment in biology, understanding and controlling the active-material microenvironment (ME@AM) microstructures in battery electrodes is essential to the successes of energy storage devices. However, this is extremely difficult for especially high-capacity active materials (AMs) like sulfur, due to the poor controlling on the electrode microstructures. To conquer this challenge, here, a semi-dry strategy based on self-assembled nano-building blocks is reported to construct nest-like robust ME@AM skeleton in a solvent-and-stress-less way. To do that, poly(vinylidene difluoride) nanoparticle binder is coated onto carbon-nanofibers (NB@CNF) via the nanostorm technology developed in the lab, to form self-assembled nano-building blocks in the dry slurry. After compressed into an electrode prototype, the self-assembled dry-slurry is then bonded by in-situ nanobinder solvation. With this strategy, mechanically strong thick sulfur electrodes are successfully fabricated without cracking and exhibit high capacity and good C-rate performance even at a high AM loading (25.0 mg cm-2 by 90 wt% in the whole electrode). This study may not only bring a promising solution to dry manufacturing of batteries, but also uncover the ME@AM structuring mechanism with nano-binder for guiding the design and control on electrode microstructures.
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- Zhiwei Zhu
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610225, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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Yao W, Liao K, Lai T, Sul H, Manthiram A. Rechargeable Metal-Sulfur Batteries: Key Materials to Mechanisms. Chem Rev 2024; 124:4935-5118. [PMID: 38598693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Rechargeable metal-sulfur batteries are considered promising candidates for energy storage due to their high energy density along with high natural abundance and low cost of raw materials. However, they could not yet be practically implemented due to several key challenges: (i) poor conductivity of sulfur and the discharge product metal sulfide, causing sluggish redox kinetics, (ii) polysulfide shuttling, and (iii) parasitic side reactions between the electrolyte and the metal anode. To overcome these obstacles, numerous strategies have been explored, including modifications to the cathode, anode, electrolyte, and binder. In this review, the fundamental principles and challenges of metal-sulfur batteries are first discussed. Second, the latest research on metal-sulfur batteries is presented and discussed, covering their material design, synthesis methods, and electrochemical performances. Third, emerging advanced characterization techniques that reveal the working mechanisms of metal-sulfur batteries are highlighted. Finally, the possible future research directions for the practical applications of metal-sulfur batteries are discussed. This comprehensive review aims to provide experimental strategies and theoretical guidance for designing and understanding the intricacies of metal-sulfur batteries; thus, it can illuminate promising pathways for progressing high-energy-density metal-sulfur battery systems.
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- Weiqi Yao
- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Ma J, Zheng S, Fu Y, Wang X, Qin J, Wu ZS. The status and challenging perspectives of 3D-printed micro-batteries. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5451-5481. [PMID: 38638219 PMCID: PMC11023027 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06999k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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In the era of the Internet of Things and wearable electronics, 3D-printed micro-batteries with miniaturization, aesthetic diversity and high aspect ratio, have emerged as a recent innovation that solves the problems of limited design diversity, poor flexibility and low mass loading of materials associated with traditional power sources restricted by the slurry-casting method. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of the rational design of 3D-printed materials, inks, methods, configurations and systems is critical to optimize the electrochemical performance of customizable 3D-printed micro-batteries. In this review, we offer a key overview and systematic discussion on 3D-printed micro-batteries, emphasizing the close relationship between printable materials and printing technology, as well as the reasonable design of inks. Initially, we compare the distinct characteristics of various printing technologies, and subsequently emphatically expound the printable components of micro-batteries and general approaches to prepare printable inks. After that, we focus on the outstanding role played by 3D printing design in the device architecture, battery configuration, performance improvement, and system integration. Finally, the future challenges and perspectives concerning high-performance 3D-printed micro-batteries are adequately highlighted and discussed. This comprehensive discussion aims at providing a blueprint for the design and construction of next-generation 3D-printed micro-batteries.
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- Jiaxin Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University No. 63 Agricultural Road Zhengzhou 450002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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Wang Z, Song C, Shen H, Ma S, Li G, Li Y. RuO x Quantum Dots Loaded on Graphdiyne for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307786. [PMID: 37924250 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Here, a strategy to strengthen d-p orbital hybridization by fabricating π backbonding in the catalyst for efficient lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) conversion is reported. A special interface structure of RuOx quantum dots (QDs) anchored on graphdiyne (GDY) nanoboxes (RuOx QDs/GDY) is prepared to enable strong Ru-to-alkyne π backdonation, which effectively regulates the d-electron structures of Ru centers to promote the d-p orbital hybridization between the catalyst and LiPSs and significantly boosts the catalytic performance of RuOx QDs/GDY. The strong affinity with Li ions and fast Li-ion diffusion of RuOx QDs/GDY also enable ultrastable Li metal anodes. Thus, S@RuOx QDs/GDY cathodes exhibit excellent cycling performance under harsh conditions, and Li@RuOx QDs/GDY anodes show an ultralong cycling life over 8800 h without Li dendrite growth. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) full cells with S@RuOx QDs/GDY cathodes and Li@RuOx QDs/GDY anodes can deliver an impressive areal capacity of 17.8 mA h cm-2 and good cycling stability under the practical conditions of low negative-to-positive electrode capacity (N/P) ratio (N/P = 1.4), lean electrolyte (E/S = 3 µL mg-1 ), and high S mass loading (15.4 mg cm-2 ).
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- Zhongqiang Wang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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Li B, Wang P, Yuan J, Song N, Feng J, Xiong S, Xi B. Origin of Phase Engineering CoTe 2 Alloy Toward Kinetics-Reinforced and Dendrite-Free Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309324. [PMID: 38048638 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Slow electrochemistry kinetics and dendrite growth are major obstacles for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. The investigations over the polymorph effect require more endeavors to further access the related catalyst design principles. Herein, the systematic evaluation of CoTe2 alloy with two polymorphs regarding sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) and lithium plating/stripping is reported. As disclosed by theoretical calculations and electrochemical measurements, the orthorhombic (o-) and hexagonal (h-) CoTe2 make a substantial difference. The reactivity origin of the CoTe2 polymorphs is explored. The higher position of d-band centers for the Co atoms on the o-CoTe2 leads to a higher displacement of the antibonding state; the lower antibonding state occupancy, the more effective the interaction with the sulfide moieties and lithium. Hence, o-CoTe2 annihilates h-CoTe2 and exhibits better catalysis and more uniform lithium deposition, consolidated by excellent performance of full cell made of o-CoTe2 . It keeps stable charging/discharging for 800 cycles at 0.5 C with only 0.055% capacity decay per cycle and even achieves an areal capacity of 6.5 mAh cm-2 at lean electrolyte and high sulfur loading of 6.4 mg cm-2 . This work establishes the mechanistic perspective about the catalysts in Li-S batteries and provides new insight into the unified solution.
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- Bin Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Chen L, Cao G, Li Y, Zu G, Duan R, Bai Y, Xue K, Fu Y, Xu Y, Wang J, Li X. A Review on Engineering Transition Metal Compound Catalysts to Accelerate the Redox Kinetics of Sulfur Cathodes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:97. [PMID: 38285078 PMCID: PMC10825111 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01299-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Engineering transition metal compounds (TMCs) catalysts with excellent adsorption-catalytic ability has been one of the most effective strategies to accelerate the redox kinetics of sulfur cathodes. Herein, this review focuses on engineering TMCs catalysts by cation doping/anion doping/dual doping, bimetallic/bi-anionic TMCs, and TMCs-based heterostructure composites. It is obvious that introducing cations/anions to TMCs or constructing heterostructure can boost adsorption-catalytic capacity by regulating the electronic structure including energy band, d/p-band center, electron filling, and valence state. Moreover, the electronic structure of doped/dual-ionic TMCs are adjusted by inducing ions with different electronegativity, electron filling, and ion radius, resulting in electron redistribution, bonds reconstruction, induced vacancies due to the electronic interaction and changed crystal structure such as lattice spacing and lattice distortion. Different from the aforementioned two strategies, heterostructures are constructed by two types of TMCs with different Fermi energy levels, which causes built-in electric field and electrons transfer through the interface, and induces electron redistribution and arranged local atoms to regulate the electronic structure. Additionally, the lacking studies of the three strategies to comprehensively regulate electronic structure for improving catalytic performance are pointed out. It is believed that this review can guide the design of advanced TMCs catalysts for boosting redox of lithium sulfur batteries.
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- Liping Chen
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Yulin University, Yulin, 719000, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China.
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Tao X, Zhang Z, Li Z, Xiong S, Wang S, Gao F, Wang C, Hou L. Peapod-Like Structured B/N Co-Doped Carbon Nanotube Array Encapsulating M xP y (M = Fe, Co, and Ni) Nanoparticles for High-Rate Potassium Storage. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:772-783. [PMID: 38153090 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have become the desirable alternatives for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) originating from abundant reserves and appropriate redox potential, while the considerable radius size of K+ leading to poor reaction kinetics and huge volume expansion limits the practical application of PIBs. Hybridization of transition-metal phosphides and carbon substrates can effectively optimize the obstacles of poor conductivity, sluggish kinetics, and huge volume variation. Thus, the peapod-like structural MxPy@BNCNTs (M = Fe, Co, and Ni) composites as anode materials for PIBs were synthesized through a facile strategy. Notably, the unique architecture of B/N codoped carbon nanotube array as fast ion/electron transfer pathways effectively improves the electronic conductivity of composites. The MxPy nanoparticles (NPs) are encapsulated in BNCNTs with an amorphous carbon layer (5-10 nm), which discernibly alleviate the volume changes during potassiation/depotassiation. In conclusion, the composites show a commendable cycling performance, possessing reversible capacities of 111, 152, and 122 mA h g-1 after 1000 cycles at 1.0 A g-1 with a negligible capacity loss for FeP@BNCNT, CoP/Co2P@BNCNT, and Ni2P@BNCNT electrodes, respectively. Especially, after 1000 cycles at 2.0 A g-1, the CoP/Co2P@BNCNT electrode still possesses a capacity of 87.9 mA h g-1, demonstrating excellent rate performance and long-term life. This work may offer an innovative and viable route to construct a stable architecture for solving the issue of poor stability of TMP-based anodes at a high current density.
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- Xiwen Tao
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
- State key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China
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Gao R, Zhang M, Han Z, Xiao X, Wu X, Piao Z, Lao Z, Nie L, Wang S, Zhou G. Unraveling the Coupling Effect between Cathode and Anode toward Practical Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2303610. [PMID: 37500064 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The localized reaction heterogeneity of the sulfur cathode and the uneven Li deposition on the Li anode are intractable issues for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries under practical operation. Despite impressive progress in separately optimizing the sulfur cathode or Li anode, a comprehensive understanding of the highly coupled relationship between the cathode and anode is still lacking. In this work, inspired by the Butler-Volmer equation, a binary descriptor (IBD ) assisting the rational structural design of sulfur cathode by simultaneously considering the mass-transport index (Imass ) and the charge-transfer index (Icharge ) is identified, and subsequently the relationship between IBD and the morphological evolution of Li anode is established. Guided by the IBD , a scalable electrode providing interpenetrated flow channels for efficient mass/charge transfer, full utilization of active sulfur, and mechanically elastic support for aggressive electrochemical reactions under practical conditions is reported. These characteristics induce a homogenous distribution of local current densities and reduced reaction heterogeneity on both sides of the cathode and anode. Impressive energy density of 318 Wh kg-1 and 473 Wh L-1 in an Ah-level pouch cell can be achieved by the design concept. This work offers a promising paradigm for unlocking the interaction between cathode and anode and designing high-energy practical Li-S batteries.
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- Runhua Gao
- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, P. R. China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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Du X, Wen C, Luo Y, Luo D, Yang T, Wu L, Li J, Liu G, Chen Z. Manipulating Redox Kinetics using p-n Heterojunction Biservice Matrix as both Cathode Sulfur Immobilizer and Anode Lithium Stabilizer for Practical Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2304131. [PMID: 37486972 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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As an attractive high-energy-density technology, the practical application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is severely limited by the notorious dissolution and shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPS), resulting in sluggish reaction kinetics and uncontrollable dendritic Li growth. Herein, a p-n typed heterostructure consisting of n-type MoS2 nanoflowers embedded with p-type NiO nanoparticles is designed on carbon nanofibers (denoted as NiO-MoS2 @CNFs) as both cathode sulfur immobilizer and anode Li stabilizer for practical Li-S batteries. Such p-n typed heterostructure is proposed to establish the built-in electric field across the heterointerface for facilitated the positive charge to reach the surface of NiO-MoS2 , meanwhile inherits the excellent LiPS adsorption ability of p-type NiO nanoparticles and catalytic ability of n-type MoS2 . As the anode matrix, the implementation of NiO-MoS2 heterostructure can prevent the growth of Li dendrites by enhancing the lithiophilicity and reducing local current density. The obtained Li-S full battery exhibits an ultra-high areal capacity over 7.3 mAh cm-2 , far exceeding that of current commercial Li-ion batteries. Meanwhile, a stable cycling performance can be achieved under low electrolyte/sulfur ratio of 5.8 µL mg-1 and negative/positive capacity ratio of 1. The corresponding pouch cell maintains high energy density of 305 Wh kg-1 and stable cycling performance under various bending angles.
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- Xiaohang Du
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
- Shandong Haihua Co., Ltd., Weifang, Shandong, 262737, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
- Power battery and system research center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Wang T, He J, Zhu Z, Cheng XB, Zhu J, Lu B, Wu Y. Heterostructures Regulating Lithium Polysulfides for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303520. [PMID: 37254027 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Sluggish reaction kinetics and severe shuttling effect of lithium polysulfides seriously hinder the development of lithium-sulfur batteries. Heterostructures, due to unique properties, have congenital advantages that are difficult to be achieved by single-component materials in regulating lithium polysulfides by efficient catalysis and strong adsorption to solve the problems of poor reaction kinetics and serious shuttling effect of lithium-sulfur batteries. In this review, the principles of heterostructures expediting lithium polysulfides conversion and anchoring lithium polysulfides are detailedly analyzed, and the application of heterostructures as sulfur host, interlayer, and separator modifier to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries is systematically reviewed. Finally, the problems that need to be solved in the future study and application of heterostructures in lithium-sulfur batteries are prospected. This review will provide a valuable reference for the development of heterostructures in advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.
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- Tao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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Zou Y, Qiao C, Sun J. Printable Energy Storage: Stay or Go? ACS NANO 2023; 17:17624-17633. [PMID: 37669402 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c06195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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In the era of rapidly evolving smart electronic devices, the development of power supplies with miniaturization and versatility is imperative. Prevailing manufacturing approaches for basic energy modules impose limitations on their size and shape design. Printing is an emerging technique to fabricate energy storage systems with tailorable mass loading and compelling energy output, benefiting from elaborate structural configurations and unobstructed charge transports. The derived "printable energy storage" realm is now focusing on materials exploration, ink formulation, and device construction. This contribution aims to illustrate the current state-of-the-art in printable energy storage and identify the existing challenges in the 3D printing design of electrodes. Insights into the future outlooks and directions for the development of this field are provided, with the goal of enabling printable energy storage toward practical applications.
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- Yuhan Zou
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
- Beijing Graphene Institute, Beijing 100095, P. R. 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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Yao W, Xu J, Ma L, Lu X, Luo D, Qian J, Zhan L, Manke I, Yang C, Adelhelm P, Chen R. Recent Progress for Concurrent Realization of Shuttle-Inhibition and Dendrite-Free Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2212116. [PMID: 36961362 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202212116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have become one of the most promising new-generation energy storage systems owing to their ultrahigh energy density (2600 Wh kg-1 ), cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. Nevertheless, their practical applications are seriously impeded by the shuttle effect of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), and the uncontrolled dendrite growth of metallic Li, which result in rapid capacity fading and battery safety problems. A systematic and comprehensive review of the cooperative combination effect and tackling the fundamental problems in terms of cathode and anode synchronously is still lacking. Herein, for the first time, the strategies for inhibiting shuttle behavior and dendrite-free Li-S batteries simultaneously are summarized and classified into three parts, including "two-in-one" S-cathode and Li-anode host materials toward Li-S full cell, "two birds with one stone" modified functional separators, and tailoring electrolyte for stabilizing sulfur and lithium electrodes. This review also emphasizes the fundamental Li-S chemistry mechanism and catalyst principles for improving electrochemical performance; advanced characterization technologies to monitor real-time LiPS evolution are also discussed in detail. The problems, perspectives, and challenges with respect to inhibiting the shuttle effect and dendrite growth issues as well as the practical application of Li-S batteries are also proposed.
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- Weiqi Yao
- 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, Maanshan, 243002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering and International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, 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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- Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
- Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Zhen M, Li K, Liu M. Manipulating Li 2 S Redox Kinetics and Lithium Dendrites by Core-Shell Catalysts under High Sulfur Loading and Lean-Electrolyte Conditions. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207442. [PMID: 36932885 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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For practical lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), the high sulfur loading and lean-electrolyte are necessary conditions to achieve the high energy density. However, such extreme conditions will cause serious battery performance fading, due to the uncontrolled deposition of Li2 S and lithium dendrite growth. Herein, the tiny Co nanoparticles embedded N-doped carbon@Co9 S8 core-shell material (CoNC@Co9 S8 NC) is designed to address these challenges. The Co9 S8 NC-shell effectively captures lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and electrolyte, and suppresses the lithium dendrite growth. The CoNC-core not only improves electronic conductivity, but also promotes Li+ diffusion as well as accelerates Li2 S deposition/decomposition. Consequently, the cell with CoNC@Co9 S8 NC modified separator delivers a high specific capacity of 700 mAh g-1 with a low-capacity decay rate of 0.035% per cycle at 1.0 C after 750 cycles under a sulfur loading of 3.2 mg cm-2 and a E/S ratio of 12 µL mg-1 , and a high initial areal capacity of 9.6 mAh cm-2 under a high sulfur loading of 8.8 mg cm-2 and a low E/S ratio of 4.5 µL mg-1 . Besides, the CoNC@Co9 S8 NC exhibits an ultralow overpotential fluctuation of 11 mV at a current density of 0.5 mA cm-2 after 1000 h during a continuous Li plating/striping process.
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- Mengmeng Zhen
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China
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Wu J, Huang J, Cui Y, Miao D, Ke X, Lu Y, Wu D. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum Inspired Polystyrene-Brush-Based Superhigh Sulfur Content Cathodes Enable Lithium-Sulfur Cells with High Mass and Capacity Loading. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2211471. [PMID: 36807410 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The development of highly sophisticated biomimetic models is significant yet remains challenging in the electrochemical energy storage field. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) cells with high sulfur content and high-sulfur-loading cathodes are urgently required to meet the fast-growing demand for electronic devices. Nevertheless, such cathode materials generally suffer from large sulfur agglomeration, nonporous structure, and insufficient conductivity, leading to rapid capacity decay and low sulfur utilization. Herein, inspired by rough endoplasmic reticulum, a 2D polystyrene (PS)-brush-based (G-g-PS) superhigh-sulfur-content (96 wt%) composite(G-g-sPS@S) is fabricated via the vulcanization reaction. The vulcanized PS side-chains and their S8 composites on the nanosheet surface can efficiently provide sulfur species, and the intersheet interstitial pores can provide rapid mass-transfer channels for redox reactions of sulfur species. Furthermore, the highly sulfophilic vulcanized PS side-chains are able to effectively inhibit the shuttle effect of polysulfides and regulate their redox process. With these merits, the cells with G-g-sPS@S cathodes exhibit an ultralow decay rate of 0.02% per cycle over 400 cycles at 2 C and deliver a superior areal capacity of 12.6 mAh cm-2 even with a high sulfur loading of 10.5 mg cm-2 .
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- Jinlun Wu
- PCFM Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- PCFM Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- PCFM Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- PCFM Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- PCFM Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- PCFM Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- PCFM Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Huang Y, Cheng F, Cai C, Fu Y. Simultaneously Suppressing Shuttle Effect and Dendrite Growth in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries via Building Dual-Functional Asymmetric-Cellulose Gel Electrolyte. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300076. [PMID: 37029708 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Polysulfides huttling and interfacial instability of Lithium-anode are the main technical issues hindering commercialization of high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries. Simply addressing the problem of polysulfide shuttling or lithium dendrite growth can result in safety hazards or short lifespan. To synchronously tackle the aforementioned issues, the authors have designed an asymmetric cellulose gel electrolyte, a defective and ionized UiO66/black phosphorus heterostructure coating layer (Di-UiO66/BP) and a cationic cellulose gelelectrolyte (QACA). Defective and ionized engineered UiO66 particles significantly enhances performance of UiO66/BP layer in anchoring free polysulfides, promoting smooth and effective polysulfide conversion and expediting the redox kinetics of sulfur cathode, therefore suppressing polysulfide shuttling. QACA electrolyte with numerous cationic groups can interact with anions via electrostatic adsorption, thus enhancing lithium-ion transference number and contributing to formation of stable solid electrolyte interface to suppress lithium dendrite growth. Owing to the superior performance of QACA/Di-UiO66/BP, the final cells exhibit outstanding electrochemical performance, presenting high sulfur utilization (1420.1 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C), high-rate capacity (665.4 mAh g-1 at 4 C) and long cycle lifespan. This work proposes a strategy of designing asymmetric electrolytes to simultaneously address the challenges in both S-cathode and Li-anode, which contributes to advanced Li-S batteries and their practical application.
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- Yangze Huang
- Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resource, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resource, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resource, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resource, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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Cheng P, Shi L, Li W, Fang X, Cao D, Zhao Y, Cao P, Liu D, He D. Efficient Regulation of Polysulfides by MoS 2 /MoO 3 Heterostructures for High-Performance Li-S Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206083. [PMID: 36683234 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The notorious shuttle effect and sluggish conversion of polysulfides seriously hinder the practical application of Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. In this study, a novel architecture of MoS2 /MoO3 heterostructure uniformly distributed on carbon nanotubes (MoS2 /MoO3 @CNT) is designed and introduced into Li-S batteries via decorating commercial separator to regulate the redox reactions of polysulfides. Systematic experiments and theoretical calculations showed that the heterostructure not only provides sufficient surface affinity to capture polysulfides and acts as an active catalyst to promote the conversion of polysulfides, but also the highly conductive CNT enables rapid electron/ion migration. As a result, Li-S batteries with the MoS2 /MoO3 @CNT-PP separator deliver an impressive reversible capacity (1015 mAh g-1 at 0.2 A g-1 after 100 cycles), excellent rate capacity (873 mAh g-1 at 5 A g-1 ), and low self-discharge capacity loss (94.6% capacity retention after 7 days of standing). Moreover, even at an elevated temperature of 70 °C, it still exhibits high-capacity retention (800 mAh g-1 at 1 A g-1 after 100 cycles). Encouragingly, when the sulfur load is increased to 8.7 mg cm-2 , the high reversible areal capacity of 6.61 mAh cm-2 can be stably maintained after 100 cycles, indicating a high potential for practical application.
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- Pu Cheng
- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, and LONGi Institute of Future Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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Ding Y, Shi Z, Sun Y, Wu J, Pan X, Sun J. Steering Bidirectional Sulfur Redox via Geometric/Electronic Mediator Comodulation for Li-S Batteries. ACS NANO 2023; 17:6002-6010. [PMID: 36912510 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c00377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Mediator design has stimulated ever-increasing attention to help tackle a surge of detrimental caveats in Li-S realms, mainly pertaining to rampant polysulfide shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics. Nevertheless, universal designing philosophy, despite being highly sought-after, remains still elusive to date. Herein, we present a generic and simple material strategy to allow the target fabrication of advanced mediator toward boosted sulfur electrochemistry. This trick is done by the geometric/electronic comodulation of a prototype VN mediator, where the interplay of its triple-phase interface, favorable catalytic activity, and facile ion diffusivity is conducive to steering bidirectional sulfur redox kinetics. In laboratory tests, the thus-derived Li-S cells manifest impressive cyclic performances with a capacity decay rate of 0.07% per cycle over 500 cycles at 1.0 C. Moreover, under a sulfur loading of 5.0 mg cm-2, the cell could sustain a durable areal capacity of 4.63 mAh cm-2. Our work is anticipated to lay a theory-to-application foundation for rationalizing the design and modulation of reliable polysulfide mediators in working Li-S batteries.
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- Yifan Ding
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, PR China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, College of Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, PR China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, PR China
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Jin Y, Zhang M, Song L, Zhang M. Research Advances in Amorphous-Crystalline Heterostructures Toward Efficient Electrochemical Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206081. [PMID: 36526597 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Interface engineering of heterostructures has proven a promising strategy to effectively modulate their physicochemical properties and further improve the electrochemical performance for various applications. In this context related research of the newly proposed amorphous-crystalline heterostructures have lately surged since they combine the superior advantages of amorphous- and crystalline-phase structures, showing unusual atomic arrangements in heterointerfaces. Nonetheless, there has been much less efforts in systematic analysis and summary of the amorphous-crystalline heterostructures to examine their complicated interfacial interactions and elusory active sites. The critical structure-activity correlation and electrocatalytic mechanism remain rather elusive. In this review, the recent advances of amorphous-crystalline heterostructures in electrochemical energy conversion and storage fields are amply discussed and presented, along with remarks on the challenges and perspectives. Initially, the fundamental characteristics of amorphous-crystalline heterostructures are introduced to provide scientific viewpoints for structural understanding. Subsequently, the superiorities and current achievements of amorphous-crystalline heterostructures as highly efficient electrocatalysts/electrodes for hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, supercapacitor, lithium-ion battery, and lithium-sulfur battery applications are elaborated. At the end of this review, future outlooks and opportunities on amorphous-crystalline heterostructures are also put forward to promote their further development and application in the field of clean energy.
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- Yachao Jin
- Institute of Energy Supply Technology for High-end Equipment, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Supply Technology for High-end Equipment, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Supply Technology for High-end Equipment, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Supply Technology for High-end Equipment, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, P. R. China
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Shen N, Sun H, Li B, Xi B, An X, Li J, Xiong S. Dual-Functional Hosts for Polysulfides Conversion and Lithium Plating/Stripping towards Lithium-Sulfur Full Cells. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203031. [PMID: 36345668 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The practical application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is greatly hindered by the shuttle effect of dissolved polysulfides in the sulfur cathode and the severe dendritic growth in the lithium anode. Adopting one type of effective host with dual-functions including both inhibiting polysulfide dissolution and regulating Li plating/stripping, is recently an emerging research highlight in Li-S battery. This review focuses on such dual-functional hosts and systematically summarizes the recent research progress and application scenarios. Firstly, this review briefly describes the stubborn issues in Li-S battery operations and the sophisticated counter measurements over the challenges by dual-functional behaviors. Then, the latest advances on dual-functional hosts for both cathode and anode in Li-S full cells are catalogued as species, including metal chalcogenides, metal carbides, metal nitrides, heterostuctures, and the possible mechanisms during the process. Besides, we also outlined the theoretical calculation tools for the dual-functional host based on the first principles. Finally, several sound perspectives are also rationally proposed for fundamental research and practical development as guidelines.
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- Nan Shen
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Li W, Wang P, Zhang M, Pan H, He X, He P, Zhou H. Functional CNTs@EMIM + -Br - Electrode Enabling Polysulfides Confining and Deposition Regulating for Solid-State Li-Sulfur Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205809. [PMID: 36433840 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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With an extremely high theoretical energy density, poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based solid-state lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are emerging as one of the most feasible and safest battery storage systems. However, the long-term cycling performance is severely impeded by polysulfides (Li2 Sn , n = 4-8) shuttling and terrible electrode passivation from the electronic insulating Li2 S. Here, a novel cathode through chemically grafted 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (EMIM+ -Br- ) to carbon nanotube (CNTs) for PEO-based Li-S batteries is reported (CNTs@EMIM-Br/S). Concretely, bi-functional mediator EMIM+ -Br- not only inhibits the polysulfides shuttling by strong chemical interactions via EMIM+ , but also facilitates the electrochemical kinetics for promoting the formation of 3D particulate Li2 S through high donor anion (Br- ). Satisfactorily, dual-function CNTs@EMIM-Br/S cathode exhibits high sulfur utilization with the capacity of up to 1298 mAh g-1 , and keeps high capacity retention of 80.2% at 0.2 C after 350 cycles, exceeding that of many reported PEO-based solid-state Li-S batteries. This work will open a new door for rationally designed architecture to enable the practical applications of advanced Li-S batteries.
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- Wei Li
- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
- School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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Song Y, Zhu S, Long X, Luo Z, Sun Q, Geng C, Li H, Han Z, Ouyang Q, Zhou G, Shao J. Mesoporous Hydroxyl Vanadium Oxide/Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Enabled Fast Polysulfide Conversion Kinetics for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.141875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Li Q, Liu H, Jin B, Li L, Sheng Q, Cui M, Li Y, Lang X, Zhu Y, Zhao L, Jiang Q. Anchoring polysulfides via a CoS 2/NC@1T MoS 2 modified separator for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries. Inorg Chem Front 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01884e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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CoS2/NC@1T MoS2 synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method forms a unique hierarchical configuration with simultaneous internal and external modifications. A lithium–sulfur battery with a CoS2/NC@1T MoS2-PP separator shows superior cycling performance.
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- Qicheng Li
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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Tian S, Huang J, Yang H, Liu G, Zeng Q, Wang D, Sun X, Tao K, Liu G, Peng S. Self-Supporting Multicomponent Hierarchical Network Aerogel as Sulfur Anchoring-Catalytic Medium for Highly Stable Lithium-Sulfur Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2205163. [PMID: 36284483 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The low utilization rate of active materials, shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), and slow reaction kinetics lead to the extremely low efficiency and poor high current cycle stability of lithium sulfur batteries (Li-S batteries). In this paper, a self-supporting multicomponent hierarchical network aerogel is proposed as the modified cathode (S/GO@MX@VS4 ). It consists of graphene (GO) and MXene nanosheets (MX) loaded with VS4 nanoparticles. The experimental results and first-principles calculations show that the GO@MX@VS4 aerogel has strong adsorption and reversible conversion effects on LiPSs. It can not only inhibit the shuttle effect and improve the utilization rate of active substances by keeping the chain crystal structure of VS4 , but also promote the reversibility and kinetics of the reaction by accelerating the liquid-solid transformation in the reduction process and the decomposition of insoluble Li2 S in the oxidation process. The GO@MX@VS4 aerogel modified cathode with a multicomponent synergy exhibits the capacity ratios (Q1 /Q2 ) at different discharge stages is close to the theoretical value (1:2.8), and the capacity decay per cycle is 0.019% in 1200 cycles at 5C. Also, a high areal capacity of 6.90 mAh cm-2 is provided even at high sulfur loading (7.39 mg cm-2 ) and low electrolyte/sulfur ratio (E/S, 8.0 µL mg-1 ).
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- Shuhao Tian
- School of Materials and Energy, National & Locai Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, National & Locai Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, National & Locai Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, National & Locai Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, National & Locai Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, National & Locai Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- G. Liu, Institute of Sensor Technology, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, National & Locai Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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Guo P, Chen W, Zhou Y, Xie F, Qian G, Jiang P, He D, Lu X. Transition Metal d-band Center Tuning by Interfacial Engineering to Accelerate Polysulfides Conversion for Robust Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2205158. [PMID: 36310150 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Although lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) promise high theoretical energy density and potential cost effectiveness, their applications are severely impeded by the shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). In this context, a Co9 S8 @MoS2 heterostructure is sophisticatedly designed as an efficient catalytic host to boost the sulfur reduction reaction/evolution reaction (SRR/SER) kinetics and suppresses the LiPSs shuttling in LSBs. The results indicate that the electronic structure is manipulated in the Co9 S8 @MoS2 heterostructure, where the built-in electric fields (BIEFs) within the heterointerfaces enable the sufficient adsorption sites to accelerate the ionic diffusion/charge transfer kinetics for LiPSs redox, thus enhancing the sulfur conversion. By tuning the electronic structure, the metal d-band of Co9 S8 @MoS2 heterostructure plays an important role in adsorbing and catalyzing the conversion of LiPSs, thus promoting the reaction kinetics of the corresponding LSBs. This work unlocks the potential of heterostructures as promising catalysts to the design of high-energy and stabilized LSBs.
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- Pengqian Guo
- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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Gu S, Xu S, Song X, Li H, Wang Y, Zhou G, Wang N, Chang H. Electrostatic Potential-Induced Co-N 4 Active Centers in a 2D Conductive Metal-Organic Framework for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:50815-50826. [PMID: 36310356 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The use of single-atom catalysts is a promising approach to solve the issues of polysulfide shuttle and sluggish conversion chemistry in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, a single-atom catalyst usually contains a low content of active centers because more metal ions lead to generation of aggregation or the formation of nonatomic catalysts. Herein, a 2D conductive metal-organic framework [Co3(HITP)2] with abundant and periodic Co-N4 centers was decorated on carbon fiber paper as a functional interlayer for advanced Li-S batteries. The Co3(HITP)2-decorated interlayer exhibits a chemical anchoring effect and facilitates conversion kinetics, thus effectively restraining the polysulfide shuttle effect. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the Co-N4 centers in Co3(HITP)2 feature more intense electron density and more negative electrostatic potential distribution than those in the carbon matrix as the single-atom catalyst, thereby promoting the electrochemical performance due to the lower reaction Gibbs free energies and decomposition energy barriers. As a result, the optimized batteries deliver a high rate capacity of over 400 mA h g-1 at 4 C current and a satisfying capacity decay rate of 0.028% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 1 C. The designed Co3(HITP)2-decorated interlayer was used to prepare one of the most advanced Li-S batteries with excellent performance (reversible capacity of 762 mA h g-1 and 79.6% capacity retention over 500 cycles) under high-temperature conditions, implying its great potential for practical applications.
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- Shaonan Gu
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Liuzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy Vehicle Power Lithium Battery, School of Microelectronics and Materials Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou545006, P. R. China
- Quantum-Nano Matter and Device Lab, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan430074, P. R. China
- Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, Shenzhen518063, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Liuzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy Vehicle Power Lithium Battery, School of Microelectronics and Materials Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou545006, P. R. China
- Quantum-Nano Matter and Device Lab, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan430074, P. R. China
- Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, Shenzhen518063, P. R. China
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Li Y, Wang X, Sun M, Xiao J, Zhang B, Ai L, Zhao Z, Qiu J. CoSe Nanoparticle Embedded B,N-Codoped Carbon Nanotube Array as a Dual-Functional Host for a High-Performance Li-S Full Battery. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17008-17020. [PMID: 36215617 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The lithium polysulfide (LiPSs) shuttling and slow chemical reactions at the sulfur cathode and the formation of dendritic lithium in metal anodes severely hinder the popularization of lithium-sulfur batteries. Here, a B,N-codoped carbon nanotube (BNCNTs) array decorated with sulfilic and lithiophilic CoSe nanoparticles grown on a carbon cloth (CoSe@BNCNTs/CC) as both a sulfur and a lithium host is reported. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations, simulations, and electrochemical performance determinations demonstrate that CoSe@BNCNTs/CC can simultaneously exert catalytic effects for accelerating LiPSs conversion and realize smooth and uniform lithium deposition to regulate the S and Li electrochemistry. Moreover, the unique structure of the BNCNTs array provides sufficient storage space for sulfur and homogenizes the distribution of Li ions and the electric field of the electrode. The assembled Li-S full battery with a CoSe@BNCNTs/CC dual-functional host exhibits a long-term cycling stability (800 cycles at 0.5 C with a decay rate of 0.066% per cycle) and a high rate capacity (684 mAh g-1 at 2 C). Even at a high sulfur loading of 7.9 mg cm-2, the Li-S full battery has a high areal capacity of 9.76 mAh cm-2 at 0.2 C. This study proposes a viable strategy to solve the challenges of both S and Li electrodes for practical Li-S full batteries.
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- Yong Li
- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian116024, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, People's Republic of China
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Kang CY, Su YS. Smart Manufacturing Processes of Low-Tortuous Structures for High-Rate Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1534. [PMID: 36144156 PMCID: PMC9500693 DOI: 10.3390/mi13091534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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To maximize the performance of energy storage systems more effectively, modern batteries/supercapacitors not only require high energy density but also need to be fully recharged within a short time or capable of high-power discharge for electric vehicles and power applications. Thus, how to improve the rate capability of batteries or supercapacitors is a very important direction of research and engineering. Making low-tortuous structures is an efficient means to boost power density without replacing materials or sacrificing energy density. In recent years, numerous manufacturing methods have been developed to prepare low-tortuous configurations for fast ion transportation, leading to impressive high-rate electrochemical performance. This review paper summarizes several smart manufacturing processes for making well-aligned 3D microstructures for batteries and supercapacitors. These techniques can also be adopted in other advanced fields that require sophisticated structural control to achieve superior properties.
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- Chun-Yang Kang
- Industry Academia Innovation School, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Industry Academia Innovation School, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- International College of Semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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Jin J, Sun Z, Yan T, Shi Z, Wang M, Huang T, Ding Y, Cai J, Wang P, Zhang L, Sun J. Demystifying Activity Origin of M–N–C Single‐Atomic Mediators Toward Expedited Rate‐Determining Step in Li–S Electrochemistry. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Jia Jin
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS) Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS) Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
- Materials Science and Engineering Physical Science and Engineering Division King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS) Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS) Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS) Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS) Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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Yao W, Xu J, Cao Y, Meng Y, Wu Z, Zhan L, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Manke I, Chen N, Yang C, Chen R. Dynamic Intercalation-Conversion Site Supported Ultrathin 2D Mesoporous SnO 2/SnSe 2 Hybrid as Bifunctional Polysulfide Immobilizer and Lithium Regulator for Lithium-Sulfur Chemistry. ACS NANO 2022; 16:10783-10797. [PMID: 35758910 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c02810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries is impeded by the polysulfide shuttling and interfacial instability of the metallic lithium anode. In this work, a twinborn ultrathin two-dimensional graphene-based mesoporous SnO2/SnSe2 hybrid (denoted as G-mSnO2/SnSe2) is constructed as a polysulfide immobilizer and lithium regulator for Li-S chemistry. The as-designed G-mSnO2/SnSe2 hybrid possesses high conductivity, strong chemical affinity (SnO2), and a dynamic intercalation-conversion site (LixSnSe2), inhibits shuttle behavior, provides rapid Li-intercalative transport kinetics, accelerates LiPS conversion, and decreases the decomposition energy barrier for Li2S, which is evidenced by the ex situ XAS spectra, in situ Raman, in situ XRD, and DFT calculations. Moreover, the mesoporous G-mSnO2/SnSe2 with lithiophilic characteristics enables homogeneous Li-ion deposition and inhibits Li dendrite growth. Therefore, Li-S batteries with a G-mSnO2/SnSe2 separator achieve a favorable electrochemical performance, including high sulfur utilization (1544 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C), high-rate capability (794 mAh g-1 at 8 C), and long cycle life (extremely low attenuation rate of 0.0144% each cycle at 5 C over 2000 cycles). Encouragingly, a 1.6 g S/Ah-level pouch cell realizes a high energy density of up to 359 Wh kg-1 under a lean E/S usage of 3.0 μL mg-1. This work sheds light on the design roadmap for tackling S-cathode and Li-anode challenges simultaneously toward long-durability Li-S chemistry.
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- Weiqi Yao
- 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, Maanshan 243002, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Space Power Sources, Shanghai 200245, 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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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, Berlin 14109, Germany
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, Berlin 14109, Germany
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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A permselective and multifunctional 3D N-doped carbon nanotubes interlayer for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Yan B, Li Y, Gao L, Tao H, Zhang L, Zhong S, Li X, Yang X. Confining ZnS/SnS 2 Ultrathin Heterostructured Nanosheets in Hollow N-Doped Carbon Nanocubes as Novel Sulfur Host for Advanced Li-S Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107727. [PMID: 35581154 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hollow nanostructured hosts are important scaffolds to achieve high sulfur loading, fast charge transfer, and conspicuous restraint of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) shuttling in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, developing high-efficiency hollow hosts for improving utilization and conversion of aggregated sulfur in the hollow chamber remains a longstanding challenge. Herein, hollow N-doped carbon nanocubes confined petal-like ZnS/SnS2 heterostructures (ZnS/SnS2 @NC) as a conceptually novel host for Li-S batteries are reported. Specifically, compared to consubstantial hollow double-shelled hosts, the ZnS/SnS2 @NC with higher effective active surface area brings dense contact with sulfur and enhances efficient adsorption sites for binding LiPSs and accelerating their conversion. Benefiting from the unique structure and sophisticated composition, the resulting S@ZnS/SnS2 @NC cathodes exhibit 1294 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C, an ultralow capacity decay of 0.016% per cycle over 500 cycles at 1.0 C, and a high area capacity of 4.77 mAh cm-2 at 0.5 C (5.9 mg cm-2 ). Meanwhile, the performance evolution of S@ZnS/SnS2 @NC cathodes under various sulfur loadings is further investigated by using EIS, which provides the beneficial guidance to explore viable strategies further optimizing their performance. This work sheds new insights into the design of hollow nanostructured hosts with a distinguished ability to regulate LiPSs in Li-S batteries.
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- Bo Yan
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Microgrid of New Energy, College of Electrical Engineering & New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Microgrid of New Energy, College of Electrical Engineering & New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Microgrid of New Energy, College of Electrical Engineering & New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Microgrid of New Energy, College of Electrical Engineering & New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, 572022, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Microgrid of New Energy, College of Electrical Engineering & New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, P. R. China
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Li Y, Wu H, Wu D, Wei H, Guo Y, Chen H, Li Z, Wang L, Xiong C, Meng Q, Liu H, Chan CK. High-Density Oxygen Doping of Conductive Metal Sulfides for Better Polysulfide Trapping and Li 2 S-S 8 Redox Kinetics in High Areal Capacity Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200840. [PMID: 35411708 PMCID: PMC9189686 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Exploring new materials and methods to achieve high utilization of sulfur with lean electrolyte is still a common concern in lithium-sulfur batteries. Here, high-density oxygen doping chemistry is introduced for making highly conducting, chemically stable sulfides with a much higher affinity to lithium polysulfides. It is found that doping large amounts of oxygen into NiCo2 S4 is feasible and can make it outperform the pristine oxides and natively oxidized sulfides. Taking the advantages of high conductivity, chemical stability, the introduced large Li-O interactions, and activated Co (Ni) facets for catalyzing Sn 2- , the NiCo2 (O-S)4 is able to accelerate the Li2 S-S8 redox kinetics. Specifically, lithium-sulfur batteries using free-standing NiCo2 (O-S)4 paper and interlayer exhibit the highest capacity of 8.68 mAh cm-2 at 1.0 mA cm-2 even with a sulfur loading of 8.75 mg cm-2 and lean electrolyte of 3.8 µL g-1 . The high-density oxygen doping chemistry can be also applied to other metal compounds, suggesting a potential way for developing more powerful catalysts towards high performance of Li-S batteries.
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- Yiyi Li
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and ApplicationsInstitute of Nanostructured Functional MaterialsHuanghe Science and Technology CollegeZhengzhou450006P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesChongqing400714P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi University of Science and TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper DevelopmentCollege of Bioresources Chemical and Materials EngineeringShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering EducationShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- Materials Science and EngineeringSchool for Engineering of MatterTransport and EnergyArizona State UniversityTempe85287USA
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Lu Y, Zhao M, Yang Y, Zhang M, Zhang N, Yan H, Peng T, Liu X, Luo Y. A conductive framework embedded with cobalt-doped vanadium nitride as an efficient polysulfide adsorber and convertor for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:543-553. [PMID: 35293915 DOI: 10.1039/d1nh00512j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The industrialization and commercialization of Li-S batteries are greatly hindered by several defects such as the sluggish reaction kinetics, polysulfide shuttling and large volume expansion. Herein, we propose a heteroatom doping method to optimize the electronic structure for enhancing the adsorption and catalytic activity of VN that is in situ embedded into a spongy N-doped conductive framework, thus obtaining a Co-VN/NC multifunctional catalyst as an ideal sulfur host. The synthesized composite has both the unique structural advantages and the synergistic effect of cobalt, VN, and nitrogen-doped carbon (NC), which not only improve the polysulfide anchoring of the sulfur cathode but also boost the kinetics of polysulfide conversion. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that Co doping could enrich the d orbit electrons of VN for elevating the d band center, which improves its interaction with lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and accelerates the interfacial electron transfer, simultaneously. As a result, the batteries present a high initial discharge capacity of 1521 mA h g-1 at 0.1 C, good rate performance, and excellent cycling performances (∼876 mA h g-1 at 0.5 C after 300 cycles and ∼490 mA h g-1 at 2 C after 1000 cycles, respectively), even with a high areal sulfur loading of 4.83 mg cm-2 (∼4.70 mA h cm-2 at 0.2 C after 100 cycles). This well-designed work provides a good strategy to develop effective polysulfide catalysis and further obtain high-performance host materials for Li-S batteries.
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- Yang Lu
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, P. R. China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of New Energy Storage Technology, Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China.
- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, P. R. China
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Yang Q, Chen Z, Zheng Z, Chen L, Song L, Sun J, Song Y. Manipulating the Li-S reaction kinetics via the V 8C 7/phosphorus defect-integrated carbon promoter. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5347-5350. [PMID: 35302143 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00535b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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V8C7/phosphorus defect-integrated carbon (VPC) is proposed as a dual-function promoter for Li-S chemistry. The well-dispersed V8C7 and phosphorus defects exhibit ample polar sites and remarkable electron conductivity. Such rational integration of dual active centers simultaneously suppresses the shuttle effect and propels the Li-S redox reaction kinetics. Therefore, the S/VPC cathode shows an initial capacity of 1090.0 mA h g-1 and a high retention of 83.5% at 0.2C after 100 cycles and a low decay rate of 0.076% at 2C over 600 cycles.
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- Qin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
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- Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovation, Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China.
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Pan Y, Chen X, Yin S, Zhou F, Hou J, Lu L, Ji S, Linkov V, Wang P. Polysulfides immobilization and conversion by nitrogen-doped porous carbon/graphitized carbon nitride heterojunction for high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Li Y, Sun K, Cheng P, Li J, Liu D, He D. The Synergy of La
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- Yiding Li
- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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Ding Y, Cai J, Sun Y, Shi Z, Yi Y, Liu B, Sun J. Bimetallic Selenide Decorated Nanoreactor Synergizing Confinement and Electrocatalysis of Se Species for 3D-Printed High-Loading K-Se Batteries. ACS NANO 2022; 16:3373-3382. [PMID: 35112840 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c00256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The potassium-selenium (K-Se) battery has been considered an appealing candidate for next-generation energy storage systems owing to the high energy and low cost. Nonetheless, its development is plagued by the tremendous volume expansion and sluggish reaction kinetics of the Se cathode. Moreover, implementing favorable areal capacity and longevous cycling of a high-loading K-Se battery remains a daunting challenge facing commercial applications. Herein, we devise a Se and CoNiSe2 coembedded nanoreactor (Se/CoNiSe2-NR) affording low carbon content as an advanced cathode for K-Se batteries. We systematically uncover the enhanced K2Se2/K2Se adsorption and promoted K+ diffusion behavior with the incorporation of Co throughout theoretical simulation and electrokinetic analysis. As a result, Se/CoNiSe2-NR harvests high cycling stability with a capacity decay rate of 0.038% per cycle over 950 cycles at 1.0 C. More encouragingly, equipped with a 3D-printed Se/CoNiSe2-NR electrode with tunable Se loadings, K-Se full batteries enable steady cycling at an elevated Se loading of 3.8 mg cm-2. Our endeavor ameliorates the capacity and lifetime performance of the emerging K-Se device, thereby offering a meaningful tactic in pursuing its practical application.
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- Yifan Ding
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, College of Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China
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Zhang X, Gu H, Shen C, Wei B, Wang J. Catalytic Boosting Bidirectional Polysulfide Redox using Co
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- Xingyuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- Shanghai Institute of Space Power-sources/State Key Laboratory of Space Power-sources Technology Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Delaware Newark DE 19716 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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Pu J, Gong W, Shen Z, Wang L, Yao Y, Hong G. CoNiO 2 /Co 4 N Heterostructure Nanowires Assisted Polysulfide Reaction Kinetics for Improved Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2104375. [PMID: 34894097 PMCID: PMC8811817 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202104375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The "shuttle effect" of soluble polysulfides and slow reaction kinetics hinder the practical application of Li-S batteries. Transition metal oxides are promising mediators to alleviate these problems, but the poor electrical conductivity limits their further development. Herein, the homogeneous CoNiO2 /Co4 N nanowires have been fabricated and employed as additive of graphene based sulfur cathode. Through optimizing the nitriding degree, the continuous heterostructure interface can be obtained, accompanied by effective adjustment of energy band structure. By combining the strong adsorptive and catalytic properties of CoNiO2 and electrical conductivity of Co4 N, the in situ formed CoNiO2 /Co4 N heterostructure reveals a synergistic enhancement effect. Theoretical calculation and experimental design show that it can not only significantly inhibit "shuttle effect" through chemisorption and catalytic conversion of polysulfides, but also improve the transport rate of ions and electrons. Thus, the graphene composite sulfur cathode supported by these CoNiO2 /Co4 N nanowires exhibits improved sulfur species reaction kinetics. The corresponding cell provides a high rate capacity of 688 mAh g-1 at 4 C with an ultralow decaying rate of ≈0.07% per cycle over 600 cycles. The design of heterostructure nanowires and graphene composite structure provides an advanced strategy for the rapid capture-diffusion-conversion process of polysulfides.
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- Jun Pu
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da Universidade TaipaMacau SAR999078China
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- School of Physics and EnergyXuzhou University of TechnologyXuzhou221018China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da Universidade TaipaMacau SAR999078China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da Universidade TaipaMacau SAR999078China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State MicrostructuresCollege of Engineering and Applied SciencesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional MaterialsCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
- Division of Nanomaterials and Jiangxi Key Lab of Carbonene MaterialsSuzhou Institute of Nano‐Tech and Nano‐BionicsNanchangChinese Academy of SciencesNanchang330200China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da Universidade TaipaMacau SAR999078China
- Department of Physics and ChemistryFaculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Macau, Avenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SAR999078China
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Zhang Y, Zheng S, Zhou F, Shi X, Dong C, Das P, Ma J, Wang K, Wu ZS. Multi-Layer Printable Lithium Ion Micro-Batteries with Remarkable Areal Energy Density and Flexibility for Wearable Smart Electronics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104506. [PMID: 34837671 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pursuing high areal energy density and developing scalable fabrication strategies of micro-batteries are the key for the progressive printed microelectronics. Herein, the scalable fabrication of multi-layer printable lithium ion micro-batteries (LIMBs) with ultrahigh areal energy density and exceptional flexibility is reported, based on highly conductive and mechanically stable inks by fully incorporating the polyurethane binders in dibasic esters with high-conducting additives of graphene and carbon nanotubes into active materials to construct a cross-linked conductive network. Benefiting from relatively higher electrical conductivity (≈7000 mS cm-1 ) and stably connected network of microelectrodes, the as-fabricated LIMBs by multi-layer printing display robust areal capacity of 398 µAh cm-2 , and remarkable areal energy density of 695 μWh cm-2 , which are much higher than most LIMBs reported. Further, the printed LIMBs show notable capacity retention of 88% after 3000 cycles, and outstanding flexibility without any structure degradation under various torsion states and folding angles. Importantly, a wearable smart bracelet, composed of a serially connected LIMBs pack, a temperature sensor, and a light-emitting diode, is realized for the automatic detection of body temperature. Therefore, this strategy of fabricating highly conductive and mechanically stable printable ink will open a new avenue for developing high-performance printable LIMBs for smart microelectronics.
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- Ying Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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Flower-petal-like Nb2C MXene combined with MoS2 as bifunctional catalysts towards enhanced lithium-sulfur batteries and hydrogen evolution. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Han T, Lin X, Cai J, Li J, Zhu Y, Meng Y, Hu C, Liu J. A novel free-standing metal organic frameworks-derived cobalt sulfide polyhedron array for shuttle effect suppressive lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:105401. [PMID: 34818635 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac3ce5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metal-organic-frameworks-derived nanostructures have received broad attention for secondary batteries. However, many strategies focus on the preparation of dispersive materials, which need complicated steps and some additives for making electrodes of batteries. Here, we develop a novel free-standing Co9S8polyhedron array derived from ZIF-67, which grows on a three-dimensional carbon cloth for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery. The polar Co9S8provides strong chemical binding to immobilize polysulfides, which enables efficiently suppressing of the shuttle effect. The free-standing S@Co9S8polyhedron array-based cathode exhibits ultrahigh capacity of 1079 mAh g-1after cycling 100 times at 0.1 C, and long cycling life of 500 cycles at 1 C, recoverable rate-performance and good temperature tolerance. Furthermore, the adsorption energies towards polysulfides are investigated by using density functional theory calculations, which display a strong binding with polysulfides.
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- Tianli Han
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry, Nanjing 211100, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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Xiao Y, Guo S, Ouyang Y, Li D, Li X, He W, Deng H, Gong W, Tan C, Zeng Q, Zhang Q, Huang S. Constructing Heterogeneous Structure in Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Hierarchical Sulfur Hosts for Capturing Polysulfides and Promoting Conversion Kinetics. ACS NANO 2021; 15:18363-18373. [PMID: 34694767 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are still severely blocked by the shuttle of polysulfides (LiPSs), resulting in low sulfur utilization and decreased lifetime. The optimal design of hosts with tailored porous structures and catalytic sites is expected to address this issue. Herein, a Bi/Bi2O3 heterostructure within the metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived sulfur host with a hierarchical structure was elaborated for both serving as sulfur hosts and promoting the redox reaction kinetics of LiPSs. The shuttle effects of LiPSs can be mitigated by the dual functional Bi/Bi2O3 heterostructure enriched in the outer layer of CAU-17-derived carbonic rods, i.e., the effective redox conversion of LiPSs can be realized at the Bi/Bi2O3 heterointerface by the adsorption of LiPSs over Bi2O3 and subsequently catalytic conversion over Bi. Benefiting from these merits, the fabricated LSBs realized a significantly optimized performance, including a high discharge capacity of 740.8 mAh g-1 after 1000 cycles with an ultralow decay rate of 0.022% per cycle at 1 C, a high areal capacity of 6.6 mAh cm-2 after 100 cycles with a sulfur loading of 8.1 mg cm-2, and good performance in pouch cells as well.
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- Yingbo Xiao
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Synergy Innovation Institute of GDUT, Heyuan 517000, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Synergy Innovation Institute of GDUT, Heyuan 517000, China
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Li Z, Lu Y, Chen P, Zeng Q, Wen X, Wen W, Liu Y, Chen A, Li Z, Wang Z, Zhang L. Suppressing shuttle effect by large oxygen-containing crosslinked hyperbranched polyurethane as cathode encapsulated layer for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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