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Wang P, Xi B, Xiong S. Insights into the Optimization of Catalytic Active Sites in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:2093-2104. [PMID: 38926150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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ConspectusLithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), recognized for their high energy density and cost-effectiveness, offer significant potential for advancement in energy storage. However, their widespread deployment remains hindered by challenges such as sluggish reaction kinetics and the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). By the introduction of catalytic materials, the effective adsorption of LiPSs, smooth surface migration behavior, and significantly reduced conversion energy barriers are expected to be achieved, thereby sharpening electrochemical reaction kinetics and fundamentally addressing the aforementioned challenges. However, driven by practical application targets, the demand for higher loadings and reduced electrolyte parameters inevitably exacerbates the burden on catalytic materials during their service. Additionally, given that catalytic materials contribute negligible electrochemical capacity, their incorporation inevitably increases the mass of nonactive components for reducing the energy density of LSBs. A meticulous insight into the lithium-sulfur catalytic reaction reveals that the conversion of LiPSs is dominated by active sites on the surfaces of catalytic materials. These microregions provide the necessary electron and ion transport for the conversion reaction of LiPSs, with their efficacy and quantity directly impacting the conversion efficiency. In light of these considerations, the strategic optimization of active sites emerges as a paramount pathway toward promoting the performance of LSBs while concurrently mitigating unnecessary mass. Here, we outline three strategies developed by our group to optimize active sites of catalytic materials: (1) Augmenting active sites by customizing structural modulation and precise dimensional control to maximize exposure. Emphasis has been placed on the approaches for material synthesis and the essence of reactions for achieving this strategy. (2) Regulating the microenvironment of active sites by integrating the coordination refinement, long-range atomic interactions, metal-support interactions, and other electronic regulation strategies, thereby providing an elevation in the intrinsic catalytic performance. (3) Implementing a self-cleaning mechanism for active sites to counteract deactivation by designing a tandem adsorption-migration-transformation pathway of sulfur contained within the molecular domain. Throughout this process, the intrinsic mechanisms driving performance enhancement through active site optimization strategies have been prominently emphasized, which encompass aspects such as electronic structure, atomic composition, and molecular configuration and significantly expand the comprehension of Li-S catalytic chemistry. Subsequently, considerations demanding heightened attention in future processes of active site optimization for catalytic materials have been delineated, including the in situ evolution patterns and resistance to the poisoning of active sites. It is noteworthy that given the similarity between Li-S catalysis chemistry and traditional electrocatalytic processes, this Account elucidates the concept of active site optimization by drawing insights from representative works and our own works in the field of electrocatalysis, which is relatively rare in previous reviews of LSBs. The proposed insights contribute to uncovering the intrinsic mechanisms of Li-S catalysis chemistry and introducing innovative ideas into active site optimization, ultimately advancing energy density and stability in LSBs.
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- Peng Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Shao J, Huang C, Zhu Q, Sun N, Zhang J, Wang R, Chen Y, Zhang Z. Flexible CNT-Interpenetrating Hierarchically Porous Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile (CIHP-SPAN) Electrodes for High-Rate Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) Batteries. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:1155. [PMID: 38998761 PMCID: PMC11242976 DOI: 10.3390/nano14131155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) is a promising cathode material for lithium-sulfur batteries owing to its reversible solid-solid conversion for high-energy-density batteries. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics of SPAN cathodes significantly limit their output capacity, especially at high cycling rates. Herein, a CNT-interpenetrating hierarchically porous SPAN electrode is developed by a simple phase-separation method. Flexible self-supporting SPAN cathodes with fast electron/ion pathways are synthesized without additional binders, and exceptional high-rate cycling performances are obtained even with substantial sulfur loading. For batteries assembled with this special cathode, an impressive initial discharge capacity of 1090 mAh g-1 and a retained capacity of 800 mAh g-1 are obtained after 1000 cycles at 1 C with a sulfur loading of 1.5 mg cm-2. Furthermore, by incorporating V2O5 anchored carbon fiber as an interlayer with adsorption and catalysis function, a high initial capacity of 614.8 mAh g-1 and a notable sustained capacity of 500 mAh g-1 after 500 cycles at 5 C are achieved, with an ultralow decay rate of 0.037% per cycle with a sulfur loading of 1.5 mg cm-2. The feasible construction of flexible SPAN electrodes with enhanced cycling performance enlists the current processing as a promising strategy for novel high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries and other emerging battery electrodes.
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- Jiashuo Shao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Ave. 100, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Liang F, Deng Q, Ning S, He H, Wang N, Zhu Y, Zhu J. Mastering Surface Sulfidation of MnP-MnO 2 Heterostructure to Facilitate Efficient Polysulfide Conversion in Li─S Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2403391. [PMID: 38925593 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202403391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The development of lithium-sulfur (Li─S) batteries has been hampered by the shuttling effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). An effective method to address this issue is to use an electrocatalyst to accelerate the catalytic conversion of LiPSs. In this study, heterogeneous MnP-MnO2 nanoparticles are uniformly synthesized and embedded in porous carbon (MnP-MnO2/C) as core catalysts to improve the reaction kinetics of LiPSs. In situ characterization and density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm that the MnP-MnO2 heterostructure undergo surface sulfidation during the charge/discharge process, forming the MnS2 phase. Surface sulfidation of the MnP-MnO2 heterostructure catalyst significantly accelerated the SRR and Li2S activation, effectively inhibiting the LiPSs shuttling effect. Consequently, the MnP-MnO2/C@S cathode achieves outstanding rate performance (10 C, 500 mAh g-1) and ultrahigh cycling stability (0.017% decay rate per cycle for 2000 cycles at 5 C). A pouch cell with MnP-MnO2/C@S cathode delivers a high energy density of 429 Wh kg-1. This study may provide a new approach to investigating the surface sulfidation of electrocatalysts, which is valuable for advancing high-energy-density Li-S batteries.
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- Fengxing Liang
- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, 28 Changsheng West Road, Hengyang, 421001, P. R. China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX44QF, United Kingdom
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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Bo G, Li P, Fan Y, Zheng X, Zhao M, Zhu Q, Fu Y, Li Y, Pang WK, Lai WH, Johannessen B, Thomsen L, Cowie B, Ma T, Wang C, Yeoh GH, Du Y, Dou SX, Xu X. 2D Ferromagnetic M 3GeTe 2 (M = Ni/Fe) for Boosting Intermediates Adsorption toward Faster Water Oxidation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2310115. [PMID: 38491872 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202310115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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In this work, 2D ferromagnetic M3GeTe2 (MGT, M = Ni/Fe) nanosheets with rich atomic Te vacancies (2D-MGTv) are demonstrated as efficient OER electrocatalyst via a general mechanical exfoliation strategy. X-ray absorption spectra (XAS) and scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) results validate the dominant presence of metal-O moieties and rich Te vacancies, respectively. The formed Te vacancies are active for the adsorption of OH* and O* species while the metal-O moieties promote the O* and OOH* adsorption, contributing synergistically to the faster oxygen evolution kinetics. Consequently, 2D-Ni3GeTe2v exhibits superior OER activity with only 370 mV overpotential to reach the current density of 100 mA cm-2 and turnover frequency (TOF) value of 101.6 s-1 at the overpotential of 200 mV in alkaline media. Furthermore, a 2D-Ni3GeTe2v-based anion-exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysis cell (1 cm2) delivers a current density of 1.02 and 1.32 A cm-2 at the voltage of 3 V feeding with 0.1 and 1 m KOH solution, respectively. The demonstrated metal-O coordination with abundant atomic vacancies for ferromagnetic M3GeTe2 and the easily extended preparation strategy would enlighten the rational design and fabrication of other ferromagnetic materials for wider electrocatalytic applications.
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- Guyue Bo
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Electron Microscopy Center, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
- Australian Synchrotron, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Physics and BUAA-UOW Joint Research Centre, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
- Institute of Energy Materials Science (IEMS), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai, 200093, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Yao W, Liao K, Lai T, Sul H, Manthiram A. Rechargeable Metal-Sulfur Batteries: Key Materials to Mechanisms. Chem Rev 2024; 124:4935-5118. [PMID: 38598693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Rechargeable metal-sulfur batteries are considered promising candidates for energy storage due to their high energy density along with high natural abundance and low cost of raw materials. However, they could not yet be practically implemented due to several key challenges: (i) poor conductivity of sulfur and the discharge product metal sulfide, causing sluggish redox kinetics, (ii) polysulfide shuttling, and (iii) parasitic side reactions between the electrolyte and the metal anode. To overcome these obstacles, numerous strategies have been explored, including modifications to the cathode, anode, electrolyte, and binder. In this review, the fundamental principles and challenges of metal-sulfur batteries are first discussed. Second, the latest research on metal-sulfur batteries is presented and discussed, covering their material design, synthesis methods, and electrochemical performances. Third, emerging advanced characterization techniques that reveal the working mechanisms of metal-sulfur batteries are highlighted. Finally, the possible future research directions for the practical applications of metal-sulfur batteries are discussed. This comprehensive review aims to provide experimental strategies and theoretical guidance for designing and understanding the intricacies of metal-sulfur batteries; thus, it can illuminate promising pathways for progressing high-energy-density metal-sulfur battery systems.
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- Weiqi Yao
- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Yang Q, Cai J, Li G, Gao R, Han Z, Han J, Liu D, Song L, Shi Z, Wang D, Wang G, Zheng W, Zhou G, Song Y. Chlorine bridge bond-enabled binuclear copper complex for electrocatalyzing lithium-sulfur reactions. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3231. [PMID: 38622167 PMCID: PMC11018799 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47565-1] [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: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Engineering atom-scale sites are crucial to the mitigation of polysulfide shuttle, promotion of sulfur redox, and regulation of lithium deposition in lithium-sulfur batteries. Herein, a homonuclear copper dual-atom catalyst with a proximal distance of 3.5 Å is developed for lithium-sulfur batteries, wherein two adjacent copper atoms are linked by a pair of symmetrical chlorine bridge bonds. Benefiting from the proximal copper atoms and their unique coordination, the copper dual-atom catalyst with the increased active interface concentration synchronously guide the evolutions of sulfur and lithium species. Such a delicate design breaks through the activity limitation of mononuclear metal center and represents a catalyst concept for lithium-sulfur battery realm. Therefore, a remarkable areal capacity of 7.8 mA h cm-2 is achieved under the scenario of sulfur content of 60 wt.%, mass loading of 7.7 mg cm-2 and electrolyte dosage of 4.8 μL mg-1.
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- Qin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Tianfu Institute of Research and Innovation, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neutron Physics and Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621999, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neutron Physics and Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621999, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Tianfu Institute of Research and Innovation, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Tianfu Institute of Research and Innovation, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China.
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Gao Y, Liu L, Jiang Y, Yu D, Zheng X, Wang J, Liu J, Luo D, Zhang Y, Shi Z, Wang X, Deng YP, Chen Z. Design Principles and Mechanistic Understandings of Non-Noble-Metal Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:162. [PMID: 38530476 PMCID: PMC11250732 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01366-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are promising energy storage systems because of high theoretical energy density, safety, low cost, and abundance of zinc. However, the slow multi-step reaction of oxygen and heavy reliance on noble-metal catalysts hinder the practical applications of ZABs. Therefore, feasible and advanced non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for air cathodes need to be identified to promote the oxygen catalytic reaction. In this review, we initially introduced the advancement of ZABs in the past two decades and provided an overview of key developments in this field. Then, we discussed the working mechanism and the design of bifunctional electrocatalysts from the perspective of morphology design, crystal structure tuning, interface strategy, and atomic engineering. We also included theoretical studies, machine learning, and advanced characterization technologies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the structure-performance relationship of electrocatalysts and the reaction pathways of the oxygen redox reactions. Finally, we discussed the challenges and prospects related to designing advanced non-noble-metal bifunctional electrocatalysts for ZABs.
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- Yunnan Gao
- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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Wang W, Wang A, Xu J, Li H, Yu M, Dong A, Li Z, Zhao C, Cheng F, Wang W. Surface reconstruction of pyrite-type transition metal sulfides during oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 657:334-343. [PMID: 38043235 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.11.130] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Reconstruction universally occurs over non-layered transition metal sulfides (TMSs) during oxygen evolution reaction (OER), leading to the formation of active species metal (oxy)hydroxide and thus significantly influences the OER performance. However, the reconstruction process and underlying mechanism quantitatively remain largely unexplored. Herein, we proposed an electrochemical reaction mechanism, namely sulfide oxidation reaction (SOR), to elucidate the reconstruction process of pyrite-type TMSs. Based on this mechanism, we evaluated the reconstruction capability of NiS2 doped with transition metals V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Mo, Ru, Rh, and Ir within different doped systems. Two key descriptors were thus proposed to describe the reconstruction abilities of TMSs: USOR (the theoretical electric potential of SOR) and ΔU (the difference between the theoretical electric potential of SOR and OER), representing the initiation electric potential of reconstruction and the intrinsic reconstruction abilities of TMSs, respectively. Our finding shows that a lower USOR readily initiate reconstruction at a lower potential and a larger ΔU indicating a poorer reconstruction ability of the catalyst during OER. Furthermore, Fe-doped CoS2 was used to validate the rationality of our proposed descriptors, being consistent with the experiment findings. Our work provides a new perspective on understanding the reconstruction mechanism and quantifying the reconstruction of TMSs.
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- Wanying Wang
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nankai University, Shenzhen 518000, China; College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-Efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Mobile Source Emission Control Technology, China Automotive Technology & Research Center, Tianjin 300300, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Mobile Source Emission Control Technology, China Automotive Technology & Research Center, Tianjin 300300, China
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- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nankai University, Shenzhen 518000, China; College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-Efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nankai University, Shenzhen 518000, China; College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Chen P, Wang T, He D, Shi T, Chen M, Fang K, Lin H, Wang J, Wang C, Pang H. Delocalized Isoelectronic Heterostructured FeCoO x S y Catalysts with Tunable Electron Density for Accelerated Sulfur Redox Kinetics in Li-S batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202311693. [PMID: 37672488 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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High interconversion energy barriers, depressive reaction kinetics of sulfur species, and sluggish Li+ transport inhibit the wide development of high-energy-density lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, differing from random mixture of selected catalysts, the composite catalyst with outer delocalized isoelectronic heterostructure (DIHC) is proposed and optimized, enhancing the catalytic efficiency for decreasing related energy barriers. As a proof-of-content, the FeCoOx Sy composites with different degrees of sulfurization are fabricated by regulating atoms ratio between O and S. The relationship of catalytic efficiency and principal mechanism in DIHCs are deeply understood from electrochemical experiments to in situ/operando spectral spectroscopies i.e., Raman, XRD and UV/Vis. Consequently, the polysulfide conversion and Li2 S precipitation/dissolution experiments strongly demonstrate the volcano-like catalytic efficiency of various DIHCs. Furthermore, the FeCoOx Sy -decorated cell delivers the high performance (1413 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 ). Under the low electrolyte/sulfur ratio, the high loading cell stabilizes the areal capacity of 6.67 mAh cm-2 at 0.2 A g-1 . Impressively, even resting for about 17 days for possible polysulfide shuttling, the high-mass-loading FeCoOx Sy -decorated cell stabilizes the same capacity, showing the practical application of the DIHCs in improving catalytic efficiency and reaching high electrochemical performance.
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- Peng Chen
- Institute for Innovative Materials and Energy, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- Institute for Innovative Materials and Energy, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- Institute for Innovative Materials and Energy, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, 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
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Ulm, D-89081, Germany
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- Institute for Innovative Materials and Energy, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- Institute for Innovative Materials and Energy, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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Li Z, Hou LP, Yao N, Li XY, Chen ZX, Chen X, Zhang XQ, Li BQ, Zhang Q. Correlating Polysulfide Solvation Structure with Electrode Kinetics towards Long-Cycling Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309968. [PMID: 37664907 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are promising due to ultrahigh theoretical energy density. However, their cycling lifespan is crucially affected by the electrode kinetics of lithium polysulfides. Herein, the polysulfide solvation structure is correlated with polysulfide electrode kinetics towards long-cycling Li-S batteries. The solvation structure derived from strong solvating power electrolyte induces fast anode kinetics and rapid anode failure, while that derived from weak solvating power electrolyte causes sluggish cathode kinetics and rapid capacity loss. By contrast, the solvation structure derived from medium solvating power electrolyte balances cathode and anode kinetics and improves the cycling performance of Li-S batteries. Li-S coin cells with ultra-thin Li anodes and high-S-loading cathodes deliver 146 cycles and a 338 Wh kg-1 pouch cell undergoes stable 30 cycles. This work clarifies the relationship between polysulfide solvation structure and electrode kinetics and inspires rational electrolyte design for long-cycling Li-S batteries.
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- Zheng Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Wang F, Han Y, Xu R, Li A, Feng X, Lv S, Wang T, Song L, Li J, Wei Z. Establishing Transition Metal Phosphides as Effective Sulfur Hosts in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries through the Triple Effect of "Confinement-Adsorption-Catalysis". SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2303599. [PMID: 37330660 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Structurally optimized transition metal phosphides are identified as a promising avenue for the commercialization of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. In this study, a CoP nanoparticle-doped hollow ordered mesoporous carbon sphere (CoP-OMCS) is developed as a S host with a "Confinement-Adsorption-Catalysis" triple effect for Li-S batteries. The Li-S batteries with CoP-OMCS/S cathode demonstrate excellent performance, delivering a discharge capacity of 1148 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C and good cycling stability with a low long-cycle capacity decay rate of 0.059% per cycle. Even at a high current density of 2 C after 200 cycles, a high specific discharge capacity of 524 mAh g-1 is maintained. Moreover, a reversible areal capacity of 6.56 mAh cm-2 is achieved after 100 cycles at 0.2 C, despite a high S loading of 6.8 mg cm-2 . Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that CoP exhibits enhanced adsorption capacity for sulfur-containing substances. Additionally, the optimized electronic structure of CoP significantly reduces the energy barrier during the conversion of Li2 S4 (L) to Li2 S2 (S). In summary, this work provides a promising approach to optimize transition metal phosphide materials structurally and design cathodes for Li-S batteries.
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- Fangzheng Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Road 55, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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Hou R, Li Y, Wang Z, Shi Z, Li N, Miao F, Shao G, Zhang P. In Situ 1D Carbon Chain-Mail Catalyst Assembly for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Full Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300868. [PMID: 37098649 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The main obstacles for the commercial application of Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) full batteries are the large volume change during charging/discharging process, the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfide (LiPS), sluggish redox kinetics, and the indisciplinable dendritic Li growth. Especially the overused of metal Li leads to the low utilization of active Li, which seriously drags down the actual energy density of Li-S batteries. Herein, an efficient design of dual-functional CoSe electrocatalyst encapsulated in carbon chain-mail (CoSe@CCM) is employed as the host both for the cathode and anode regulation simultaneously. The carbon chain-mail constituted by carbon encapsulated layer cross-linking with carbon nanofibers protects CoSe from the corrosion of chemical reaction environment, ensuring the high activity of CoSe during the long-term cycles. The Li-S full battery using this carbon chain-mail catalyst with a lower negative/positive electrode capacity ratio (N/P < 2) displays a high areal capacity of 9.68 mAh cm-2 over 150 cycles at a higher sulfur loading of 10.67 mg cm-2 . Additionally, a pouch cell is stable for 80 cycles at a sulfur loading of 77.6 mg, showing the practicality feasibility of this design.
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- Ruohan Hou
- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang, Zhengzhou, 450100, P. R. China
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Zhang X, Liu Z, Liu W, Han J, Lv W. Ultrathin Carbon-Shell-Encapsulated Cobalt Nanoparticles with Balanced Activity and Stability for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:19002-19010. [PMID: 37026166 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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High-performance metal-based catalysts are pursued to improve the sluggish reaction kinetics in lithium-sulfur batteries. However, it is challenging to achieve high catalytic activity and stability simultaneously due to the inevitable passivation of the highly active metal nanoparticles by lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). Herein, we show a design with well-balanced activity and stability to solve the above problem, that is, the cobalt (Co) nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated with ultrathin carbon shells prepared by the one-step pyrolysis of ZIF-67. With an ultrathin carbon coating (∼1 nm), the direct exposure of Co NPs to LiPSs is avoided, but it allows the fast electron transfer from the highly active Co NPs to LiPSs for their conversion to the solid products, ensuring the efficient suppression of shuttling in long cycling. As a result, the sulfur cathode with such a catalyst exhibited good cycling stability (0.073% capacity fading over 500 cycles) and high sulfur utilization (638 mAh g-1 after 180 cycles under a high sulfur mass loading of 7.37 mg cm-2 and a low electrolyte/sulfur ratio of 5 μL mg-1). This work provides insights into the rational design of a protection layer on a metal-based catalyst to engineer both high catalytic activity and stability toward high-energy and long-life Li-S batteries.
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- Xinming Zhang
- 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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- Advanced Chemical Engineering and Energy Materials Research Center, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Wang Y, Wang P, Yuan J, Song N, An X, Ma X, Feng J, Xi B, Xiong S. Binary Sulfiphilic Nickel Boride on Boron-Doped Graphene with Beneficial Interfacial Charge for Accelerated Li-S Dynamics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2208281. [PMID: 37026655 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202208281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The "shuttle effect" and slow conversion kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) are stumbling block for high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), which can be effectively evaded by advanced catalytic materials. Transition metal borides possess binary LiPSs interactions sites, aggrandizing the density of chemical anchoring sites. Herein, a novel core-shelled heterostructure consisting of nickel boride nanoparticles on boron-doped graphene (Ni3 B/BG), is synthesized through a graphene spontaneously couple derived spatially confined strategy. The integration of Li2 S precipitation/dissociation experiments and density functional theory computations demonstrate that the favorable interfacial charge state between Ni3 B and BG provides smooth electron/charge transport channel, which promotes the charge transfer between Li2 S4 -Ni3 B/BG and Li2 S-Ni3 B/BG systems. Benefitting from these, the facilitated solid-liquid conversion kinetics of LiPSs and reduced energy barrier of Li2 S decomposition are achieved. Consequently, the LSBs employed the Ni3 B/BG modified PP separator deliver conspicuously improved electrochemical performances with excellent cycling stability (decay of 0.07% per cycle for 600 cycles at 2 C) and remarkable rate capability of 650 mAh g-1 at 10 C. This study provides a facile strategy for transition metal borides and reveals the effect of heterostructure on catalytic and adsorption activity for LiPSs, offering a new viewpoint to apply boride in LSBs.
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- Yu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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Zhang P, Fu Y, Guo W. Anchoring and Catalytic Effects of rGO Supported VS 2 Nanosheets Enable High-Performance Li-Organosulfur Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207047. [PMID: 36599622 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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As a high-energy-density cathode material, organosulfur has great potential for lithium batteries. However, their practical application is plagued by electronic/ionic insulation and sluggish redox kinetics. Hence, our strategy is to design a self-weaving, freestanding host material by introducing reduced graphene oxide-supported VS2 nanosheets (VS2 -rGO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for lithium-phenyl tetrasulfide (Li-PTS) batteries. Unique host materials not only provide physicochemical confinement of active materials to boost the utilization but also catalyze the conversion of active materials to accelerate redox kinetics. Therefore, Li-PTS cell based on the 3D VS2 -rGO-CNTs (VSGC) host material shows excellent cyclability, with a slow capacity decay rate of 0.08% per cycle over 500 cycles at 0.5 C, and a high areal capacity of 3.1 mAh cm-2 with the PTS loading of 7.2 mg cm-2 . More importantly, the potential for practical applications is highlighted by the flexible pouch cell with a high areal capacity (4.1 mAh cm-2 ) and a low electrolyte/PTS ratio (3.5 µL mg-1 ). This work sheds light on elevating the electrochemical performance of Li-organosulfur batteries through the effective catalytic and adsorbed host material.
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- Ping Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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Ding Y, Shi Z, Sun Y, Wu J, Pan X, Sun J. Steering Bidirectional Sulfur Redox via Geometric/Electronic Mediator Comodulation for Li-S Batteries. ACS NANO 2023; 17:6002-6010. [PMID: 36912510 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c00377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Mediator design has stimulated ever-increasing attention to help tackle a surge of detrimental caveats in Li-S realms, mainly pertaining to rampant polysulfide shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics. Nevertheless, universal designing philosophy, despite being highly sought-after, remains still elusive to date. Herein, we present a generic and simple material strategy to allow the target fabrication of advanced mediator toward boosted sulfur electrochemistry. This trick is done by the geometric/electronic comodulation of a prototype VN mediator, where the interplay of its triple-phase interface, favorable catalytic activity, and facile ion diffusivity is conducive to steering bidirectional sulfur redox kinetics. In laboratory tests, the thus-derived Li-S cells manifest impressive cyclic performances with a capacity decay rate of 0.07% per cycle over 500 cycles at 1.0 C. Moreover, under a sulfur loading of 5.0 mg cm-2, the cell could sustain a durable areal capacity of 4.63 mAh cm-2. Our work is anticipated to lay a theory-to-application foundation for rationalizing the design and modulation of reliable polysulfide mediators in working Li-S batteries.
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- Yifan Ding
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, PR China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, College of Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, PR China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, PR China
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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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Sun J, Liu Y, Liu L, Bi J, Wang S, Du Z, Du H, Wang K, Ai W, Huang W. Interface Engineering Toward Expedited Li 2 S Deposition in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: A Critical Review. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2211168. [PMID: 36756778 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) with superior energy density are among the most promising candidates of next-generation energy storage techniques. As the key step contributing to 75% of the overall capacity, Li2 S deposition remains a formidable challenge for LSBs applications because of its sluggish kinetics. The severe kinetic issue originates from the huge interfacial impedances, indicative of the interface-dominated nature of Li2 S deposition. Accordingly, increasing efforts have been devoted to interface engineering for efficient Li2 S deposition, which has attained inspiring success to date. However, a systematic overview and in-depth understanding of this critical field are still absent. In this review, the principles of interface-controlled Li2 S precipitation are presented, clarifying the pivotal roles of electrolyte-substrate and electrolyte-Li2 S interfaces in regulating Li2 S depositing behavior. For the optimization of the electrolyte-substrate interface, efforts on the design of substrates including metal compounds, functionalized carbons, and organic compounds are systematically summarized. Regarding the regulation of electrolyte-Li2 S interface, the progress of applying polysulfides catholytes, redox mediators, and high-donicity/polarity electrolytes is overviewed in detail. Finally, the challenges and possible solutions aiming at optimizing Li2 S deposition are given for further development of practical LSBs. This review would inspire more insightful works and, more importantly, may enlighten other electrochemical areas concerning heterogeneous deposition processes.
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- Jinmeng Sun
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Liu Q, Wu Y, Li D, Peng YQ, Liu X, Li BQ, Huang JQ, Peng HJ. Dilute Alloying to Implant Activation Centers in Nitride Electrocatalysts for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2209233. [PMID: 36414611 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Dilute alloying is an effective strategy to tune properties of solid catalysts but is rarely leveraged in complex reactions beyond small molecule conversion. In this work, dilute dopants are demonstrated to serve as activating centers to construct multiatom catalytic domains in metal nitride electrocatalysts for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, of which the sulfur cathode suffers from sluggish and complex conversion reactions. With titanium nitride (TiN) as a model system, the dilute cobalt alloying is shown to greatly improve the reaction kinetics while inducing negligible catalyst reconstruction. Compared to the pristine TiN, the dilute nitride alloy catalyst enables onefold increase in the high rate (2.0 C) capacities of Li-S batteries, as well as an impressively low cyclic decay rate of 0.17% at a sulfur loading of 4.0 mgS cm-2 . This work opens up new opportunities toward the rational design of Li-S electrocatalysts by dilute alloying and also enlightens the understandings of complex domain-catalyzed reactions in energy applications.
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- Quanbing Liu
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Clean Transportation Energy Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Rongjiang Laboratory), Jieyang, Guangdong, 515200, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Clean Transportation Energy Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Clean Transportation Energy Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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Huang XL, Zhang X, Zhou L, Guo Z, Liu HK, Dou SX, Wang Z. Orthorhombic Nb 2 O 5 Decorated Carbon Nanoreactors Enable Bidirectionally Regulated Redox Behaviors in Room-Temperature Na-S Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206558. [PMID: 36470655 PMCID: PMC9896060 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Regulating redox kinetics is able to spur the great-leap-forward development of room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries, especially on propelling their Na-ion storage capability. Here, an innovative metal oxide kinetics accelerator, orthorhombic Nb2 O5 Na-ion conductor, is proposed to functionalize porous carbon nanoreactors (CNR) for S cathodes. The Nb2 O5 is shown to chemically immobilize sodium polysulfides via strong affinity. Theoretical and experimental evidence reveals that the Nb2 O5 can bidirectionally regulate redox behaviors of S cathodes, which accelerates reduction conversions from polysulfides to sulfides as well as promotes oxidation reactions from sulfides to S. In situ and ex situ characterization techniques further verify its electrochemical lasting endurance in catalyzing S conversions. The well-designed S cathode demonstrates a high specific capacity of 1377 mA h g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 , outstanding rate capability of 405 mA h g-1 at 2 A g-1 , and stable cyclability with a capacity retention of 617 mA h g-1 over 600 cycles at 0.5 A g-1 . An ultralow capacity decay rate of 0.0193% per cycle is successfully realized, superior to those of current state-of-the-art RT Na-S batteries. This design also suits emerging Na-Se batteries, which contribute to outstanding electrochemical performance as well.
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- Xiang Long Huang
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier SciencesUniversity 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 PhysicsUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced MaterialsThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSouth Australia5005Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic MaterialsUniversity of WollongongNew South Wales2500Australia
- Institute of Energy Materials ScienceUniversity of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai200093China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic MaterialsUniversity of WollongongNew South Wales2500Australia
- Institute of Energy Materials ScienceUniversity of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai200093China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier SciencesUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu611731China
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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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Ma Y, Wu T, Jiao Y, Wang F, Chen B, Yan Y, Hu A, Li Y, Fan Y, He M, Hu Y, Li Y, Lei T, Zhang Y, Chen W, Huang M, Zhu J, Li F. Single Nickel Atom Catalysts Enable Fast Polysulfide Redox for Safe and Long-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2205470. [PMID: 36328710 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted great interest due to their low cost, high theoretical energy density, and environmental friendliness. However, the sluggish conversion of lithium polysulfides (LiPS) to S and Li2 S during the charge/discharge process leads to unsatisfactory rate performance of lower to 0.1 C (1 C = 1675 mA g-1 ) especially for Li-S pouch batteries, thus hindering their practical applications in high power batteries. Here, well-defined and monodispersed Ni single-atom catalysts (SACs) embedded in highly porous nitrogen-doped graphitic carbons (NiSA-N-PGC) are designed and synthesized to form Ni-N4 catalytic sites at the atomic level. When serving as a bifunctional electrocatalyst, the Ni-N4 catalytic sites cannot only promote the interfacial conversion redox of LiPS by accelerating the transformation kinetics, but also suppress the undesirable shuttle effect by immobilizing LiPS. These findings are verified by both experimental results and DFT theoretical calculations. Furthermore, Li ions show low diffusion barrier on the surface of Ni-N4 sites, resulting in enhanced areal capacity of batteries. As a result, the Li-S battery delivers stable cycling life of more than 600 cycles with 0.069% capacity decay per cycle at a rate of 0.5 C. More importantly, the Li-S pouch cells with NiSA-N-PGC show an initial capacity of 1299 mAh g-1 at a rate of 0.2 C even with high sulfur loading of 6 mg cm-2 . This work opens up an avenue for developing single-atom catalysts to accelerate the kinetic conversion of LiPS for highly stable Li-S batteries.
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- Yuhong Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Xichang University, Xichang, 615000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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Zeng P, Yuan C, Liu G, Gao J, Li Y, Zhang L. Recent progress in electronic modulation of electrocatalysts for high-efficient polysulfide conversion of Li-S batteries. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63984-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Gu S, Xu S, Song X, Li H, Wang Y, Zhou G, Wang N, Chang H. Electrostatic Potential-Induced Co-N 4 Active Centers in a 2D Conductive Metal-Organic Framework for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:50815-50826. [PMID: 36310356 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The use of single-atom catalysts is a promising approach to solve the issues of polysulfide shuttle and sluggish conversion chemistry in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, a single-atom catalyst usually contains a low content of active centers because more metal ions lead to generation of aggregation or the formation of nonatomic catalysts. Herein, a 2D conductive metal-organic framework [Co3(HITP)2] with abundant and periodic Co-N4 centers was decorated on carbon fiber paper as a functional interlayer for advanced Li-S batteries. The Co3(HITP)2-decorated interlayer exhibits a chemical anchoring effect and facilitates conversion kinetics, thus effectively restraining the polysulfide shuttle effect. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the Co-N4 centers in Co3(HITP)2 feature more intense electron density and more negative electrostatic potential distribution than those in the carbon matrix as the single-atom catalyst, thereby promoting the electrochemical performance due to the lower reaction Gibbs free energies and decomposition energy barriers. As a result, the optimized batteries deliver a high rate capacity of over 400 mA h g-1 at 4 C current and a satisfying capacity decay rate of 0.028% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 1 C. The designed Co3(HITP)2-decorated interlayer was used to prepare one of the most advanced Li-S batteries with excellent performance (reversible capacity of 762 mA h g-1 and 79.6% capacity retention over 500 cycles) under high-temperature conditions, implying its great potential for practical applications.
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- Shaonan Gu
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Liuzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy Vehicle Power Lithium Battery, School of Microelectronics and Materials Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou545006, P. R. China
- Quantum-Nano Matter and Device Lab, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan430074, P. R. China
- Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, Shenzhen518063, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan250353, P. R. China
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- Liuzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy Vehicle Power Lithium Battery, School of Microelectronics and Materials Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou545006, P. R. China
- Quantum-Nano Matter and Device Lab, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan430074, P. R. China
- Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, Shenzhen518063, P. R. China
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Xiao R, Luo D, Wang J, Lu H, Ma H, Akinoglu EM, Jin M, Wang X, Zhang Y, Chen Z. Oxidation States Regulation of Cobalt Active Sites through Crystal Surface Engineering for Enhanced Polysulfide Conversion in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2202352. [PMID: 36109171 PMCID: PMC9631056 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this work, unique Co3 O4 /N-doped reduced graphene oxide (Co3 O4 /N-rGO) composites as favorable sulfur immobilizers and promoters for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are developed. The prepared Co3 O4 nanopolyhedrons (Co3 O4 -NP) and Co3 O4 nanocubes mainly expose (112) and (001) surfaces, respectively, with different atomic configurations of Co2+ /Co3+ sites. Experiments and theoretical calculations confirm that the octahedral coordination Co3+ (Co3+ Oh ) sites with different oxidation states from tetrahedral coordination Co2+ sites optimize the adsorption and catalytic conversion of lithium polysulfides. Specially, the Co3 O4 -NP crystals loaded on N-rGO expose (112) planes with ample Co3+ Oh active sites, exhibiting stronger adsorbability and superior catalytic activity for polysulfides, thus inhibiting the shuttle effect. Therefore, the S@Co3 O4 -NP/N-rGO cathodes deliver excellent electrochemical properties, for example, stable cyclability at 1 C with a low capacity decay rate of 0.058% over 500 cycles, superb rate capability up to 3 C, and high areal capacity of 4.1 mAh cm-2 . This catalyst's design incorporating crystal surface engineering and oxidation state regulation strategies also provides new approaches for addressing the complicated issues of Li-S batteries.
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- Rujian Xiao
- South China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSchool of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
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- South China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSchool of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooONN2L 3G1Canada
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- South China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSchool of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
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- International Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityZhaoqing526060China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130China
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- International Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityZhaoqing526060China
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- South China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSchool of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
- International Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityZhaoqing526060China
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- South China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSchool of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
- International Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityZhaoqing526060China
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- International Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityZhaoqing526060China
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooONN2L 3G1Canada
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Zhao G, Kao CW, Gu Z, Zhou S, Chang LY, Yan T, Cheng C, Yuan C, Li H, Chan TS, Zhang L. Surface Defect Engineering of a Bimetallic Oxide Precatalyst Enables Kinetics-Enhanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:49680-49688. [PMID: 36315848 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Developing efficient electrocatalysts to accelerate the sluggish conversion of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) is of paramount importance for improving the performances of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, a consensus has not yet been reached on the in situ evolution of the electrocatalysts as well as the real catalytic active sites. Herein, defective MnV2O6 (D-MVO) is designed as a precatalyst toward LiPSs' adsorption and conversion. We reveal that the introduction of surface V defects can effectively accelerate the in situ sulfurization of D-MVO during the electrochemical cycling process, which acts as the real electrocatalyst for LiPSs' retention and catalysis. The in situ-sulfurized D-MVO demonstrates much higher electrocatalytic activity than the defect-free MVO toward LiPSs' redox conversion. With these merits, the Li-S batteries with D-MVO separators achieve superior long-term cycling performance with a low decay rate of 0.056% per cycle after 1000 cycles at 1C. Even under an elevated sulfur loading of 5.5 mg cm-2, a high areal capacity of 4.21 mAh cm-2 is still retained after 50 cycles at 0.1C. This work deepens the cognition of the dynamic evolution of the electrocatalysts and provides a favorable strategy for designing efficient precatalysts for advanced Li-S batteries using defect engineering.
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- Gang Zhao
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Space Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201109, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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Ma Z, Liu W, Jiang X, Liu Y, Yang G, Wu Z, Zhou Q, Chen M, Xie J, Ni L, Diao G. Wide-Temperature-Range Li-S Batteries Enabled by Thiodimolybdate [Mo 2S 12] 2- as a Dual-Function Molecular Catalyst for Polysulfide Redox and Lithium Intercalation. ACS NANO 2022; 16:14569-14581. [PMID: 36036999 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In lithium-sulfur batteries, a serious obstacle is the dissolution and diffusion of long-chain polysulfides, resulting in rapid capacity decay and low Coulombic efficiency. At present, a common practice is designing cathode materials to solve this problem, but this gives rise to reduced gravimetric and volumetric energy densities. Herein, we present a thiodimolybdate [Mo2S12]2- cluster as sulfur host material that can effectively confine the shuttling of polysulfides and contribute its own capacity in Li-S cells. Moreover, the [Mo2S12]2- cluster as a "bidirectional catalyst" can effectively catalyze polysulfide reduction and lithium sulfide oxidation. We further investigate the catalytic mechanism of [Mo2S12]2- clusters by theoretical calculations, in situ spectroscopic techniques, and electrochemical studies. The (NH4)2Mo2S12/S cathodes show good electrochemical performance under a wide range of temperatures. In addition, a pouch cell fabricated with (NH4)2Mo2S12/S cathodes maintains a stable output for more than 50 cycles.
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- Zhiyuan Ma
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
- Pylon Battery Co., LTD, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- Pylon Battery Co., LTD, Yangzhou, 225002 Jiangsu, P.R. China
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Chen ZX, Zhao M, Hou LP, Zhang XQ, Li BQ, Huang JQ. Toward Practical High-Energy-Density Lithium-Sulfur Pouch Cells: A Review. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201555. [PMID: 35475585 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries promise great potential as high-energy-density energy-storage devices due to their ultrahigh theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg-1 . Evaluation and analysis on practical Li-S pouch cells are essential for achieving actual high energy density under working conditions and affording developing directions for practical applications. This review aims to afford a comprehensive overview of high-energy-density Li-S pouch cells regarding 7 years of development and to point out further research directions. Key design parameters to achieve actual high energy density are addressed first, to define the research boundaries distinguished from coin-cell-level evaluation. Systematic analysis of the published literature and cutting-edge performances is then conducted to demonstrate the achieved progress and the gap toward practical applications. Following that, failure analysis as well as promotion strategies at the pouch cell level are, respectively, discussed to reveal the unique working and failure mechanism that shall be accordingly addressed. Finally, perspectives toward high-performance Li-S pouch cells are presented regarding the challenges and opportunities of this field.
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- Zi-Xian Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Shi Z, Ci H, Yang X, Liu Z, Sun J. Direct-Chemical Vapor Deposition-Enabled Graphene for Emerging Energy Storage: Versatility, Essentiality, and Possibility. ACS NANO 2022; 16:11646-11675. [PMID: 35926221 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique has stimulated an enormous scientific and industrial interest to enable the conformal growth of graphene over multifarious substrates, which readily bypasses tedious transfer procedure and empowers innovative materials paradigm. Compared to the prevailing graphene materials (i.e., reduced graphene oxide and liquid-phase exfoliated graphene), the direct-CVD-enabled graphene harnesses appealing structural advantages and physicochemical properties, accordingly playing a pivotal role in the realm of electrochemical energy storage. Despite conspicuous progress achieved in this frontier, a comprehensive overview is still lacking by far and the synthesis-structure-property-application nexus of direct-CVD-enabled graphene remains elusive. In this topical review, rather than simply compiling the state-of-the-art advancements, the versatile roles of direct-CVD-enabled graphene are itemized as (i) modificator, (ii) cultivator, (iii) defender, and (iv) decider. Furthermore, essential effects on the performance optimization are elucidated, with an emphasis on fundamental properties and underlying mechanisms. At the end, perspectives with respect to the material production and device fabrication are sketched, aiming to navigate the future development of direct-CVD-enabled graphene en-route toward pragmatic energy applications and beyond.
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- Zixiong Shi
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
- Beijing Graphene Institute, Beijing 100095, P. R. China
- Center for Nanochemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
- Beijing Graphene Institute, Beijing 100095, P. R. China
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Understanding the lithium-sulfur battery redox reactions via operando confocal Raman microscopy. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4811. [PMID: 35973986 PMCID: PMC9381601 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32139-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The complex interplay and only partial understanding of the multi-step phase transitions and reaction kinetics of redox processes in lithium–sulfur batteries are the main stumbling blocks that hinder the advancement and broad deployment of this electrochemical energy storage system. To better understand these aspects, here we report operando confocal Raman microscopy measurements to investigate the reaction kinetics of Li–S redox processes and provide mechanistic insights into polysulfide generation/evolution and sulfur deposition. Operando visualization and quantification of the reactants and intermediates enabled the characterization of potential-dependent rates during Li–S redox and the linking of the electronic conductivity of the sulfur-based electrode and concentrations of polysulfides to the cell performance. We also report the visualization of the interfacial evolution and diffusion processes of different polysulfides that demonstrate stepwise discharge and parallel recharge mechanisms during cell operation. These results provide fundamental insights into the mechanisms and kinetics of Li–S redox reactions. The complex redox processes in lithium–sulfur batteries are not yet fully understood at the fundamental level. Here, the authors report operando confocal Raman microscopy measurements to provide mechanistic insights into polysulfide evolution and sulfur deposition during battery cycling.
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Song YW, Shen L, Yao N, Li XY, Bi CX, Li Z, Zhou MY, Zhang XQ, Chen X, Li BQ, Huang JQ, Zhang Q. Cationic lithium polysulfides in lithium–sulfur batteries. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yang B, Guo D, Lin P, Zhou L, Li J, Fang G, Wang J, Jin H, Chen X, Wang S. Hydroxylated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Covalently Modified with Tris(hydroxypropyl) Phosphine as a Functional Interlayer for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204327. [PMID: 35474270 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We have successfully constructed a new type of intercalation membrane material by covalently grafting organic tris(hydroxypropyl)phosphine (THPP) molecules onto hydroxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT-OH) as a functional interlayer for the advanced LSBs. The as-assembled interlayer has been demonstrated to be responsible for the fast conversion kinetics of polysulfides, the inhibition of polysulfide shuttle effect, as well as the formation of a stable solid electrolyte interphase(SEI) layer. By means of spectroscopic and electrochemical analysis, we further found THPP plays a key role in accelerating the conversion of polysulfides into low-ordered lithium sulfides and suppressing the loss of polysulfides, thus rendering the as-designed lithium-sulfur battery in this work a high capacity, excellent rate performance and long-term stability. Even at low temperatures, the capacity decay rate was only 0.036 % per cycle for 1700 cycles.
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- Bin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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Yang B, Guo D, Lin P, Zhou L, Li J, Fang G, Wang J, Jin H, Chen X, Wang S. Hydroxylated Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes Covalently Modified with Tris(hydroxypropyl) Phosphine as a Functional Interlayer for Advanced Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Bin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 China
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Wang Y, Pu Y, Yuan L, Zhang Y, Liu C, Wang Q, Wu H. Synergistic Effect of WN/Mo 2C Embedded in Bioderived Carbon Nanofibers: A Rational Design of a Shuttle Inhibitor and an Electrocatalyst for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:18578-18588. [PMID: 35435653 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To improve the innate shuttle effect and the sluggish redox kinetics of lithium-sulfur batteries, a composite made of a bimetallic compound embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (CNFs) is synthesized by employing biomass collagen fibers (CFs) as a structure template. Metal anions WO42- and MoO42- are grafted on plant polyphenol-modified CFs and then in situ converted into WN/Mo2C implanted in a matrix of CNFs (WMCNFs). The obtained WN/Mo2C is of quantum size and uniform distribution, exposing the active sites maximally. Further, the heterostructure of the bimetallic composite enables unique electronic interaction, thereby synergistically enhancing its adsorption capability toward soluble intermediates and activating its catalytic function for liquid-liquid and liquid-solid conversions. Combining these merits, when used as a separator modification material and a sulfur host simultaneously, the WMCNFs composite exhibits remarkable cycling stability with 91.45% capacity retention after 500 cycles at 2 C and also prominent rate performance of delivering 552.75 mAh g-1 at a current rate of 10 C. Meanwhile, the stable luminescence operation of LED lights powered by the assembled pouch cell demonstrates the application potential of this biomaterial-derived composite.
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- Yuchen Wang
- Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Department of Advanced Energy Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Hao H, Hutter T, Boyce BL, Watt J, Liu P, Mitlin D. Review of Multifunctional Separators: Stabilizing the Cathode and the Anode for Alkali (Li, Na, and K) Metal-Sulfur and Selenium Batteries. Chem Rev 2022; 122:8053-8125. [PMID: 35349271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Alkali metal batteries based on lithium, sodium, and potassium anodes and sulfur-based cathodes are regarded as key for next-generation energy storage due to their high theoretical energy and potential cost effectiveness. However, metal-sulfur batteries remain challenged by several factors, including polysulfides' (PSs) dissolution, sluggish sulfur redox kinetics at the cathode, and metallic dendrite growth at the anode. Functional separators and interlayers are an innovative approach to remedying these drawbacks. Here we critically review the state-of-the-art in separators/interlayers for cathode and anode protection, covering the Li-S and the emerging Na-S and K-S systems. The approaches for improving electrochemical performance may be categorized as one or a combination of the following: Immobilization of polysulfides (cathode); catalyzing sulfur redox kinetics (cathode); introduction of protective layers to serve as an artificial solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) (anode); and combined improvement in electrolyte wetting and homogenization of ion flux (anode and cathode). It is demonstrated that while the advances in Li-S are relatively mature, less progress has been made with Na-S and K-S due to the more challenging redox chemistry at the cathode and increased electrochemical instability at the anode. Throughout these sections there is a complementary discussion of functional separators for emerging alkali metal systems based on metal-selenium and the metal-selenium sulfide. The focus then shifts to interlayers and artificial SEI/cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) layers employed to stabilize solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) in metal-sulfur solid-state batteries (SSBs). The discussion of SSEs focuses on inorganic electrolytes based on Li- and Na-based oxides and sulfides but also touches on some hybrid systems with an inorganic matrix and a minority polymer phase. The review then moves to practical considerations for functional separators, including scaleup issues and Li-S technoeconomics. The review concludes with an outlook section, where we discuss emerging mechanics, spectroscopy, and advanced electron microscopy (e.g. cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) and cryo-focused ion beam (cryo-FIB))-based approaches for analysis of functional separator structure-battery electrochemical performance interrelations. Throughout the review we identify the outstanding open scientific and technological questions while providing recommendations for future research topics.
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- Hongchang Hao
- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Li X, Feng S, Zhao M, Zhao C, Chen X, Li B, Huang J, Zhang Q. Surface Gelation on Disulfide Electrocatalysts in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Xi‐Yao Li
- Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taishan University Shandong 271021 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P.R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P.R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P.R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P.R. China
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Zhang Y, Zhang X, Silva SRP, Ding B, Zhang P, Shao G. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Meet Electrospinning: Recent Advances and the Key Parameters for High Gravimetric and Volume Energy Density. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103879. [PMID: 34796682 PMCID: PMC8811819 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have been regarded as a promising next-generation energy storage technology for their ultrahigh theoretical energy density compared with those of the traditional lithium-ion batteries. However, the practical applications of Li-S batteries are still blocked by notorious problems such as the shuttle effect and the uncontrollable growth of lithium dendrites. Recently, the rapid development of electrospinning technology provides reliable methods in preparing flexible nanofibers materials and is widely applied to Li-S batteries serving as hosts, interlayers, and separators, which are considered as a promising strategy to achieve high energy density flexible Li-S batteries. In this review, a fundamental introduction of electrospinning technology and multifarious electrospinning-based nanofibers used in flexible Li-S batteries are presented. More importantly, crucial parameters of specific capacity, electrolyte/sulfur (E/S) ratio, sulfur loading, and cathode tap density are emphasized based on the proposed mathematic model, in which the electrospinning-based nanofibers are used as important components in Li-S batteries to achieve high gravimetric (WG ) and volume (WV ) energy density of 500 Wh kg-1 and 700 Wh L-1 , respectively. These systematic summaries not only provide the principles in nanofiber-based electrode design but also propose enlightening directions for the commercialized Li-S batteries with high WG and WV .
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- Yongshang Zhang
- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low‐Carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM)School of Materials Science and Engineering100 Kexue AvenueZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI)XingyangZhengzhou450100China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low‐Carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM)School of Materials Science and Engineering100 Kexue AvenueZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI)XingyangZhengzhou450100China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low‐Carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM)School of Materials Science and Engineering100 Kexue AvenueZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI)XingyangZhengzhou450100China
- Nanoelectronics CenterAdvanced Technology InstituteUniversity of SurreyGuildfordGU2 7XHUK
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer MaterialsCollege of TextileDonghua UniversityShanghai201620China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low‐Carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM)School of Materials Science and Engineering100 Kexue AvenueZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI)XingyangZhengzhou450100China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low‐Carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM)School of Materials Science and Engineering100 Kexue AvenueZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI)XingyangZhengzhou450100China
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The enhanced confinement effect of double shell hollow mesoporous spheres assembled with nitrogen-doped copper cobaltate nanoparticles for enhancing lithium–sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Xiao S, Huang L, Lv W, He YB. A Highly Efficient Ion and Electron Conductive Interlayer To Achieve Low Self-Discharge of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:1783-1790. [PMID: 34962756 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c21398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The practical use of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is limited by serious self-discharge, fast capacity loss, and severe lithium anode erosion due to the shuttling of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). Herein, we developed a highly efficient ion and electron conductive interlayer composed of Ti2(SO4)3/carbon composite layer-coated Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 (CLATP) and graphene to effectively block the diffusion of polysulfide anions but allow rapid Li ion transfer, therefore significantly inhibiting the self-discharge and boosting the cyclic stability of Li-S batteries. The Ti2(SO4)3/carbon thin protective layer endows an optimized adsorption ability toward LiPSs and avoids the side reactions between LATP and LiPSs. The high electronic conductivity of graphene and high ionic conductivity of CLATP ensures the hybrid interlayer rapid electron and fast Li ion transport. As a result, the Li-S battery with the hybrid interlayer shows a high discharge capacity of 671 mAh g-1 after 500 cycles with an extremely low capacity fading of 0.022% per cycle at 1 C. Moreover, the battery shows no self-discharge even after rest for 12 days. This work opens up a new way for the design of functional separators to significantly improve the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries.
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- Shujie Xiao
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Geng P, Du M, Wu C, Luo T, Zhang Y, Pang H. PPy-constructed core–shell structures from MOFs for confining lithium polysulfides. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00392a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Core–shell structured MIL-96-Al composites are prepared through a melt-diffusion method followed by a water-phase polymerization process. The composites can strongly confine lithium polysulfides in a cathode.
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- Pengbiao Geng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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Bi CX, Zhao M, Hou LP, Chen ZX, Zhang XQ, Li BQ, Yuan H, Huang JQ. Anode Material Options Toward 500 Wh kg -1 Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103910. [PMID: 34784102 PMCID: PMC8805573 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is identified as one of the most promising next-generation energy storage systems due to its ultra-high theoretical energy density up to 2600 Wh kg-1 . However, Li metal anode suffers from dramatic volume change during cycling, continuous corrosion by polysulfide electrolyte, and dendrite formation, rendering limited cycling lifespan. Considering Li metal anode as a double-edged sword that contributes to ultrahigh energy density as well as limited cycling lifespan, it is necessary to evaluate Li-based alloy as anode materials to substitute Li metal for high-performance Li-S batteries. In this contribution, the authors systematically evaluate the potential and feasibility of using Li metal or Li-based alloys to construct Li-S batteries with an actual energy density of 500 Wh kg-1 . A quantitative analysis method is proposed by evaluating the required amount of electrolyte for a targeted energy density. Based on a three-level (ideal material level, practical electrode level, and pouch cell level) analysis, highly lithiated lithium-magnesium (Li-Mg) alloy is capable to achieve 500 Wh kg-1 Li-S batteries besides Li metal. Accordingly, research on Li-Mg and other Li-based alloys are reviewed to inspire a promising pathway to realize high-energy-density and long-cycling Li-S batteries.
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- Chen-Xi Bi
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Luo D, Li C, Zhang Y, Ma Q, Ma C, Nie Y, Li M, Weng X, Huang R, Zhao Y, Shui L, Wang X, Chen Z. Design of Quasi-MOF Nanospheres as a Dynamic Electrocatalyst toward Accelerated Sulfur Reduction Reaction for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2105541. [PMID: 34613619 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as one of the most promising next-generation rechargeable batteries owing to their high energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, the sluggish kinetics of the sulfur reduction reaction process, which is so far insufficiently explored, still impedes its practical application. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are widely investigated as a sulfur immobilizer, but the interactions and catalytic activity of lithium polysulfides (LiPs) on metal nodes are weak due to the presence of organic ligands. Herein, a strategy to design quasi-MOF nanospheres, which contain a transition-state structure between the MOF and the metal oxide via controlled ligand exchange strategy, to serve as sulfur electrocatalyst, is presented. The quasi-MOF not only inherits the porous structure of the MOF, but also exposes abundant metal nodes to act as active sites, rendering strong LiPs absorbability. The reversible deligandation/ligandation of the quasi-MOF and its impact on the durability of the catalyst over the course of the electrochemical process is acknowledged, which confers a remarkable catalytic activity. Attributed to these structural advantages, the quasi-MOF delivers a decent discharge capacity and low capacity-fading rate over long-term cycling. This work not only offers insight into the rational design of quasi-MOF-based composites but also provides guidance for application in Li-S batteries.
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- Dan Luo
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation (Nano-X), Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation (Nano-X), Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Geng P, Wang L, Du M, Bai Y, Li W, Liu Y, Chen S, Braunstein P, Xu Q, Pang H. MIL-96-Al for Li-S Batteries: Shape or Size? ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107836. [PMID: 34719819 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with controllable shapes and sizes show a great potential in Li-S batteries. However, neither the relationship between shape and specific capacity nor the influence of MOF particle size on cyclic stability have been fully established yet. Herein, MIL-96-Al with various shapes, forming hexagonal platelet crystals (HPC), hexagonal bipyramidal crystals (HBC), and hexagonal prismatic bipyramidal crystals (HPBC) are successfully prepared via cosolvent methods. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the HBC shape with highly exposed (101) planes can effectively adsorb lithium polysulfides (LPS) during the charge/discharge process. By changing the relative proportion of the cosolvents, HBC samples with different particle sizes are prepared. When these MIL-96-Al crystals are used as sulfur host materials, it is found that those with a smaller size of the HBC shape deliver higher initial capacity. These investigations establish that different crystal planes have different adsorption abilities for LPS, and that the MOF particle size should be considered for a suitable sulfur host. More broadly, this work provides a strategy for designing sulfur hosts in Li-S batteries.
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- Pengbiao Geng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223003, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CHIMIE UMR 7177, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Strasbourg Cedex, 67081, France
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, and SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Xueyuan Ave, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Zhao X, Li S, Zhang Q, Wang K, Chen J. Towards High-performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: the Modification of Polypropylene Separator by 3D Porous Carbon Structure Embedded with Fe3C/Fe Nanoparticles. Chem Res Chin Univ 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-021-1386-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Han T, Lin X, Cai J, Li J, Zhu Y, Meng Y, Hu C, Liu J. A novel free-standing metal organic frameworks-derived cobalt sulfide polyhedron array for shuttle effect suppressive lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:105401. [PMID: 34818635 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac3ce5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metal-organic-frameworks-derived nanostructures have received broad attention for secondary batteries. However, many strategies focus on the preparation of dispersive materials, which need complicated steps and some additives for making electrodes of batteries. Here, we develop a novel free-standing Co9S8polyhedron array derived from ZIF-67, which grows on a three-dimensional carbon cloth for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery. The polar Co9S8provides strong chemical binding to immobilize polysulfides, which enables efficiently suppressing of the shuttle effect. The free-standing S@Co9S8polyhedron array-based cathode exhibits ultrahigh capacity of 1079 mAh g-1after cycling 100 times at 0.1 C, and long cycling life of 500 cycles at 1 C, recoverable rate-performance and good temperature tolerance. Furthermore, the adsorption energies towards polysulfides are investigated by using density functional theory calculations, which display a strong binding with polysulfides.
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- Tianli Han
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry, Nanjing 211100, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, People's Republic of China
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Li XY, Feng S, Zhao M, Zhao CX, Chen X, Li BQ, Huang JQ, Zhang Q. Surface Gelation on Disulfide Electrocatalysts in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114671. [PMID: 34889012 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are deemed as future energy storage devices due to ultrahigh theoretical energy density. Cathodic polysulfide electrocatalysts have been widely investigated to promote sluggish sulfur redox kinetics. Probing the surface structure of electrocatalysts is vital to understanding the mechanism of polysulfide electrocatalysis. In this work, we for the first time identify surface gelation on disulfide electrocatalysts. Concretely, the Lewis acid sites on disulfides trigger the ring-opening polymerization of the dioxolane solvent to generate a surface gel layer, covering disulfides and reducing the electrocatalytic activity. Accordingly, a Lewis base triethylamine (TEA) is introduced as a competitive inhibitor. Consequently, Li-S batteries with disulfide electrocatalysts and TEA afford high specific capacity and improved rate responses. This work affords new insights on the actual surface structure of electrocatalysts in Li-S batteries.
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- Xi-Yao Li
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taishan University, Shandong, 271021, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China.,Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China.,Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China.,Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China
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Gao N, Li B, Zhang Y, Li W, Li X, Zhao J, Yue W, Xing Z, Wang B. CoFe Alloy-Decorated Interlayer with a Synergistic Catalytic Effect Improves the Electrochemical Kinetics of Polysulfide Conversion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:57193-57203. [PMID: 34797970 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Good electrical conductivity, strong catalytic activity, high interaction with lithium polysulfides (LIPSs), simple method, and low cost should be considered for the design and preparation of high-performance electrochemical catalysts that catalyze the conversion of LIPSs. In this work, we designed a bimetallic alloyed multifunctional interlayer with multiple adsorption/catalysis sites. The interwoven carbon fibers derived from bacterial cellulose (BC) not only contribute to reducing metal ions to metals but also confine the growth of Co-Fe alloys formed in situ. The metal supported on carbon is very effective for the conversion of LIPSs due to its high adsorption and catalytic sites. In addition, the synergistic effect between Fe and Co species leads to excellent bifunctional catalytic activity. Through detailed electrochemical analysis and theoretical calculations, we revealed that CoFe@CNFs has superior electrocatalytic activity, and the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with a catalytic interlayer can deliver satisfactory rate and cycle performance. At a high current density of 2C, the discharge capacity can still reach 627 mAh g-1. At a current density of 1C, the Coulombic efficiency is maintained at a level close to 100% during the whole cycle process and a satisfying low capacity decay of 0.08% per cycle. More importantly, even if the ambient temperature drops to 0 °C, the Li-S battery using the interlayer can still be charged and discharged normally and shows acceptable discharge capacity, which shows that it has good rate kinetics.
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- Ning Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry, Nanjing 211135, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry, Nanjing 211135, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry, Nanjing 211135, China
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Ng SF, Lau MYL, Ong WJ. Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode Design: Tailoring Metal-Based Nanostructures for Robust Polysulfide Adsorption and Catalytic Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008654. [PMID: 33811420 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have a high specific energy capacity and density of 1675 mAh g-1 and 2670 Wh kg-1 , respectively, rendering them among the most promising successors for lithium-ion batteries. However, there are myriads of obstacles in the practical application and commercialization of Li-S batteries, including the low conductivity of sulfur and its discharge products (Li2 S/Li2 S2 ), volume expansion of sulfur electrode, and the polysulfide shuttle effect. Hence, immense attention has been devoted to rectifying these issues, of which the application of metal-based compounds (i.e., transition metal, metal phosphides, sulfides, oxides, carbides, nitrides, phosphosulfides, MXenes, hydroxides, and metal-organic frameworks) as sulfur hosts is profiled as a fascinating strategy to hinder the polysulfide shuttle effect stemming from the polar-polar interactions between the metal compounds and polysulfides. This review encompasses the fundamental electrochemical principles of Li-S batteries and insights into the interactions between the metal-based compounds and the polysulfides, with emphasis on the intimate structure-activity relationship corroborated with theoretical calculations. Additionally, the integration of conductive carbon-based materials to ameliorate the existing adsorptive abilities of the metal-based compound is systematically discussed. Lastly, the challenges and prospects toward the smart design of catalysts for the future development of practical Li-S batteries are presented.
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- Sue-Faye Ng
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
- Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis Technology (CONNECT), Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
- Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis Technology (CONNECT), Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Wang M, Sun Z, Ci H, Shi Z, Shen L, Wei C, Ding Y, Yang X, Sun J. Identifying the Evolution of Selenium-Vacancy-Modulated MoSe 2 Precatalyst in Lithium-Sulfur Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24558-24565. [PMID: 34435420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Witnessing compositional evolution and identifying the catalytically active moiety of electrocatalysts is of paramount importance in Li-S chemistry. Nevertheless, this field remains elusive. We report the scalable salt-templated synthesis of Se-vacancy-incorporated MoSe2 architecture (SeVs-MoSe2 ) and reveal the phase evolution of the defective precatalyst in working Li-S batteries. The interaction between lithium polysulfides and SeVs-MoSe2 is probed to induce the transformation from SeVs-MoSe2 to MoSeS. Furthermore, operando Raman spectroscopy and ex situ X-ray diffraction measurements in combination with theoretical simulations verify that the effectual MoSeS catalyst could help promote conversion of Li2 S2 to Li2 S, thereby boosting the capacity performance. The Li-S battery accordingly exhibits a satisfactory rate and cycling capability even with and elevated sulfur loading and lean electrolyte conditions (7.67 mg cm-2 ; 4.0 μL mg-1 S ). This work elucidates the design strategies and catalytic mechanisms of efficient electrocatalysts bearing defects.
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- Menglei Wang
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.,Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing, 100095, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.,Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing, 100095, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.,Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI), Beijing, 100095, P. R. China
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