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Zhe R, Dou H, Xu X, Zhao Z, Chen L, Zhao Q, Bao X, Cao G, Wang HE. rGO@TiO 2-x Schottky heterojunction for enhanced bidirectional catalysis in polysulfide conversion. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 671:564-576. [PMID: 38820841 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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The shuttling and sluggish conversion kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) lead to poor cycling performance and low energy efficiency in lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). In this work, a hierarchically structured nanocomposite, synthesized through a surfactant-directed hydrothermal growth following dopamine-protected pyrolysis, serves as a bidirectional catalyst for LSBs. This nanocomposite comprises N-doped reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets anchored with uniformly distributed TiO2-x nanoparticles via interfacial N-Ti and C-Ti bonding, resulting in the formation of abundant 2D/0D Schottky heterojunctions (rGO/TiO2-x). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and in situ Raman characterizations demonstrate that rGO/TiO2-x effectively inhibits the shuttling of LiPSs with enhanced redox kinetics, achieving high utilization of the sulfur cathode and improving the overall reversibility. A high areal capacity is attained at a high sulfur loading and a low electrolyte/sulfur ratio. The initial specific capacity reaches 1010 mA h g-1 at a current density of 0.2C (1C = 1675 mA g-1), and a retention of 86.4 % is attained over 100 cycles. A light-emitting diode (LED) screen using two LSBs with rGO/TiO2-x demonstrates their high potential for practical applications.
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- Rongjie Zhe
- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China
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- School of Textile and Fashion, Hunan Institute of Engineering, 411104 Xiangtan, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Technique & Preparation for Renewable Energy Materials, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University, 650500 Kunming, China.
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Li J, Liu J, Xie F, Bi R, Zhang L. Synergistic Electrocatalysis and Spatial Nanoconfinement to Accelerate Sulfur Conversion Kinetics in Aqueous Zn-S Battery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406126. [PMID: 38923075 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406126] [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: 03/30/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Aqueous zinc batteries based on the conversion-type sulfur cathodes are promising in energy storage system due to the high theoretical energy density, low cost, and good safety. However, the multi-electron solid-state intermediate conversion reaction of sulfur cathodes generally possess sluggish kinetics, which leads to lower discharge voltage and inefficient sulfur utilization, thus suppressing the practical energy density. Herein, sulfur nanoparticles derived from metal-organic frameworks confined in situ within electrospun fibers derived sulfur and nitrogen co-doped carbon nanofibers (S@S,N-CNF) composite, which possesses yolk-shell S@C nanostructure, is fabricated through successive sulfidation, pyrolysis, and sulfide oxidation processes, and served as a high-performance cathode material for Zn-S battery. The S and N dopants on carbon can collectively catalyse sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) by lowering energy barrier and accelerating kinetics to increase discharge voltage and specific capacity. Meanwhile, the yolk-shell S@C structure with spatially confined S nanoparticle yolks is beneficial to improve charge transfer and lower activation energy, thus further expediting SRR kinetics. Furthermore, extensive density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that S and N dual-doping can thermodynamically and dynamically reduce the energy barrier of rate-determining step (i.e., the transformation of *ZnS4 into *ZnS2) for the overall SRR, thereby significantly accelerating SRR kinetics.
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- Jun Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Li F, Mei S, Ye X, Yuan H, Li X, Tan J, Zhao X, Wu T, Chen X, Wu F, Xiang Y, Pan H, Huang M, Xue Z. Enhancing Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance with MXene: Specialized Structures and Innovative Designs. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2404328. [PMID: 39052873 PMCID: PMC11423101 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Established in 1962, lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries boast a longer history than commonly utilized lithium-ion batteries counterparts such as LiCoO2 (LCO) and LiFePO4 (LFP) series, yet they have been slow to achieve commercialization. This delay, significantly impacting loading capacity and cycle life, stems from the long-criticized low conductivity of the cathode and its byproducts, alongside challenges related to the shuttle effect, and volume expansion. Strategies to improve the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries involve improving the conductivity of the sulfur cathode, employing an adamantane framework as the sulfur host, and incorporating catalysts to promote the transformation of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). 2D MXene and its derived materials can achieve almost all of the above functions due to their numerous active sites, external groups, and ease of synthesis and modification. This review comprehensively summarizes the functionalization advantages of MXene-based materials in Li-S batteries, including high-speed ionic conduction, structural diversity, shuttle effect inhibition, dendrite suppression, and catalytic activity from fundamental principles to practical applications. The classification of usage methods is also discussed. Finally, leveraging the research progress of MXene, the potential and prospects for its novel application in the Li-S field are proposed.
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- Fei Li
- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
- Frontier Center of Energy Distribution and IntegrationTianfu Jiangxi LabChengdu641419China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringXihua UniversityChengdu610039China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier SciencesUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
- Frontier Center of Energy Distribution and IntegrationTianfu Jiangxi LabChengdu641419China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
- Frontier Center of Energy Distribution and IntegrationTianfu Jiangxi LabChengdu641419China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
- Frontier Center of Energy Distribution and IntegrationTianfu Jiangxi LabChengdu641419China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier SciencesUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Materials and EnergyUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
- Frontier Center of Energy Distribution and IntegrationTianfu Jiangxi LabChengdu641419China
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Liu Y, Li M, Yang R, Meng Q, Baek DH, Lim HT, Kim JK, Ahn JH. Immobilization and Catalytic Conversion of Polysulfide by In-Situ Generated Nickel in Hollow Carbon Fibers for High-Rate Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202401178. [PMID: 39108218 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered promising energy-storage systems because of their high theoretical energy density, low cost, and eco-friendliness. However, problems such as the shuttle effect can result in the loss of active materials, poor cyclability, and rapid capacity degradation. The utilization of a structural configuration that enhances electrochemical performance via dual adsorption-catalysis strategies can overcome the limitations of Li-S batteries. In this study, an integrated interlayer structure, in which hollow carbon fibers (HCFs) were modified with in-situ-generated Ni nanoparticles, was prepared by scalable one-step carbonization. Highly hierarchically porous HCFs act as the carbon skeleton and provide a continuous three-dimensional conductive network that enhances ion/electron diffusion. Ni nanoparticles with superior anchoring and catalytic abilities can prevent the shuttle effect and increase the conversion rate, thereby promoting the electrochemical performance. This synergistic effect resulted in a high capacity retention of 582 mAh g-1 at 1 C after 100 cycles, providing an excellent rate capability of up to 3 C. The novel structure, wherein Ni nanoparticles are embedded in cotton-tissue-derived HCFs, provides a new avenue for enhancing electrochemical performance at high C rates. This results in a low-cost, sustainable, and high-performance hybrid material for the development of practical Li-S batteries.
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- Ying Liu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Convergence Engineering, Cheongju University, 285 Daseong-ro, Cheongju, 28503, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, Xi'an University of Technology, Jinhua Road, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China
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- International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, Xi'an University of Technology, Jinhua Road, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
- Swemeka. Co. Ltd., 111 Taejeong-ro, Maengdong-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Convergence System Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon, Gyeongnam, 51140, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Convergence Engineering, Cheongju University, 285 Daseong-ro, Cheongju, 28503, Republic of Korea
- Swemeka. Co. Ltd., 111 Taejeong-ro, Maengdong-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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Yan Y, Fu N, Shao W, Wang T, Liu Y, Niu Y, Zhang Y, Peng M, Yang Z. Pinpointing the Cl Coordination Effect on Mn-N 3-Cl Moiety Toward Boosting Reaction Kinetics and Suppressing Shuttle Effect in Li-S Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311799. [PMID: 38545998 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Single atom catalysts (SACs) are highly favored in Li-S batteries due to their excellent performance in promoting the conversion of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and inhibiting their shuttling. However, the intricate and interrelated microstructures pose a challenge in deciphering the correlation between the chemical environment surrounding the active site and its catalytic activity. Here, a novel SAC featuring a distinctive Mn-N3-Cl moiety anchored on B, N co-doped carbon nanotubes (MnN3Cl@BNC) is synthesized. Subsequently, the selective removal of the Cl ligands while inheriting other microstructures is performed to elucidate the effect of Cl coordination on catalytic activity. The Cl coordination effectively enhances the electron cloud density of the Mn-N3-Cl moiety, reducing the band gap and increasing the adsorption capacity and redox kinetics of LiPSs. As a modified separator for Li-S batteries, MnN3Cl@BNC exhibits high capacities of 1384.1 and 743 mAh g-1 at 0.1 and 3C, with a decay rate of only 0.06% per cycle over 700 cycles at 1 C, which is much better than that of MnN3OH@BNC. This study reveals that Cl coordination positively contributes to improving the catalytic activity of the Mn-N3-Cl moiety, providing a fresh perspective for the design of high-performance SACs.
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- Yurong Yan
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of D & A for Metal-Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, 455000, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of D & A for Metal-Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of D & A for Metal-Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, 455000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, 455000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, 455000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of D & A for Metal-Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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Gao YB, Liu GQ, Geng HT, He X, Na XM, Liu FS, Li B, Wang B. Multifunctional Heterostructured Fe 3O 4-FeTe@MCM Electrocatalyst Enabling High-Performance Practical Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Via Built-in Electric Field. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2312288. [PMID: 38431966 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202312288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The development of capable of simultaneously modulating the sluggish electrochemical kinetics, shuttle effect, and lithium dendrite growth is a promising strategy for the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries. Consequently, an elaborate preparation method is employed to create a host material consisting of multi-channel carbon microspheres (MCM) containing highly dispersed heterostructure Fe3O4-FeTe nanoparticles. The Fe3O4-FeTe@MCM exhibits a spontaneous built-in electric field (BIEF) and possesses both lithophilic and sulfophilic sites, rendering it an appropriate host material for both positive and negative electrodes. Experimental and theoretical results reveal that the existence of spontaneous BIEF leads to interfacial charge redistribution, resulting in moderate polysulfide adsorption which facilitates the transfer of polysulfides and diffusion of electrons at heterogeneous interfaces. Furthermore, the reduced conversion energy barriers enhanced the catalytic activity of Fe3O4-FeTe@MCM for expediting the bidirectional sulfur conversion. Moreover, regulated Li deposition behavior is realized because of its high conductivity and remarkable lithiophilicity. Consequently, the battery exhibited long-term stability for 500 cycles with 0.06% capacity decay per cycle at 5 C, and a large areal capacity of 7.3 mAh cm-2 (sulfur loading: 9.73 mg cm-2) at 0.1 C. This study provides a novel strategy for the rational fabrication of heterostructure hosts for practical Li-S batteries.
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- Yi-Bo Gao
- Key Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral (Ministry of Education), School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beierjie, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral (Ministry of Education), School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
- Sichuan Vocational and Technical College, Suining, 629000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beierjie, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beierjie, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beierjie, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral (Ministry of Education), School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beierjie, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Chen K, Lin Z, Zhang G, Zheng J, Fan Z, Xiao L, Xu Q, Xu J. Efficient Host Materials for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Ultrafine CoP Nanoparticles in Black Phosphorus-Carbon Composite. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202400339. [PMID: 38440923 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The pursuit of efficient host materials to address the sluggish redox kinetics of sulfur species has been a longstanding challenge in advancing the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries. In this study, amorphous carbon layer loaded with ultrafine CoP nanoparticles prepared by a one-step in situ carbonization/phosphating method to enhance the inhibition of 2D black phosphorus (BP) on LiPSs shuttle. The carbon coating layer facilitates accelerated electron/ion transport, enabling the active involvement of BP in the conversion of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). Concurrently, the ultra-fine CoP nanoparticles enhance the chemical anchoring ability and introduce additional catalytic sites. As a result, S@BP@C-CoP electrodes demonstrate exemplary cycling stability (with a minimal capacity decay of 0.054 % over 500 cycles at 1 C) and superior rate performance (607.1 mAh g-1 at 5 C). Moreover, at a sulfur loading of 5.5 mg cm-2, the electrode maintains an impressive reversible areal capacity of 5.45 mAh cm-2 after 50 cycles at 0.1 C. This research establishes a promising approach, leveraging black phosphorus-based materials, for developing high-efficiency Li-S batteries.
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- Kai Chen
- Department of Physics, Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica & College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Department of Physics, Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Physics, Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica & College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Department of Physics, Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Physics, Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Physics, Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Lv Y, Su Z, Qiu L, Liu Z, Bai B, Yuan Y, Du P. A multifunctional solution to enhance capacity and stability in lithium-sulfur batteries: Incorporating hollow CeO 2 nanorods into carbonized non-woven fabric as an interlayer. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 674:873-883. [PMID: 38955018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) hold promise as the next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their ultra-high theoretical capacity and remarkable cost-efficiency. However, these batteries suffer from the serious shuttle effect, challenging their practical application. To address this challenge, we have developed a unique interlayer (HCON@CNWF) composed of hollow cerium oxide nanorods (CeO2) anchored to carbonized non-woven viscose fabric (CNWF), utilizing a straightforward template method. The prepared interlayer features a three-dimensional (3D) conductive network that serves as a protective barrier and enhances electron/ion transport. Additionally, the CeO2 component effectively chemisorbs and catalytically transforms lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), offering robust chemisorption and activation sites. Moreover, the unique porous structure of the HCON@CNWF not only physically adsorbs LiPSs but also provides ample space for sulfur's volume expansion, thus mitigating the shuttle effect and safeguarding the electrode against damage. These advantages collectively contribute to the battery's outstanding electrochemical performance, notably in retaining a reversible capacity of 80.82 % (792 ± 5.60 mAh g-1) of the initial value after 200 charge/discharge cycles at 0.5C. In addition, the battery with HCON@CNWF interlayer has excellent electrochemical performance at high sulfur loading (4 mg cm-2) and low liquid/sulfur ratio (7.5 µL mg-1). This study, thus, offers a novel approach to designing advanced interlayers that can enhance the performance of LSBs.
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- Yang Lv
- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textiles and Apparel, Quanzhou Normal University, China, Quanzhou 362000, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Machinery and Automation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Textile and Flexible Interconnection of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China.
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Guan B, Gao X, Wang Z, Sun K. A review of metal phosphides with catalytic effects in Li-S batteries: boosting the redox kinetics. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:11005-11018. [PMID: 38774955 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01520g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (Li-S batteries) are being widely studied as promising energy-storage solutions for the next generation owing to their excellent properties including high energy density, eco-friendliness, and low cost. Nevertheless, drawbacks, especially the severe "shuttle effect" and slow transformation of polysulfides, hinder the road to commercialization of Li-S batteries. The functional utilization of metal compounds in Li-S batteries has been verified, such as enhancing the conductivity, adsorption of lithium polysulfides (LPSs) and improving the kinetics of electrode processes. Benefiting from the outstanding catalytic capability and relatively good conductivity, metal phosphides have gradually received intense attention over the past few years. Consequently, significant progress has been achieved in the optimization of phosphides for Li-S batteries in recent years. This review introduces the application of metal phosphides in Li-S batteries from the aspects of their own characteristics, material structure design, and material interface control. The aim of this review is to enhance the understanding of the operational mechanism of metal phosphides and provide guidance for the development of Li-S batteries.
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- Bin Guan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Inistitute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Inistitute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Inistitute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Inistitute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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Tian K, Wei C, Wang Z, Li Y, Xi B, Xiong S, Feng J. Heterogenization-Activated Zinc Telluride via Rectifying Interfacial Contact to Afford Synergistic Confinement-Adsorption-Catalysis for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309422. [PMID: 38200681 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The notorious shuttle effect and sluggish conversion kinetics of intermediate polysulfides (Li2S4, Li2S6, Li2S8) are severely hindered the large-scale development of Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Rectifying interface effect has been a solution to regulate the electron distribution of catalysts via interfacial charge exchange. Herein, a ZnTe-ZnO heterojunction encapsulated in nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon (ZnTe-O@NC) derived from metal-organic framework is fabricated. Theoretical calculations and experiments prove that the built-in electric field constructed at ZnTe-ZnO heterojunction via the rectifying interface contact, thus promoting the charge transfer as well as enhancing adsorption and conversion kinetics toward polysulfides, thereby stimulating the catalytic activity of the ZnTe. Meanwhile, the nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon acts as confinement substrate also enables fast electrons/ions transport, combining with ZnTe-ZnO heterojunction realize a synergistic confinement-adsorption-catalysis toward polysulfides. As a result, the Li-S batteries with S/ZnTe-O@NC electrodes exhibit an impressive rate capability (639.7 mAh g-1 at 3 C) and cycling performance (70% capacity retention at 1 C over 500 cycles). Even with a high sulfur loading, it still delivers a superior electrochemical performance. This work provides a novel perspective on designing highly catalytic materials to achieve synergistic confinement-adsorption-catalysis for high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Kangdong Tian
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250061, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250061, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250061, P. R. China
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Wang J, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Li H, Chen P, You C, Liu M, Lin H, Passerini S. Atom-Level Tandem Catalysis in Lithium Metal Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402792. [PMID: 38616764 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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High-energy-density lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are limited by reaction or diffusion barriers with dissatisfactory electrochemical kinetics. Typical conversion-type lithium sulfur battery systems exemplify the kinetic challenges. Namely, before diffusing or reacting in the electrode surface/interior, the Li(solvent)x + dissociation at the interface to produce isolated Li+, is usually a prerequisite fundamental step either for successive Li+ "reduction" or for Li+ to participate in the sulfur conversions, contributing to the related electrochemical barriers. Thanks to the ideal atomic efficiency (100 at%), single atom catalysts (SACs) have gained attention for use in LMBs toward resolving the issues caused by the five types of barrier-restricted processes, including polysulfide/Li2S conversions, Li(solvent)x + desolvation, and Li0 nucleation/diffusion. In this perspective, the tandem reactions including desolvation and reaction or plating and corresponding catalysis behaviors are introduced and analyzed from interface to electrode interior. Meanwhile, the principal mechanisms of highly efficient SACs in overcoming specific energy barriers to reinforce the catalytic electrochemistry are discussed. Lastly, the future development of high-efficiency atomic-level catalysts in batteries is presented.
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- Jian Wang
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), D89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, 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 Institute Ulm (HIU), D89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy Storage, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), D89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Zheng S, Gao Y, Xia S, Qiu J, Xi X, Li J, Li T, Yang D, Dong A. Densely Branched Carbon Nanotubes for Boosting the Electrochemical Performance of Li-S Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400799. [PMID: 38790081 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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To address the inherent limitations of conventional carbon nanotubes (CNTs), such as their tendency to agglomerate and scarcity of catalytic sites, the development of branched carbon nanotubes (BCNTs) with a unique hierarchical structure has emerged as a promising solution. Herein, gram scale quantities of densely branched and structurally consistent Ni-Fe decorated branched CNTs (Ni-Fe@BCNT) have been prepared. This uniform and densely branched architecture ensures excellent dispersibility and superior electrical conductivity. Additionally, each branched tip is equipped with Ni-Fe particles, thereby providing numerous catalytic sites which endow them with exceptional catalytic activity for the conversion of polysulfides. The polypropylene (PP) separator modified with Ni-Fe@BCNT interlayer is fabricated as a multifunctional barrier for Li-S batteries. The experimental results demonstrate that Ni-Fe@BCNT interlayer can effectively suppress the shuttle effect of polysulfides and enhance their redox kinetics. The outstanding catalytic ability of Ni-Fe@BCNT interlayer enables batteries with high specific capacities, outstanding rate performance, and remarkable cycling stability. This approach proposed in this work paves a new path for synthesizing BCNTs and shows great potential for scaling up the production of BCNTs to address more demanding applications.
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- Shuoran Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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Song Z, Jiang W, Li B, Qu Y, Mao R, Jian X, Hu F. Advanced Polymers in Cathodes and Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Progress and Prospects. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308550. [PMID: 38282057 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, which store energy through reversible redox reactions with multiple electron transfers, are seen as one of the promising energy storage systems of the future due to their outstanding advantages. However, the shuttle effect, volume expansion, low conductivity of sulfur cathodes, and uncontrollable dendrite phenomenon of the lithium anodes have hindered the further application of Li-S batteries. In order to solve the problems and clarify the electrochemical reaction mechanism, various types of materials, such as metal compounds and carbon materials, are used in Li-S batteries. Polymers, as a class of inexpensive, lightweight, and electrochemically stable materials, enable the construction of low-cost, high-specific capacity Li-S batteries. Moreover, polymers can be multifunctionalized by obtaining rich structures through molecular design, allowing them to be applied not only in cathodes, but also in binders and solid-state electrolytes to optimize electrochemical performance from multiple perspectives. The most widely used areas related to polymer applications in Li-S batteries, including cathodes and electrolytes, are selected for a comprehensive overview, and the relevant mechanisms of polymer action in different components are discussed. Finally, the prospects for the practical application of polymers in Li-S batteries are presented in terms of advanced characterization and mechanistic analysis.
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- Zihui Song
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High-Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High-Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High-Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High-Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High-Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High-Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High-Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Xu H, Jiang Q, Shu Z, Hui KS, Wang S, Zheng Y, Liu X, Xie H, (Andy) Ip W, Zha C, Cai Y, Hui KN. Fundamentally Manipulating the Electronic Structure of Polar Bifunctional Catalysts for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Heterojunction Design versus Doping Engineering. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2307995. [PMID: 38468444 PMCID: PMC11132031 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Heterogeneous structures and doping strategies have been intensively used to manipulate the catalytic conversion of polysulfides to enhance reaction kinetics and suppress the shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, understanding how to select suitable strategies for engineering the electronic structure of polar catalysts is lacking. Here, a comparative investigation between heterogeneous structures and doping strategies is conducted to assess their impact on the modulation of the electronic structures and their effectiveness in catalyzing the conversion of polysulfides. These findings reveal that Co0.125Zn0.875Se, with metal-cation dopants, exhibits superior performance compared to CoSe2/ZnSe heterogeneous structures. The incorporation of low Co2+ dopants induces the subtle lattice strain in Co0.125Zn0.875Se, resulting in the increased exposure of active sites. As a result, Co0.125Zn0.875Se demonstrates enhanced electron accumulation on surface Se sites, improved charge carrier mobility, and optimized both p-band and d-band centers. The Li-S cells employing Co0.125Zn0.875Se catalyst demonstrate significantly improved capacity (1261.3 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C) and cycle stability (0.048% capacity delay rate within 1000 cycles at 2 C). This study provides valuable guidance for the modulation of the electronic structure of typical polar catalysts, serving as a design directive to tailor the catalytic activity of advanced Li-S catalysts.
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- Huifang Xu
- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- School of EngineeringFaculty of ScienceUniversity of East AngliaNorwichNR4 7TJUK
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Department of Physics and ChemistryFaculty of Science and TechnologyUniversity of MacauMacau999078China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of EducationInstitute of Applied Physics and Materials EngineeringUniversity of MacauAvenida da UniversidadeTaipaMacau SARChina
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Zhu D, Wang K, Li X, Qi X, Jiang H, Chu F, Cai G, Hou Q, Wang X, He G. Rose-like NiCo 2O 4 with Atomic-Scale Controllable Oxygen Vacancies for Modulating Sulfur Redox Kinetics in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:17493-17505. [PMID: 38563126 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The long-term stability of Li-S batteries is significantly compromised by the shuttle effect and insulating nature of active substance S, constraining their commercialization. Developing efficient catalysts to mitigate the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) is still a challenge. Herein, we designed and synthesized a rose-like cobalt-nickel bimetallic oxide catalyst NiCo2O4-OV enriched with oxygen vacancies (OV) and verified the controllable synthesis of different contents of OV. Introducing the OV proved to be an efficient approach for controlling the electronic structure of the electrocatalyst and managing the absorption/desorption processes on the reactant surface, thereby addressing the challenges posed by the LiPS shuttle effect and sluggish transformation kinetics in Li-S batteries. In addition, we investigated the effect of OV in NiCo2O4 on the adsorption capacity of LiPSs using adsorption experiments and density functional theory (DFT) simulations. With the increase in the level of OV, the binding energy between the two is enhanced, and the adsorption effect is more obvious. NiCo2O4-OV contributes to the decomposition of Li2S and diffusion of Li+ in Li-S batteries, which promotes the kinetic process of the batteries.
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- Ding Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Wang J, Li G, Zhang X, Zong K, Yang Y, Zhang X, Wang X, Chen Z. Undercoordination Chemistry of Sulfur Electrocatalyst in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311019. [PMID: 38135452 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Undercoordination chemistry is an effective strategy to modulate the geometry-governed electronic structure and thereby regulate the activity of sulfur electrocatalysts. Efficient sulfur electrocatalysis is requisite to overcome the sluggish kinetics in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries aroused by multi-electron transfer and multi-phase conversions. Recent advances unveil the great promise of undercoordination chemistry in facilitating and stabilizing sulfur electrochemistry, yet a related review with systematicness and perspectives is still missing. Herein, it is carefully combed through the recent progress of undercoordination chemistry in sulfur electrocatalysis. The typical material structures and operational strategies are elaborated, while the underlying working mechanism is also detailly introduced and generalized into polysulfide adsorption behaviors, polysulfide conversion kinetics, electron/ion transport, and dynamic reconstruction. Moreover, perspectives on the future development of undercoordination chemistry are further proposed.
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- Jiayi Wang
- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Xu H, Jiang Q, Hui KS, Wang S, Liu L, Chen T, Zheng Y, Ip WF, Dinh DA, Zha C, Lin Z, Hui KN. Interfacial "Double-Terminal Binding Sites" Catalysts Synergistically Boosting the Electrocatalytic Li 2S Redox for Durable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2024; 18:8839-8852. [PMID: 38465917 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c11903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Catalytic conversion of polysulfides emerges as a promising approach to improve the kinetics and mitigate polysulfide shuttling in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, especially under conditions of high sulfur loading and lean electrolyte. Herein, we present a separator architecture that incorporates double-terminal binding (DTB) sites within a nitrogen-doped carbon framework, consisting of polar Co0.85Se and Co clusters (Co/Co0.85Se@NC), to enhance the durability of Li-S batteries. The uniformly dispersed clusters of polar Co0.85Se and Co offer abundant active sites for lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), enabling efficient LiPS conversion while also serving as anchors through a combination of chemical interactions. Density functional theory calculations, along with in situ Raman and X-ray diffraction characterizations, reveal that the DTB effect strengthens the binding energy to polysulfides and lowers the energy barriers of polysulfide redox reactions. Li-S batteries utilizing the Co/Co0.85Se@NC-modified separator demonstrate exceptional cycling stability (0.042% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 2 C) and rate capability (849 mAh g-1 at 3 C), as well as deliver an impressive areal capacity of 10.0 mAh cm-2 even in challenging conditions with a high sulfur loading (10.7 mg cm-2) and lean electrolyte environments (5.8 μL mg-1). The DTB site strategy offers valuable insights into the development of high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Huifang Xu
- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, People's Republic of China
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Tian C, Li P, Hu X, Yan W, Xiang X, Lu L. Two-Step Catalytic Against Polysulfide Shuttling to Enhance Redox Conversion for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306928. [PMID: 37953415 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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The development of lithium-sulfur batteries is seriously hindered by the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and the low electrical conductivity of sulfur. To solve these problems, efficient catalysts can be used to improve the conversion rate of LiPSs and the conductivity of sulfur cathode. Herein, annealed melamine foam supported MoSe2 (NCF@MoSe2) is used as interlayer and the MoSe2/MoP heterojunction obtained by phosphating MoSe2 is further used as the catalyst material for metal fusion with a sulfur element. The interlayer can not only improve the electrical conductivity and effectively adsorb and catalyze LiPSs, but more importantly, the MoSe2/MoP heterojunction can also effectively adsorb and catalyze LiPSs, so that the batteries have a dual inhibition shuttling effect strategy. Furthermore, the rapid anchor-diffusion transition of LiPSs, and the suppression of shuttling effects by catalyst materials are elucidated using theoretical calculations and in situ Raman spectroscopy. The two-step catalytic strategy exhibits a high reversibility of 983 mAh g-1 after 200 cycles at 0.5 C and a high-rate capacity of 889 mAh g-1 at 5 C. This work provides a feasible solution for the rational design of interlayer and heterojunction materials and is also conducive to the development of more advanced Li-S batteries.
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- Chengxiang Tian
- Institute of Carbon Neutrality and New Energy, School of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality and New Energy, School of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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Zhang J, Yan X, Cheng Z, Han Y, Zhang Y, Dong Y. Applications, prospects and challenges of metal borides in lithium sulfur batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 657:511-528. [PMID: 38070337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.021] [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: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024]
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Although the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery has a theoretical capacity of up to 1675 mA h g-1, its practical application is limited owing to some problems, such as the shuttle effect of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and the growth of Li dendrites. It has been verified that some transition metal compounds exhibit strong polarity, good chemical adsorption and high electrocatalytic activities, which are beneficial for the rapid conversion of intermediate product in order to effectively inhibit the "shuttle effect". Remarkably, being different from other metal compounds, it is a significant characteristic that both metal and boron atoms of transition metal borides (TMBs) can bind to LiPSs, which have shown great potential in recent years. Here, for the first time, almost all existing studies on TMBs employed in Li-S cells are comprehensively summarized. We firstly clarify special structures and electronic features of metal borides to show their great potential, and then existing strategies to improve the electrochemical properties of TMBs are summarized and discussed in the focus sections, such as carbon-matrix construction, morphology control, heteroatomic doping, heterostructure formation, phase engineering, preparation techniques. Finally, the remaining challenges and perspectives are proposed to point out a direction for realizing high-energy and long-life Li-S batteries.
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- Jianmin Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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Liu X, Wang J, Wang W, Liu Y, Sun J, Wang H, Zhao Q, Liu W, Huang Q, Wang S, An Q, Wang Q, Shen L, Wang J. Interfacial Synergy in Mo 2C/MoC Heterostructure Promoting Sequential Polysulfide Conversion in High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307902. [PMID: 37950404 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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A rational design of sulfur host is the key to conquering the"polysulfide shuttle effects" by accelerating the polysulfide conversion. Since the process involves solid-liquid-solid multistep phase transitions, purposely-engineered heterostructure catalysts with various active regions for catalyzing conversion steps correspondingly are beneficial to promote the overall conversion process. However, the functionalities of the materials surface and interface in heterostructure catalysts remain unclear. In this work, an Mo2C/MoC catalyst with abundant Mo2C surface-interface-MoC surface tri-active-region is developed by in situ converting the MoZn-metal organic framework. The experimental and simulation studies demonstrate the interface can catch long-chain polysulfides and promote their conversion. Instead, the Mo2C and MoC tend to accommodate the short-chain polysulfide and accelerate their conversion and the Li2S dissociation. Benefitting from the high catalytic ability, the Li-S battery assembled with the Mo2C/MoC-S cathode shows more discrete redox reactions and delivers a high initial capacity of 1603.6 mAh g-1 at 1 C charging-discharging rate, which is over twofolds of the one assembled using individual hosts, and 80.4% capacity can be maintained after 1000 cycles at 3 C rate. This work has demonstrated a novel synergy between the interface and material surface, which will help the future design of high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Ximeng Liu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR (Agency for Science Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR (Agency for Science Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
- National University of Singapore (Chongqing) Research Institute, Chongqing, 401123, P. R. China
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Zhao X, Dang Y, Ma H, Bai P, Li W, Liu ZH. Hybrid Ascharite/Reduced Graphene Oxide with Polysulfide Adsorption Host for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:3107-3117. [PMID: 38285503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Balancing the adsorption of lithium-polysulfide intermediates on polar host material surfaces and the effect of their electronic conductivity in the subsequent oxidation and reduction kinetics of electrochemical reactions is necessary and remains a challenge. Herein, we have evaluated the role of polarity and conductivity in preparing a series of ascharite/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) aerogels by dispersing strong polar ascharite nanowires of varying mass into the conductive RGO matrix. When severed as Li-S battery cathodes, the optimized S@ascharite/RGO cathode with a sulfur content of 73.8 wt % demonstrates excellent rate performance and cycle stability accompanied by a high-capacity retention for 500 cycles at 1.0 C. Interesting advantages including the enhanced adsorption ability by the formation of the Mg-S and Li bonds, the continuous and quick electron/ion transportations assembled conductive RGO framework, and the effective deposition of Li2S are combined in the ascharite/RGO aerogel hosts. The electrochemical results further demonstrate that the polarity of ascharite components for the S cathode plays a dominant role in the improvement of electrochemical performance, but the absence of a conductive substrate leads to serious capacity attenuation, especially the rate performance. The balanced design protocol provides a universal method for the synthesis of multiple S hosts for high-performance LSBs.
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- Xiaojun Zhao
- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Li Y, Zhang J, Xu J, Wang D. Theoretical study of highly efficient VS 2-based single-atom catalysts for lithium-sulfur batteries. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:936-945. [PMID: 38088050 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04209j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have become a research hotspot due to their high energy density. However, they also have certain disadvantages and limitations. To enhance the performance of Li-S batteries, this study focuses on the utilization of transition metal (TM)-embedded vanadium disulfide (VS2) materials as cathode catalysts. Using density functional theory (DFT), comprehensive calculations and atomic-level screening of ten TM atoms were conducted to understand the underlying mechanisms and explore the potential of TM@VS2 catalysts for enhancing battery performance. The computational results indicate that five selected catalysts possess sufficient bonding strength towards high-order lithium polysulfide intermediates by the formation of a significant covalent bond between S atoms in Li2Sn and TM atoms, thereby effectively suppressing the shuttle effect. The Ni@VS2 catalyst can effectively decrease the decomposition energy barrier of Li2S in the charge reaction and can have an optimal Gibbs free energy at the rate-determining step among TM@VS2 catalysts for the discharge reaction. This study elucidates the mechanism of VS2-based transition-metal single-atom catalysts and provides an effective reference for the anchoring of TM atoms on other materials.
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- Yao Liu
- Institute of Zhejiang University, Quzhou, 324000, China.
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, China.
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- Institute of Zhejiang University, Quzhou, 324000, China.
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, China.
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- Institute of Zhejiang University, Quzhou, 324000, China.
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, China.
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, China.
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- Institute of Zhejiang University, Quzhou, 324000, China.
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Sun L, Gong W, Zhou J, Zhang J, Chen C, Meng X, Han X, Mai H, Bielawski CW, Geng J. Transition metal nitrides embedded in N-doped porous graphitic Carbon: Applications as electrocatalytic sulfur host materials. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1694-1703. [PMID: 37816299 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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While transition metal nitrides (TMNs) are promising electrocatalysts, their widespread use is challenged by the complex synthetic methodology and a limited understanding of the underlying electrocatalytic mechanisms. Herein, we describe a novel synthesis of TMNs (including Mo2N, NbN, and ZrN) and explore their potential as electrocatalysts to affect sulfur cathode reactions. The TMNs were prepared in-situ using a process that simultaneously infuses nitrogen-doped porous graphitic carbon (designated as TMN@N-PGC). The methodology avoids the use of ammonia, which poses safety risks due to its flammability and toxicity. Analysis of the d-p hybridized orbitals formed between the transition metal ions and sulfur species revealed that the antibonding orbitals are empty. Thus, TMNs with more negative d-band centers exhibit stronger affinities towards polysulfides. NbN facilitated polysulfide conversion as well as Li2S detachment, and thus featured a high electrocatalytic capability for promoting cathode kinetics. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries containing NbN@N-PGC exhibited the highest performance metrics in terms of specific capacity (1488 mA h g-1 at 0.1 C), rate capacity (521 mA h g-1 at 6 C), and cycling stability (603 mA h g-1 at 0.5 C after 1300 cycles, corresponding a capacity decay of 0.030% per cycle). Li-S cells with high sulfur loadings also exhibit outstanding performance.
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- Longhua Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, No. 15 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Physics and Energy, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, No. 15 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, No. 15 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, No. 15 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, No. 399 BinShuiXi Road, XiQing District, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, No. 15 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, No. 15 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China
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- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea; Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, No. 399 BinShuiXi Road, XiQing District, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Liu L, Yin X, Li W, Wang D, Duan J, Wang X, Zhang Y, Peng D, Zhang Y. Transition Metal Phosphides: The Rising Star of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode Host. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2308564. [PMID: 38049201 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) with ultra-high energy density (2600 W h kg-1 ) and readily available raw materials are emerging as a potential alternative device with low cost for lithium-ion batteries. However, the insulation of sulfur and the unavoidable shuttle effect leads to slow reaction kinetics of LSBs, which in turn cause various roadblocks including poor rate capability, inferior cycling stability, and low coulombic efficiency. The most effective way to solve the issues mentioned above is to rationally design and control the synthesis of the cathode host for LSBs. Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) with good electrical conductivity and dual adsorption-conversion capabilities for polysulfide (PS) are regarded as promising cathode hosts for new-generation LSBs. In this review, the main obstacles to commercializing the LSBs and the development processes of their cathode host are first elaborated. Then, the sulfur fixation principles, and synthesis methods of the TMPs are briefly summarized and the recent progress of TMPs in LSBs is reviewed in detail. Finally, a perspective on the future research directions of LSBs is provided.
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- Luzhi Liu
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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Li Z, Pan Q, Yang P, Jiang S, Zheng Z, Wu W, Xia J, Tang S, Wu D, Cao Y, Xuan J, Yang L, Ma L, Tian Y. Enhancing the Cycle Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries by Coating the Separator with a Cation-Selective Polymer Layer. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302334. [PMID: 37650376 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302334] [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: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries are believed to possess the feasibility to power electric vehicles in the future ascribed to the competitive energy density. However, soluble polysulfides continuously shuttle between the sulfur electrode and lithium anode across the separator, which dramatically impairs the battery's capacity. Herein, the surface of a polypropylene separator (PP film) is successfully modified with a delicately designed cation-selective polymer layer to suppress the transport of polysulfides. In principle, since bis-sulfonimide anions groups on the backbone of the polymer are immobilized, only cations can pass through the polymer layer. Furthermore, plenty of ethoxy chains in the polymer can facilitate lithium-ion mobility. Consequently, in addition to obstructing the movement of negatively charged polysulfides by the electrostatic repulsive force of fixed anions, the coated multi-functional layer on the PP film also guarantees the smooth conduction of lithium ions. The investigations demonstrate that the battery with the pristine PP film only delivers 228.5 mAh g-1 after 300 cycles at 2 C with a high capacity fading rate of 60.9 %. By contrast, the polymer-coated sample can release 409.4 mAh g-1 under the identical test condition and the capacity fading rate sharply declines to 43.2 %, illustrating superior cycle performance.
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- Zhong Li
- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Hubei Normal University, 435002, Huangshi, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Changzhi University, 046011, Changzhi, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, 437100, Xianning, China
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Ren X, Wang Q, Pu Y, Sun Q, Sun W, Lu L. Synergizing Spatial Confinement and Dual-Metal Catalysis to Boost Sulfur Kinetics in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2304120. [PMID: 37467076 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Sluggish kinetics and parasitic shuttling reactions severely impede lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery operation; resolving these issues can enhance the capacity retention and cyclability of Li-S cells. Therefore, an effective strategy featuring core-shell-structured Co/Ni bimetal-doped metal-organic framework (MOF)/sulfur nanoparticles is reported herein for addressing these problems; this approach offers unprecedented spatial confinement and abundant catalytic sites by encapsulating sulfur within an ordered architecture. The protective shells exhibit long-term stability, ion screening, high lithium-polysulfide adsorption capability, and decent multistep catalytic conversion. Additionally, the delocalized electrons of the MOF endow the cathodes with superior electron/lithium-ion transfer ability. Via multiple physicochemical and theoretical analysis, the resulting synergistic interactions are proved to significantly promote interfacial charge-transfer kinetics, facilitate sulfur conversion dynamics, and inhibit shuttling. The assembled Li-S batteries deliver a stable, highly reversible capacity with marginal decay (0.075% per cycle) for 400 cycles at 0.2 C, a pouch-cell areal capacity of 3.8 mAh cm-2 for 200 cycles under a high sulfur loading, as well as remarkably improved pouch-cell performance.
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- Xiaoyan Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Wang K, Liu S, Shu Z, Zheng Q, Zheng M, Dong Q. Single-atom site catalysis in Li-S batteries. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:25942-25960. [PMID: 37746671 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02857g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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With their high theoretical energy density, Li-S batteries are regarded as the ideal battery system for next generation electrochemical energy storage. In the last 15 years, Li-S batteries have made outstanding academic progress. Recently, research studies have placed more emphasis on their practical application aspects, which puts forward strict requirements for the loading of S cathodes and the amount of electrolytes. To meet the above requirements, electrode catalysis design is of crucial significance. Among all the catalysts, single-atom site catalysts (SASCs) are considered to be ideal catalyst materials for the commercialization of Li-S batteries due to their high activity and highest utilization of catalytic sites. This perspective introduces the kinetic mechanism of S cathodes, the basic concept and synthesis strategy of SASCs, and then systematically summarizes the research progress of SASCs for S cathodes and, the related functional interlayers/separators in recent years. Finally, the opportunities and challenges of SASCs in Li-S batteries are summarized and prospected.
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- Kun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (i-ChEM), Engineering Research Centre of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (i-ChEM), Engineering Research Centre of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (i-ChEM), Engineering Research Centre of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (i-ChEM), Engineering Research Centre of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (i-ChEM), Engineering Research Centre of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (i-ChEM), Engineering Research Centre of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, China
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Zhao Y, Zheng X, Gao P, Li H. Recent advances in defect-engineered molybdenum sulfides for catalytic applications. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3948-3999. [PMID: 37466487 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00462g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Electrochemical energy conversion and storage driven by renewable energy sources is drawing ever-increasing interest owing to the needs of sustainable development. Progress in the related electrochemical reactions relies on highly active and cost-effective catalysts to accelerate the sluggish kinetics. A substantial number of catalysts have been exploited recently, thanks to the advances in materials science and engineering. In particular, molybdenum sulfide (MoSx) furnishes a classic platform for studying catalytic mechanisms, improving catalytic performance and developing novel catalytic reactions. Herein, the recent theoretical and experimental progress of defective MoSx for catalytic applications is reviewed. This article begins with a brief description of the structure and basic catalytic applications of MoS2. The employment of defective two-dimensional and non-two-dimensional MoSx catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is then reviewed, with a focus on the combination of theoretical and experimental tools for the rational design of defects and understanding of the reaction mechanisms. Afterward, the applications of defective MoSx as catalysts for the N2 reduction reaction, the CO2 reduction reaction, metal-sulfur batteries, metal-oxygen/air batteries, and the industrial hydrodesulfurization reaction are discussed, with a special emphasis on the synergy of multiple defects in achieving performance breakthroughs. Finally, the perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of defective MoSx for catalysis are presented.
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- Yunxing Zhao
- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, California 94305, USA.
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, 637553, Singapore
- Centre for Micro-/Nano-electronics (NOVITAS), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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Zhang T, Luo D, Xiao H, Liang X, Zhang F, Zhuang H, Li M, Zheng L, Gao Q. A Transmetalation Synthetic Strategy to Engineer Atomically Dispersed MnN 2 O 2 Electrocatalytic Centers Driving High-Performance LiS Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302249. [PMID: 37226368 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Sluggish sulfur redox reaction (SROR) kinetics accompanying lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) shuttle effect becomes a stumbling block for commercial application of LiS battery. High-efficient single atom catalysts (SACs) are desired to improve the SROR conversion capability; however, the sparse active sites as well as partial sites encapsulated in bulk-phase are fatal to the catalytic performance. Herein, high loading (5.02 wt.%) atomically dispersed manganese sites (MnSA) on hollow nitrogen-doped carbonaceous support (HNC) are realized for the MnSA@HNC SAC by a facile transmetalation synthetic strategy. The thin-walled hollow structure (≈12 nm) anchoring the unique trans-MnN2 O2 sites of MnSA@HNC provides a shuttle buffer zone and catalytic conversion site for LiPSs. Both electrochemical measurement and theoretical calculation indicate that the MnSA@HNC with abundant trans-MnN2 O2 sites have extremely high bidirectional SROR catalytic activity. The assembled LiS battery based on the MnSA@HNC modified separator can deliver a large specific capacity of 1422 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and stable cycling over 1400 cycles with an ultralow decay rate of 0.033% per cycle at 1 C. More impressively, a flexible pouch cell on account of the MnSA@HNC modified separator may release a high initial specific capacity of 1192 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and uninterruptedly work after the bending-unbending processes.
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- Tengfei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Wang C, Wu Y, Gao J, Sun X, Zhao Q, Si W, Zhang Y, Wang K, Zhao F, Ohsaka T, Matsumoto F, Huang C, Wu J. Synergistic Defect Engineering and Interface Stability of Activated Carbon Nanotubes Enabling Ultralong Lifespan All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:40496-40507. [PMID: 37594748 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Due to the high energy density, high safety, and low cost of sulfur, all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) are considered one of the most promising next-generation energy storage devices. Nevertheless, the insufficient interfacial contact between solid electrolytes (SEs) and the active material of sulfur leads to inadequate electronic and ionic conduction, which increases interfacial resistance and capacity decay. In this paper, commercial carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are activated to form porous-CNTs (P-CNTs), which are used as sulfur-bearing matrix, forming S@P-CNTs-based composite cathodes for ASSLSBs. Compared with CNTs, P-CNTs possess a larger specific surface area and more oxygen-containing groups, providing enhanced interfacial contact and stability between S@P-CNTs and Li6PS5Cl SE, which are confirmed by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations. Moreover, P-CNTs can form a 3D conductive network in the composite cathodes, facilitating the migration of electrons and the diffusion of ions, as well as improving the utilization of sulfur. As a result, the S@P-CNTs-based ASSLSBs display excellent electrochemical performances, especially rarely reported ultralong lifespan, which deliver a capacity of 1099.2 mA h g-1 at a current density of 1.34 mA cm-2, and remarkably maintain 70.4% of the initial capacity over 1400 cycles.
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- Cheng Wang
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Kanagawa University, 3-27-1, Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan
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- Kanagawa University, 3-27-1, Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
- College of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Wang Z, Che H, Lu W, Chao Y, Wang L, Liang B, Liu J, Xu Q, Cui X. Application of Inorganic Quantum Dots in Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2301355. [PMID: 37088862 PMCID: PMC10323660 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have emerged as one of the most attractive alternatives for post-lithium-ion battery energy storage systems, owing to their ultrahigh theoretical energy density. However, the large-scale application of Li-S batteries remains enormously problematic because of the poor cycling life and safety problems, induced by the low conductivity , severe shuttling effect, poor reaction kinetics, and lithium dendrite formation. In recent studies, catalytic techniques are reported to promote the commercial application of Li-S batteries. Compared with the conventional catalytic sites on host materials, quantum dots (QDs) with ultrafine particle size (<10 nm) can provide large accessible surface area and strong polarity to restrict the shuttling effect, excellent catalytic effect to enhance the kinetics of redox reactions, as well as abundant lithiophilic nucleation sites to regulate Li deposition. In this review, the intrinsic hurdles of S conversion and Li stripping/plating reactions are first summarized. More importantly, a comprehensive overview is provided of inorganic QDs, in improving the efficiency and stability of Li-S batteries, with the strategies including composition optimization, defect and morphological engineering, design of heterostructures, and so forth. Finally, the prospects and challenges of QDs in Li-S batteries are discussed.
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- Zhuosen Wang
- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- High & New Technology Research CenterHenan Academy of SciencesZhengzhou450002P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641P. R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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Pan H, Cheng Z, Zhou Z, Xie S, Zhang W, Han N, Guo W, Fransaer J, Luo J, Cabot A, Wübbenhorst M. Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:165. [PMID: 37386313 PMCID: PMC10310691 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01137-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have received widespread attention, and lean electrolyte Li-S batteries have attracted additional interest because of their higher energy densities. This review systematically analyzes the effect of the electrolyte-to-sulfur (E/S) ratios on battery energy density and the challenges for sulfur reduction reactions (SRR) under lean electrolyte conditions. Accordingly, we review the use of various polar transition metal sulfur hosts as corresponding solutions to facilitate SRR kinetics at low E/S ratios (< 10 µL mg-1), and the strengths and limitations of different transition metal compounds are presented and discussed from a fundamental perspective. Subsequently, three promising strategies for sulfur hosts that act as anchors and catalysts are proposed to boost lean electrolyte Li-S battery performance. Finally, an outlook is provided to guide future research on high energy density Li-S batteries.
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- Hui Pan
- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Lab of Electrolytes and Phase Change Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China.
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- Advanced Materials Department, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adria del Besos, 08930, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
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Kong Z, Xu H, Xu G, Jin S, Tong Y, Li J, Bai Y, Jin H, Cai W, Xu H. Cobalt nanoparticles & nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes@hollow carbon with high catalytic ability for high-performance lithium sulfur batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 648:846-854. [PMID: 37327627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.017] [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: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery has been considered as a potential next-era energy storage device. However, its practical application is limited by the volume change of sulfur and the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides. To effectively overcome these issues, a hollow carbon decorated with cobalt nanoparticles and interconnected by nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes (Co-NCNT@HC) is developed for high-performance Li-S battery. The uniformly distributed nitrogen and cobalt nanoparticles in Co-NCNT@HC are able to enhance the chemical adsorption capability and fasten the transformation speed of the intermediates, thus effectively inhibit the loss of lithium polysulfides. Moreover, the hollow carbon spheres interconnected by carbon nanotubes are structurally stable and electrically conductive. Due to the unique structure, the Li-S battery enhanced by Co-NCNT@HC shows a high initial capacity of 1550 mAh/g at 0.1 A g-1. Even at a high current density of 2.0 A g-1, after 1000 cycles, it still maintains a capacity of 750 mAh/g with a capacity retention of 76.4% (the capacity decay rate is only 0.037% per cycle). This study provides a promising strategy for the development of high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Zhao Kong
- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Sustainable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Sustainable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, China; Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Wang P, Sun S, Rui X, Zhang Y, Wang S, Xiao Y, Fang S, Yu Y. Polar Electrocatalysts for Preventing Polysulfide Migration and Accelerating Redox Kinetics in Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201728. [PMID: 36995022 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Due to the high theoretical energy density, low cost, and rich abundance of sodium and sulfur, room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries are investigated as the promising energy storage system. However, the inherent insulation of the S8 , the dissolution and shuttle of the intermediate sodium polysulfides (NaPSs), and especially the sluggish conversion kinetics, restrict the commercial application of the RT Na-S batteries. To address these issues, various catalysts are developed to immobilize the soluble NaPSs and accelerate the conversion kinetics. Among them, the polar catalysts display impressive performance. Polar catalysts not only can significantly accelerate (or alter) the redox process, but also can adsorb polar NaPSs through polar-polar interaction because of their intrinsic polarity, thus inhibiting the notorious shuttle effect. Herein, the recent advances in the electrocatalytic effect of polar catalysts on the manipulation of S speciation pathways in RT Na-S batteries are reviewed. Furthermore, challenges and research directions to realize rapid and reversible sulfur conversion are put forward to promote the practical application of RT Na-S batteries.
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- Peiyuan Wang
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Wang H, Jiang J, Wan T, Luo Y, Liu G, Li J. A COF-coated ordered porous framework as multifunctional polysulfide barrier towards high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 638:542-551. [PMID: 36764247 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) is still hindered by the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPS) and slow sulfur conversion kinetics. Herein, a LiPS inhibited covalent organic framework (COF)-coated conductive porous metal oxide design strategy is proposed towards the development of efficient and durable sulfur cathode in LSBs. This strategy is demonstrated by coating a TpPa-1 COF layer on cobalt-decorated titanium oxynirtide (TiOxNy) with a three-dimensional ordered microporous framework (3DOM) structure. In this strategy, the oxygen-deficient TiOxNy framework ensures a good conductivity and structural stability of the cathode during the charge/discharge process. The 3DOM macrospores provide a high capacity for sulfur accommodation and exposes active interfaces, whereas the coated TpPa-1 COF featured with ultrafine microspore offer an effective confinement of LiPS within the 3DOM framework, mitigating its shuttling effect. At the same time, the Co embedded in 3DOM TiOxNy servers as efficient catalyst promoting the sulfur electrochemical reaction. Attributed to these structural superiorities, the 3DOM TpPa-1@Co/TiOxNy/S cathode exhibits excellent performance even under high sulfur loading and low electrolyte condition. This work of using microporous COF coating with conductive macroporous metal oxides offers an effective alternative strategy for the design of practical sulfur battery.
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- Hongyu Wang
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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Xu J, Wang H, He T, Yan X, Yu J, Bi J, Ye D, Yao W, Tang Y, Zhao H, Zhang J. Chevrel Phase Mo 6 S 8 Nanosheets Featuring Reversible Electrochemical Li-Ion Intercalation as Effective Dynamic-Phase Promoter for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300042. [PMID: 37046185 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Modifying sulfur cathodes with lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) adsorptive and electrocatalytic host materials is regarded as one of the most effective approaches to address the challenging problems in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, because of the high operating voltage window of Li-S batteries from 1.7 to 2.8 V, most of the host materials cannot participate in the sulfur redox reactions within the same potential region, which exhibit fixed or single functional property, hardly fulfilling the requirement of the complex and multiphase process. Herein, Chevrel phase Mo6 S8 nanosheets with high electronic conductivity, fast ion transport capability, and strong polysulfide affinity are introduced to sulfur cathode. Unlike most previous inactive hosts with a fixed affinity or catalytic ability toward LiPSs, the reaction involving Mo6 S8 is intercalative and the adsorbability for LiPSs as well as the ionic conductivity can be dynamically enhanced via reversible electrochemical lithiation of Mo6 S8 to Li-ion intercalated Lix Mo6 S8 , thereby suppressing the shuttling effect and accelerating the conversion kinetics. Consequently, the Mo6 S8 nanosheets act as an effective dynamic-phase promoter in Li-S batteries and exhibit superior cycling stability, high-rate capability, and low-temperature performance. This study opens a new avenue for the development of advanced hosts with dynamic regulation activity for high performance Li-S batteries.
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- Jili Xu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Power Battery and Material, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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Chen Y, Wu J, Li Y. A "Catalysis-Immobilization-Deposition" Stepwise Strategy toward Dynamic Equilibrium of Polysulfides Conversion and Diffusion in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2300086. [PMID: 37035958 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Stepwise electrocatalysis can remarkably accelerate the kinetics of two consecutive reactions in sulfur electrochemistry. However, the significant difference between the catalysis and diffusion rates of polysulfides results in persistent shuttling in the stepwise electrocatalysts. Here, a stepwise electrocatalytic strategy of catalysis-immobilization-deposition is proposed for achieving the consistency of diffusion and catalysis of polysulfides. Accordingly, a sandwich-like stepwise electrocatalyst is designed, which is composed of Co nanoparticles (Co-NP), mesoporous SiO2 , and iron single atom (Fe-SA) (denoted as Co-NP@SiO2 @Fe-SA), serving as catalysis core, immobilization interlayer, and deposition shell, respectively. Benefitting from the dynamic equilibrium between production and consumption of polysulfides achieved by the spatial synergistic effect of the triple sites, the S/Co-NP@SiO2 @Fe-SA cathode delivers a high reversible capacity of 731 mAh g-1 over 500 cycles at 1 C with a small capacity decay of 0.039% per cycle. Moreover, a high areal capacity of 3.8 mAh cm-2 at a sulfur loading of 4.5 mg cm-2 is achieved with a low electrolyte/sulfur ratio of 5.9. This work sheds light on a new host design concept with high catalytic activity, stability, and selectivity to enable high performance lithium-sulfur batteries.
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- Yang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Kim K, Kim J, Moon JH. The Polysulfide-Cathode Binding Energy Landscape for Lithium Sulfide Growth in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206057. [PMID: 36856270 PMCID: PMC10131804 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A cathode substrate with strong adsorption of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) has been preferred for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, the recent finding that controlled growth of lithium sulfides (Li2 S) during discharge is crucial for S utilization stimulates improvement of this preference. Here, the Li2 S growth and cell capacity in the LiPS binding energy landscape of cathode substrates are investigated. Specifically, Co-based ternary oxides are employed to obtain binding energies in the range of 4.0-7.4 eV. Of these substrates, only the MnCo2 O4 substrate with moderate LiPS affinity exhibits 3D Li2 S growth. The MnCo2 O4 cells achieve high sulfur utilization up to 84% at 0.2 C and excellent performance even under high sulfur loading/lean electrolyte conditions. In contrast, weak affinity substrates such as ZnCo2 O4 and strong affinity substrates such as NiCo2 O4 and CuCo2 O4 exhibit low discharge capacity with 2D Li2 S growth. For optimal LiPS affinity driving 3D growth, a balance between promoting LiPS adsorption and diffusion limitation in the LiPS adsorption layer is suggested.
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- Kiwon Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringInstitute of Emergent MaterialsSogang UniversityBaekbeom‐ro 35, Mapo‐guSeoul04107Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringInstitute of Emergent MaterialsSogang UniversityBaekbeom‐ro 35, Mapo‐guSeoul04107Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringInstitute of Emergent MaterialsSogang UniversityBaekbeom‐ro 35, Mapo‐guSeoul04107Republic of Korea
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Huang Y, Lin L, Zhang Y, Liu L, Sa B, Lin J, Wang L, Peng DL, Xie Q. Dual-Functional Lithiophilic/Sulfiphilic Binary-Metal Selenide Quantum Dots Toward High-Performance Li-S Full Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:67. [PMID: 36918481 PMCID: PMC10014643 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01037-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The commercial viability of lithium-sulfur batteries is still challenged by the notorious lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) shuttle effect on the sulfur cathode and uncontrollable Li dendrites growth on the Li anode. Herein, a bi-service host with Co-Fe binary-metal selenide quantum dots embedded in three-dimensional inverse opal structured nitrogen-doped carbon skeleton (3DIO FCSe-QDs@NC) is elaborately designed for both sulfur cathode and Li metal anode. The highly dispersed FCSe-QDs with superb adsorptive-catalytic properties can effectively immobilize the soluble LiPSs and improve diffusion-conversion kinetics to mitigate the polysulfide-shutting behaviors. Simultaneously, the 3D-ordered porous networks integrated with abundant lithophilic sites can accomplish uniform Li deposition and homogeneous Li-ion flux for suppressing the growth of dendrites. Taking advantage of these merits, the assembled Li-S full batteries with 3DIO FCSe-QDs@NC host exhibit excellent rate performance and stable cycling ability (a low decay rate of 0.014% over 2,000 cycles at 2C). Remarkably, a promising areal capacity of 8.41 mAh cm-2 can be achieved at the sulfur loading up to 8.50 mg cm-2 with an ultra-low electrolyte/sulfur ratio of 4.1 μL mg-1. This work paves the bi-serve host design from systematic experimental and theoretical analysis, which provides a viable avenue to solve the challenges of both sulfur and Li electrodes for practical Li-S full batteries.
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- Youzhang Huang
- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Multiscale Computational Materials Facility, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Engineering for High Performance Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen, 518000, People's Republic of China.
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Han Z, Ren HR, Huang Z, Zhang Y, Gu S, Zhang C, Liu W, Yang J, Zhou G, Yang QH, Lv W. A Permselective Coating Protects Lithium Anode toward a Practical Lithium-Sulfur Battery. ACS NANO 2023; 17:4453-4462. [PMID: 36812013 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c10047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Lithium metal is a desirable anode for high-energy density lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, its reliability is severely limited by dendrite growth and side reactions with polysulfides, which are yet challenging to solve simultaneously. Herein, we report a protective layer that works the same way as the ion-permselective cell membrane, yielding a corrosion-resistant and dendrite-free Li metal anode specially for Li-S batteries. A self-limited assembly of octadecylamine together with Al3+ ions on a Li metal anode surface produces a dense, stable yet thin layer with ionic conductive Al-Li alloy uniformly embedded in it, which prevents the passage of polysulfides but regulates the penetrated Li ion flux for uniform Li deposition. As a result, the assembled batteries show excellent cycling stability even with a high sulfur-loaded cathode, suggesting a straightforward but promising strategy to stabilize highly active anodes for practical applications.
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- Zhiyuan Han
- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192 China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Vacancy engineering in Co-doped CuS 1-x with fast Electronic/Ionic migration kinetics for efficient Lithium-Ion batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 641:176-186. [PMID: 36933466 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.070] [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: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Slow Li ion diffusion kinetics and disordered migration of electrons are two most crucial obstacles to be resolved in electrode material design for higher rate capability of Li-ion batteries. Herein, the Co-doped CuS1-x with abundant high active S vacancies is proposed to accelerate the electronic and ionic diffusion during the energy conversion process, because contraction of Co-S bond can cause the expansion of atomic layer spacing, thus promoting the Li ion diffusion and directional electron migration parallel to the Cu2S2 plane, and also induce the increasing of active sites to improve the Li+ adsorption and electrocatalytic conversion kinetics. Especially, the electrocatalytic studies and plane charge density difference simulations demonstrate that electron transfer near the Co site is more frequent, which is conducive to more rapid energy conversion and storage. Those S vacancies formed by Co-S contraction in CuS1-x structure obviously increase Li ion adsorption energy in Co-doped CuS1-x to 2.21 eV, higher than the 2.1 eV for CuS1-x and 1.88 eV for CuS. Taking these advantages, the Co-doped CuS1-x as anode of Li-ion batterie shows an impressive rate capability of 1309 mAh·g-1 at 1A g-1, and long cycling stability (retaining 1064 mAh·g-1 capacity after 500 cycles). This work provides new opportunities for the design of high-performance electrode material for rechargeable metal-ion batteries.
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Liu F, Fan Z. Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1723-1772. [PMID: 36779475 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00931e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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In the global trend towards carbon neutrality, sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies are of vital significance to tackle the energy crisis and climate change. However, traditional electrode materials gradually reach their property limits. Two-dimensional (2D) materials featuring large aspect ratios and tunable surface properties exhibit tremendous potential for improving the performance of energy conversion and storage devices. To rationally control the physical and chemical properties for specific applications, defect engineering of 2D materials has been investigated extensively, and is becoming a versatile strategy to promote the electrode reaction kinetics. Simultaneously, exploring the in-depth mechanisms underlying defect action in electrode reactions is crucial to provide profound insight into structure tailoring and property optimization. In this review, we highlight the cutting-edge advances in defect engineering in 2D materials as well as their considerable effects in energy-related applications. Moreover, the confronting challenges and promising directions are discussed for the development of advanced energy conversion and storage systems.
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- Fu Liu
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China. .,Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.,Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Interfacial mechanochemical reaction synthesizes alkynyl porous carbon to firm cyclic lithium-sulfur batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Yang X, Jia J, Sun L, Huang G, Zhou J, Liao R, Wu Z, Yu L, Wang Z. Regeneration of Activated Sludge into SiO 2-Decorated Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon as Advanced Electrodes for Li-S Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:10660-10669. [PMID: 36799939 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The regeneration of harmful activated sludge into an energy source is an important strategy for municipal sludge treatment and recycling. Herein, SiO2-modified N,S auto-doped porous carbon (NSC@SiO2) with high conductivity (70 S m-1) is successfully obtained through a simple calcination method of the activated sludge from wastewater treatment. Further, P-doped NSC@SiO2 (NSPC@SiO2) is designed to achieve a higher surface area (891 m2 g-1 vs 624 m2 g-1), a larger pore volume (0.87 cm3 g-1 vs 0.08 cm3 g-1), and more carbon defects. Due to its special structure, NSPC@SiO2 is used as a sulfur host of lithium-sulfur batteries. The results of polysulfide adsorption experiments, S 2p X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), Li2S nucleation experiments, polysulfide symmetric cells, measurement of the galvanostatic intermittent titration (GITT), polarization voltage difference, lithium-ion diffusion rate, and Tafel slope verified that NSPC@SiO2 greatly improved the adsorption capacity of polysulfides, lowered the barrier to Li2S formation and the internal resistances of cells, and accelerated Li+ ion diffusion and the reaction kinetics of polysulfide conversion, resulting in the excellent performance of polysulfide capture and superior rate performance and cyclic stability. By comparing NSPC@SiO2 with NSC@SiO2, a higher initial capacity (1377 mAh g-1 vs 1150 mAh g-1 at 0.1C), better rate capacity (912 mAh g-1 vs 719 mAh g-1 at 2C), and low capacity decay (0.094% per cycle within 200 cycles) are obtained. Our work provides direction for the treatment, disposal, and resource utilization of activated sludge.
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- Xiongzhi Yang
- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Rongjiang Laboratory), Jieyang 515200, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Zhang H, Zhang Y, Li L, Zhou H, Wang M, Li L, Geng X, An B, Sun C. A rational design of titanium-based heterostructures as electrocatalyst for boosted conversion kinetics of polysulfides in Li-S batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 633:432-440. [PMID: 36462266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.092] [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: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries have great potential for next-generation electrochemical storage systems owing to their high theoretical specific energy and cost-effectiveness. However, the shuttle effect of soluble polysulfides and sluggish multi-electron sulfur redox reactions has severely impeded the implementation of lithium-sulfur batteries. Herein, we prepared a new type of Ti3C2-TiO2 heterostructure sandwich nanosheet confined within polydopamine derived N-doped porous carbon. The highly polar heterostructures sandwich nanosheet with a high specific surface area can strongly absorb polysulfides, restraining their outward diffusion into the electrolyte. Abundant boundary defects constructed by new types of heterostructures reduce the overpotential of nucleation and improve the nucleation/conversion redox kinetics of Li2S. The Ti3C2-TiO2@NC/S cathode exhibited discharge capacities of 1363, and 801 mAh g-1 at the first and 100th cycles at 0.5C, respectively, and retained an ultralow capacity fade rate of 0.076% per cycle over 500cycles at 1.0C. This study provides a potential avenue for constructing heterostructure materials for electrochemical energy storage and catalysis.
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- Han Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, PR China; School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, PR China.
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Deng Q, Dong X, Shen PK, Zhu J. Li-S Chemistry of Manganese Phosphides Nanoparticles With Optimized Phase. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207470. [PMID: 36737850 PMCID: PMC10037994 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The targeted synthesis of manganese phosphides with target phase remains a huge challenge because of their various stoichiometries and phase-dependent physicochemical properties. In this study, phosphorus-rich MnP, manganese-rich Mn2 P, and their heterostructure MnP-Mn2 P nanoparticles evenly dispersed on porous carbon are accurately synthesized by a convenient one-pot heat treatment of phosphate resin combined with Mn2+ . Moreover, their electrochemical properties are systematically investigated as sulfur hosts in lithium-sulfur batteries. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate the superior adsorption, catalysis capabilities, and electrical conductivity of MnP-Mn2 P/C, compared with MnP/C and Mn2 P/C. The MnP-Mn2 P/C@S exhibits an excellent capacity of 763.3 mAh g-1 at 5 C with a capacity decay rate of only 0.013% after 2000 cycles. A phase evolution product (MnS) of MnP-Mn2 P/C@S is detected during the catalysis of MnP-Mn2 P/C with polysulfides redox through in situ X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. At a sulfur loading of up to 8 mg cm-2 , the MnP-Mn2 P/C@S achieves an area capacity of 6.4 mAh cm-2 at 0.2 C. A pouch cell with the MnP-Mn2 P/C@S cathode exhibits an initial energy density of 360 Wh kg-1 .
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- Qiao Deng
- School of ResourcesEnvironment and MaterialsCollaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite StructuresGuangxi UniversityNanning530004P. R. China
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- School of ResourcesEnvironment and MaterialsCollaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite StructuresGuangxi UniversityNanning530004P. R. China
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- School of ResourcesEnvironment and MaterialsCollaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite StructuresGuangxi UniversityNanning530004P. R. China
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- School of ResourcesEnvironment and MaterialsCollaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite StructuresGuangxi UniversityNanning530004P. R. China
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Emulsion Binders with Multiple Crosslinked Structures for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-023-2915-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lin G, Liang M, Liu L, Liu J, Ao Z, Shi Z, Ke X. P-P Orbital Interaction Enables Single-Crystalline Semimetallic β-MoTe 2 Nanosheets as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:55616-55626. [PMID: 36475586 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The practical implementation of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) has been impeded by the sluggish redox kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and shuttle effect of soluble LiPSs during charge/discharge. It is desirable to exploit materials combining superior electrical conductivity with excellent catalytic activity for use as electrocatalysts in LSBs. Herein, we report the employment of chemical vapor transport (CVT) method followed by an electrochemical intercalation process to fabricate high-quality single-crystalline semimetallic β-MoTe2 nanosheets, which are utilized to manipulate the LiPSs conversion kinetics. The first-principles calculations prove that β-MoTe2 could lower the Gibbs free-energy barrier for Li2S2 transformation to Li2S. The wavefunction analysis demonstrates that the p-p orbital interaction between Te p and S p orbitals accounts for the strong electronic interaction between the β-MoTe2 surface and Li2S2/Li2S, making bonding and electron transfer more efficient. As a result, a β-MoTe2/CNT@S-based LSB cell can deliver an excellent cycling performance with a low capacity fade rate of 0.11% per cycle over 300 cycles at 1C. Our work might not only provide a universal route to prepare high-quality single-crystalline transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) nanosheets for use as electrocatalysts in LSBs, but also suggest a different viewpoint for the rational design of LiPSs conversion electrocatalysts.
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- Guide Lin
- Department of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China
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- Department of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, China
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Zhang Q, Ao R, Gao R, Yang H. Manipulating the Spin State of Fe Sites via Fe-O-Si Bridge Bonds for Enhanced Polysulfide Redox Kinetics in the Li-S Battery. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:19780-19789. [PMID: 36448215 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Transition metals with 3d unoccupied orbitals have superior catalytic activity, but inherent high spin suppresses their adsorption capability, leading to sluggish polysulfide conversion kinetics for Li-S batteries. Herein, we provide Fe-O-Si bridge bonds to manipulate eg filling and induce a high-to-medium spin transition of Fe3+ sites, which enhances polysulfide adsorption and facilitates sulfur redox reaction kinetics. The resultant cathodes exhibit outstanding performances under high sulfur loading, which can deliver a high battery specific energy of 1061 mA h·g-1 even after 100 cycles in Li-S pouch batteries. This work provides new insights into the kinetic and multi-step conversion mechanism of the sulfur redox reaction process, helping in the understanding and design of spin-dependent catalysts.
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- Qiang Zhang
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China.,Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China.,Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China.,Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China.,Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China.,Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China.,Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
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Song Z, Jiang W, Jian X, Hu F. Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Electrocatalysis in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4341. [PMID: 36500964 PMCID: PMC9736453 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as among the most promising electrochemical energy storage devices due to their high theoretical energy density and low cost. However, the inherently complex electrochemical mechanism in Li-S batteries leads to problems such as slow internal reaction kinetics and a severe shuttle effect, which seriously affect the practical application of batteries. Therefore, accelerating the internal electrochemical reactions of Li-S batteries is the key to realize their large-scale applications. This article reviews significant efforts to address the above problems, mainly the catalysis of electrochemical reactions by specific nanostructured materials. Through the rational design of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts (including but not limited to strategies such as single atoms, heterostructures, metal compounds, and small-molecule solvents), the chemical reactivity of Li-S batteries has been effectively improved. Here, the application of nanomaterials in the field of electrocatalysis for Li-S batteries is introduced in detail, and the advancement of nanostructures in Li-S batteries is emphasized.
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- Zihui Song
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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