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Soni R, Spadoni D, Shearing PR, Brett DJL, Lekakou C, Cai Q, Robinson JB, Miller TS. Deploying Proteins as Electrolyte Additives in Li-S Batteries: The Multifunctional Role of Fibroin in Improving Cell Performance. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2023; 6:5671-5680. [PMID: 37323207 PMCID: PMC10266332 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.2c04131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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It is widely accepted that the commercial application of lithium-sulfur batteries is inhibited by their short cycle life, which is primarily caused by a combination of Li dendrite formation and active material loss due to polysulfide shuttling. Unfortunately, while numerous approaches to overcome these problems have been reported, most are unscalable and hence further hinder Li-S battery commercialization. Most approaches suggested also only tackle one of the primary mechanisms of cell degradation and failure. Here, we demonstrate that the use of a simple protein, fibroin, as an electrolyte additive can both prevent Li dendrite formation and minimize active material loss to enable high capacity and long cycle life (up to 500 cycles) in Li-S batteries, without inhibiting the rate performance of the cell. Through a combination of experiments and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, it is demonstrated that the fibroin plays a dual role, both binding to polysulfides to hinder their transport from the cathode and passivating the Li anode to minimize dendrite nucleation and growth. Most importantly, as fibroin is inexpensive and can be simply introduced to the cell via the electrolyte, this work offers a route toward practical industrial applications of a viable Li-S battery system.
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- Roby Soni
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Innovation Lab, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
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- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
- School
of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University
of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Innovation Lab, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Innovation Lab, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
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- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
- School
of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University
of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K.
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- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Innovation Lab, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Innovation Lab, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
- The
Faraday Institution, Quad One, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0RA, U.K.
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Cathode materials for lithium-sulfur battery: a review. J Solid State Electrochem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-023-05387-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AbstractLithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are considered to be one of the most promising candidates for becoming the post-lithium-ion battery technology, which would require a high level of energy density across a variety of applications. An increasing amount of research has been conducted on LSBs over the past decade to develop fundamental understanding, modelling, and application-based control. In this study, the advantages and disadvantages of LSB technology are discussed from a fundamental perspective. Then, the focus shifts to intermediate lithium polysulfide adsorption capacity and the challenges involved in improving LSBs by using alternative materials besides carbon for cathode construction. Attempted alternative materials include metal oxides, metal carbides, metal nitrides, MXenes, graphene, quantum dots, and metal organic frameworks. One critical issue is that polar material should be more favorable than non-polar carbonaceous materials in the aspect of intermediate lithium polysulfide species adsorption and suppress shuttle effect. It will be also presented that by preparing cathode with suitable materials and morphological structure, high-performance LSB can be obtained.
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Cai DQ, Gao YT, Wang XY, Yang JL, Zhao SX. Built-In Electric Field on the Mott-Schottky Heterointerface-Enabled Fast Kinetics Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:38651-38659. [PMID: 35975901 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c06676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries (LSBs) have been considered one of the most potential candidates to substitute traditional Li-ion batteries (LIBs), owing to their high theoretical energy density and low cost. Nevertheless, the shuttle effect and the sluggish redox kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) have long been obstacles to realizing stable LSBs with high reversible capacity. In this study, we proposed a metal-semiconductor (Mo and MoO2) heterostructure with the hollow microsphere morphology as an effective Mott-Schottky electrocatalyst to boost sulfur electrochemistry. The hollow structure can physically inhibit the shuttling of LiPSs and accommodate the volume fluctuation during cycling. More importantly, the built-in electric field at the heterointerfacial sites can effectively accelerate the reduction of LiPSs and oxidation of Li2S, thereby reaching a high sulfur utilization. With the assistance of the Mo/MoO2 catalyst, the cell exhibited prominent rate capability and stable long-term cycling performance, showing a high capacity of 630 mA h·g-1 at 4 C and a low decay of 0.073% at 1 C after 500 cycles. Even with high areal sulfur loading of 10.0 mg·cm-2, high capacity and good cycle stability were achieved at 0.2 C under lean electrolyte conditions (E/S ratio of 6 μL·mg-1).
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- Da-Qian Cai
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Belgibayeva A, Rakhatkyzy M, Akylbek A, Taniguchi I. Synthesis of free‐standing CoxP/Co3(PO4)2/C composite nanofiber mats and their characteristics as multi‐functional interlayers for lithium–sulfur batteries. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology: Tokyo Kogyo Daigaku Chemical Science and Engiineering JAPAN
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Chen H, Wei Y, Cao X, Yu L, Yang Q, Liu Y, Zhong L, Qiu Y. Boosting polysulfide capture and redox conversion by functional separator combined with porous hosts for advanced Li-S batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jo SC, Hong JW, Choi IH, Kim MJ, Kim BG, Lee YJ, Choi HY, Kim D, Kim T, Baeg KJ, Park JW. Multimodal Capturing of Polysulfides by Phosphorus-Doped Carbon Composites for Flexible High-Energy-Density Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2200326. [PMID: 35285157 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The widespread adoption of Li-ion batteries is currently limited by their unstable electrochemical performance and high flammability under mechanical deformation conditions and a relatively low energy density. Herein, high-energy-density lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are developed for applications in next-generation flexible electronics and electric vehicles with long cruising distances. Freestanding high-S-loading carbon nanotubes cathodes are assembled with a phosphorus (P)-doped carbon interlayer coated on commercial separators. Strategies for the active materials and structural design of both the electrodes and separators are highly efficient for immobilizing the lithium polysulfides via multimodal capturing effects; they significantly improve the electrochemical performance in terms of the redox kinetics and cycling stability. The foldable Li-S cells show stable specific capacities of 850 mAh g-1 over 100 cycles, achieving high gravimetric and volumetric energy densities of 387 Wh kgcell -1 and 395 Wh Lcell -1 , respectively. The Li-S cells show highly durable mechanical flexibilities under severe deformation conditions without short circuit or failure. Finally, the Li-S battery is explored as a light-weight and flexible energy storage device aboard airplane drones to ensure at least fivefold longer flight times than traditional Li-ion batteries. Nanocarbon-based S cathodes and P-doped carbon interlayers offer a promising solution for commercializing rechargeable Li-S batteries.
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- Seong-Chan Jo
- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
- Department of Smart Green Technology Engineering, Pukyong National University, 45, Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electro-Functionality Materials Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electro-Functionality Materials Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gachon University, 1342, Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Smart Green Technology Engineering, Pukyong National University, 45, Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering, Pukyong National University, 45, Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electro-Functionality Materials Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), 12, Jeongiui-gil, Seongsan-gu, Chawon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Republic of Korea
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Kang J, Tian X, Yan C, Wei L, Gao L, Ju J, Zhao Y, Deng N, Cheng B, Kang W. Customized Structure Design and Functional Mechanism Analysis of Carbon Spheres for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104469. [PMID: 35015928 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are attracting much attention due to their high theoretical energy density and are considered to be the predominant competitors for next-generation energy storage systems. The practical commercial application of LSBs is mainly hindered by the severe "shuttle effect" of the lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and the serious damage of lithium dendrites. Various carbon materials with different characteristics have played an important role in overcoming the above-mentioned problems. Carbon spheres (CSs) are extensively explored to enhance the performance of LSBs owing to their superior structures. The review presents the state-of-the-art advances of CSs for advanced high-energy LSBs, including their preparation strategies and applications in inhibiting the "shuttle effect" of the LiPSs and protecting lithium anodes. The unique restriction effect of CSs on LiPSs is explained from three working mechanisms: physical confinement, chemical interaction, and catalytic conversion. From the perspective of interfacial engineering and 3D structure designing, the protective effect of CSs on the lithium anode is also analyzed. Not only does this review article contain a summary of CSs in LSBs, but also future directions and prospects are discussed. The systematic discussions and suggested directions can enlighten thoughts in the reasonable design of CSs for LSBs in near future.
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- Junbao Kang
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation Membranes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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Gao M, Chen Y, Wang J, Yang R, Guo X, Cao F, Sun S, Zhang J, Kong Q. In situ carbon-coated Ni0.85Se@C composite with high performance for sodium-ion batteries. CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.210710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Mingyue Gao
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- Zhenjiang Electric Power Supply Company, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd., Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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Emran MY, Shenashen MA, El-Safty SA, Selim MM. Design of porous S-doped carbon nanostructured electrode sensor for sensitive and selective detection of guanine from DNA samples. MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS 2021; 320:111097. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Qiu M, Fu X, Yang F, Qi S, Wu Z, Zhong WH. In-Situ Synthesis of N, O, P-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon from Poly-bis(phenoxy)phosphazene for Polysulfide-Trapping Interlayer in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Chemistry 2021; 27:9876-9884. [PMID: 33878217 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
The shuttling of polysulfides is the most detrimental contribution to degrading the capacity and cycle stability of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Adding a carbon interlayer to prevent the polysulfides from migrating is feasible, and a rational design of the structures and surface properties of the carbon layer is essential to increasing its effectiveness. Herein, we report a hierarchical porous carbon (HPC) created by carbonization of bis(phenoxy)phosphazene and in-situ doping of triple heteroatoms into the carbon lattice to fabricate an effective polysulfide-trapping interlayer. The generated carbon integrates the advantages of a hierarchical porous structure, a high specific area and rich dopants (N, O and P), to yield chemisorption and physical confinement for polysulfides and fast ion-transport synergistically. The HPC interlayer significantly improves the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries, including an exceptional discharge capacity of 1509 mA h/g at 0.06 C and a high capacity retention of 83.7 % after 250 cycles at 0.3 C. This work thus proposes a facile in-situ synthesis of heteroatom-doped carbon with rational porous structures for suppressing the shuttle effect.
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- Munan Qiu
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.,Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.,Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Liu S, Luo J, Xiong Y, Chen Z, Zhang K, Rui G, Wang L, Hu G, Jiang J, Mei T. Taming Polysulfides in an Li-S Battery With Low-Temperature One-step Chemical Synthesis of Titanium Carbide Nanoparticles From Waste PTFE. Front Chem 2021; 9:638557. [PMID: 33777901 PMCID: PMC7991077 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.638557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In this work, titanium carbide (TiC) nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized at much lower temperatures of 500°C using cheaper starting materials, such as waste polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (carbon source) and titanium and metallic sodium, than the traditional carbothermal reduction of TiO2 at 1,800°C. An XRD pattern proved the formation of face-centered cubic TiC, and TEM images showed the obtained TiC nanoparticles with an average size of approximately 50 nm. In addition, the separator coated with TiC nanoparticles as an active material of interlayer effectively mitigates the shuttling problem by taming the polysulfides in Li–S batteries compared with a traditional celgard separator. The assembled cell realizes good cycling stability with 501 mAh g−1 and a low capacity fading of 0.1% per cycle after 300 cycles at 1 C due to high utilization of the sulfur-based active species.
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- Suyao Liu
- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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Chen F, Cheng X, Zhao Z, Wang X. Hierarchical Porous N, P co-doped rGO Modified Separator to Enhance the Cycling Stability of Lithium-sulfur Batteries. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/a21030117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chen J, Bian Z, Wu M, Gao M, Shi J, Duan M, Guo X, Liu Y, Zhang J, Kong Q. Preparation of CoSnO
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/CNTs/S and its Electrochemical Performance as Cathode Material for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202001081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jiale Chen
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013 China
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Affiliation(s)
- Yanchun Xue
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
| | - Junhao Zhang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212003 China
| | - Qinghong Kong
- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013 China
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