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Chowdhury S, Sarkar P, Gupta BC. Can P 3S and C 3S monolayers be used as anode materials in metal-ion batteries? An answer from first-principles study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:16240-16252. [PMID: 38804524 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06014d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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With the urgent need for efficient energy storage devices, significant attention has been directed to researching and developing promising anode materials for metal-ion batteries. Through density functional study, we successfully predicted the electrochemical performance of P3S and C3S monolayers for the first time, which could be used in alkali metal (Li, Na, and K)-ion batteries. Our study examines the energetic, dynamic, and thermal stabilities of pristine monolayers. The electronic structures of the pristine nanosheets are wide-gap semiconductors. After single metalation on the monolayers, the composite systems become metallic. Charge-density difference (CDD) analysis indicates that charge transfer occurs from alkali metal atoms to the P3S and C3S monolayers, and Bader charge analysis quantifies the amount of charge transfer. We analyzed how readily a single adatom diffuses within the 2D structures. One example is the diffusion of K on C3S, which has a low barrier value of 0.06 eV and seems practically barrierless. Our predicted composite systems report considerable theoretical storage capacity (C); for example, hexalayer K-adsorbed C3S shows a storage capacity of 1182.79 mA h g-1. The estimated open-circuit voltage (OCV) values suggest that the C3S monolayer is a promising anode material for Li-, Na-, and K-ion batteries, whereas the P3S monolayer is suitable as a cathode material for Li-, Na-, and K-ion batteries.
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan 731235, India
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Li Z, Wang M, Yang J, Hong B, Lai Y, Li J. A quantitative analysis method of complex sulfide components for understanding initial capacity degradation mechanism in lithium-sulfur batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 662:1086-1095. [PMID: 38365515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.017] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are a strong contender for the new-generation battery system to meet the growing energy demand due to their significantly high energy density (2600 Wh/kg) and cost-effectiveness. However, the practical operating conditions yield an initial capacity of less than 80 % of the theoretical capacity, resulting in a limited lifespan and hindering broader application. What's worse, current mechanism, especially the evolution process of sulfides for the initial capacity degradation is not clear due to the practical difficulties of effective separation and detection of sulfur-containing components. Herein, we have developed an instrumental analysis method enabling graded leaching and quantitative determination of sulfur-containing components. This technology achieves a detection precision surpassing 99.11 %, addressing the inherent deficiency in calculating sulfur-containing components using the decrement method. Applying this method reveals that the presence of lithium polysulfides in the electrolyte (26.34 wt%) after discharging is the primary factor causing insufficient capacity utilization in Li-S batteries. This work not only demonstrates the unique behavior of Li-S batteries at high sulfur loading but also provides a systematic evaluation method to guide further research on high-energy-density batteries, and provides theoretical and technical support to promote the development of high-energy, long-life Li-S batteries.
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- Zhaoyang Li
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Advanced Battery Materials, The Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Value-added Metallurgy, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China.
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Advanced Battery Materials, The Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Value-added Metallurgy, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China.
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Advanced Battery Materials, The Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Value-added Metallurgy, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Advanced Battery Materials, The Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Value-added Metallurgy, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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Piñuela-Noval J, Fernández-González D, Suárez M, Verdeja LF, Celeste A, Pierini A, Mazzei F, Navarra MA, Brutti S, Fernández A, Agostini M. Enhancement of Li/S Battery Performance by a Modified Reduced Graphene Oxide Carbon Host Decorated with MoO 3. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400554. [PMID: 38728595 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Electrochemical energy storage systems based on sulfur and lithium can theoretically deliver high energy with the further benefit of low cost. However, the working mechanism of this device involves the dissolution of sulfur to high-molecular weight lithium polysulfides (LiPs with general formula Li2Sn, n≥4) in the electrolyte during the discharge process. Therefore, the resulting migration of partially dissociated LiPs by diffusion or under the effect of the electric field to the lithium anode, activates an internal shuttle mechanism, reduces the active material and in general leads to loss of performance and cycling stability. These drawbacks poses challenges to the commercialization of Li/S cells in the short term. In this study, we report on the decoration of reduced graphene oxide with MoO3 particles to enhance interactions with LiPs and retain sulfur at the cathode side. The combination of experiments and density functional theory calculations demonstrated improvements in binding interactions between the cathode and sulfur species, enhancing the cycling stability of the Li/S cells.
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- Juan Piñuela-Noval
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA, Avda. de la Vega, 4-6, 33940, El Entrego, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA, Avda. de la Vega, 4-6, 33940, El Entrego, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA, Avda. de la Vega, 4-6, 33940, El Entrego, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica, Escuela de Minas, Energía y Materiales, Universidad de Oviedo, Calle Independencia, s/n, 33004, Oviedo/Uviéu, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo (UO), Principado de Asturias (PA, Avda. de la Vega, 4-6, 33940, El Entrego, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Zhao X, Dang Y, Ma H, Bai P, Li W, Liu ZH. Hybrid Ascharite/Reduced Graphene Oxide with Polysulfide Adsorption Host for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:3107-3117. [PMID: 38285503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Balancing the adsorption of lithium-polysulfide intermediates on polar host material surfaces and the effect of their electronic conductivity in the subsequent oxidation and reduction kinetics of electrochemical reactions is necessary and remains a challenge. Herein, we have evaluated the role of polarity and conductivity in preparing a series of ascharite/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) aerogels by dispersing strong polar ascharite nanowires of varying mass into the conductive RGO matrix. When severed as Li-S battery cathodes, the optimized S@ascharite/RGO cathode with a sulfur content of 73.8 wt % demonstrates excellent rate performance and cycle stability accompanied by a high-capacity retention for 500 cycles at 1.0 C. Interesting advantages including the enhanced adsorption ability by the formation of the Mg-S and Li bonds, the continuous and quick electron/ion transportations assembled conductive RGO framework, and the effective deposition of Li2S are combined in the ascharite/RGO aerogel hosts. The electrochemical results further demonstrate that the polarity of ascharite components for the S cathode plays a dominant role in the improvement of electrochemical performance, but the absence of a conductive substrate leads to serious capacity attenuation, especially the rate performance. The balanced design protocol provides a universal method for the synthesis of multiple S hosts for high-performance LSBs.
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- Xiaojun Zhao
- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P. R. China
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Zhang L, Li R, Yue W. Fabrication of NiFe-LDHs Modified Carbon Nanotubes as the High-Performance Sulfur Host for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:272. [PMID: 38334543 PMCID: PMC10856954 DOI: 10.3390/nano14030272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries offer the potential for significantly higher energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, their progress has been hindered by challenges such as the "shuttle effect" caused by lithium polysulfides and the volume expansion of sulfur during the lithiation process. These limitations have impeded the widespread adoption of lithium-sulfur batteries in various applications. It is urgent to explore the high-performance sulfur host to improve the electrochemical performance of the sulfur electrode. Herein, bimetallic NiFe hydroxide (NiFe-LDH)-modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are prepared as the sulfur host materials (NiFe-CNT@S) for loading of sulfur. On the one hand, the crosslinked CNTs can increase the electron conductivity of the sulfur host as well as disperse NiFe-LDHs nanosheets. On the other hand, NiFe-LDHs command the capability of strongly adsorbing lithium polysulfides and also accelerate their conversion, which effectively suppresses the shuttle effect problem in lithium polysulfides. Hence, the electrochemical properties of NiFe-CNT@S exhibit significant enhancements when compared with those of the sulfur-supported pure NiFe-LDHs (NiFe-LDH@S). The initial capacity of NiFe-CNT@S is reported to be 1010 mAh g-1. This value represents the maximum amount of charge that the material can store per gram when it is first synthesized or used in a battery. After undergoing 500 cycles at a rate of 2 C (1 C = 1675 mA g-1), the NiFe-CNT@S composite demonstrates a sustained capacity of 876 mAh g-1. Capacity retention is a measure of how well a battery or electrode material can maintain its capacity over repeated charge-discharge cycles, and a higher retention percentage indicates better durability and stability of the material.
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- Lingwei Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (L.Z.); (R.L.)
- College of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (L.Z.); (R.L.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; (L.Z.); (R.L.)
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An Q, Wang L, Zhao G, Duan L, Sun Y, Liu Q, Mei Z, Yang Y, Zhang C, Guo H. Constructing Cooperative Interface via Bi-Functional COF for Facilitating the Sulfur Conversion and Li + Dynamics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305818. [PMID: 37657773 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries stand out for their high theoretical specific capacity and cost-effectiveness. However, the practical implementation of Li-S batteries is hindered by issues such as the shuttle effect, tardy redox kinetics, and dendrite growth. Herein, an appealingly designed covalent organic framework (COF) with bi-functional active sites of cyanide groups and polysulfide chains (COF-CN-S) is developed as cooperative functional promoters to simultaneously address dendrites and shuttle effect issues. Combining in situ techniques and theoretical calculations, it can be demonstrated that the unique chemical architecture of COF-CN-S is capable of performing the following functions: 1) The COF-CN-S delivers significantly enhanced Li+ transport capability due to abundant ion-hopping sites (cyano-groups); 2) it functions as a selective ion sieve by regulating the dynamic behavior of polysulfide anions and Li+ , thus inhibiting shuttle effect and dendrite growth; 3) by acting as a redox mediator, the COF-CN-S can effectively control the electrochemical behavior of polysulfides and enhance their conversion kinetics. Based on the above advantages, the COF-CN-S endows Li-S batteries with excellent performance. This study highlights the significance of interface modification and offers novel insights into the rational design of organic materials in the Li-S realm.
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- Qi An
- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
- Department of Advanced Materials, Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming, 650091, China
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Liu J, Cheng C, Wang T, Zhu J, Li Z, Ao G, Zhu W, Pezzotti G, Zhu J. Design of Size-Controlled Sulfur Nanoparticle Cathodes for Lithium-Sulfur Aviation Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300286. [PMID: 37162459 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery has been considered as a strong contender for commercial aerospace battery, but the commercialization requires Ah-level pouch cells with both efficient discharge at high rates and ultra-high energy density. In this paper, the application of lithium-sulfur batteries for powering drones by using the cathode of highly dispersed sulfur nanoparticles with well-controlled particle sizes have been realized. The sulfur nanoparticles are prepared by a precipitation method in an eco-friendly and efficient way, and loaded on graphene oxide-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide by molecular grafting to realize a large-scale fabrication of sulfur-based cathodes with superior electrochemical performance. A button cell based on the cathode exhibits an excellent discharge capacity of 62.8 mAh cm-2 at a high sulfur loading of 60 mg cm-2 (i.e., 1046.7 mAh g-1 ). The assembled miniature pouch cell (PCmini) shows a discharge capacity of 130 mAh g-1 , while the formed Ah-level pouch cell (PCAh) achieves energy density of 307 Wh kg-1 at 0.3C and 92 Wh kg-1 at 4C. Especially, a four-axis propeller drone powered by the PC has successfully completed a long flight (>3 min) at high altitudes, demonstrating the practical applicability as aviation batteries.
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- Jianpeng Liu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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Ding C, Niu M, Cassidy C, Kang HB, Ono LK, Wang H, Tong G, Zhang C, Liu Y, Zhang J, Mariotti S, Wu T, Qi Y. Local Built-In Field at the Sub-nanometric Heterointerface Mediates Cascade Electrochemical Conversion of Lithium-sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301755. [PMID: 37144439 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Heterogeneous catalytic mediators have been proposed to play a vital role in enhancing the multiorder reaction and nucleation kinetics in multielectron sulfur electrochemistry. However, the predictive design of heterogeneous catalysts is still challenging, owing to the lack of in-depth understanding of interfacial electronic states and electron transfer on cascade reaction in Li-S batteries. Here, a heterogeneous catalytic mediator based on monodispersed titanium carbide sub-nanoclusters embedded in titanium dioxide nanobelts is reported. The tunable catalytic and anchoring effects of the resulting catalyst are achieved by the redistribution of localized electrons caused by the abundant built-in fields in heterointerfaces. Subsequently, the resulting sulfur cathodes deliver an areal capacity of 5.6 mAh cm-2 and excellent stability at 1 C under sulfur loading of 8.0 mg cm-2 . The catalytic mechanism especially on enhancing the multiorder reaction kinetic of polysulfides is further demonstrated via operando time-resolved Raman spectroscopy during the reduction process in conjunction with theoretical analysis.
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- Chenfeng Ding
- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-fibers and Eco-textiles, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Engineering Section, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-fibers and Eco-textiles, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan, 528200, China
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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Xie Y, Yu C, Ni L, Yu J, Zhang Y, Qiu J. Carbon-Hybridized Hydroxides for Energy Conversion and Storage: Interface Chemistry and Manufacturing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2209652. [PMID: 36575967 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Carbon-hybridized hydroxides (CHHs) have been intensively investigated for uses in the energy conversion/storage fields. Nevertheless, the intrinsic structure-activity relationships between carbon and hydroxides within CHHs are still blurry, which hinders the fine modulation of CHHs in terms of practical applications to some degree. This review aims to figure out the intrinsic role of carbon materials in CHHs with a focus on the interface chemistry and the engineering strategy in-between two components. The fundamental effects of the carbon materials in enhancing the charge/mass transfer kinetics are first analyzed, particularly the extra electron pathways for fast charge transfer and the anchoring sites for boosting the mass transfer. Subsequently, the surface-guided/confined effects of carbon materials in CHHs to modify the morphology and tailor the hydroxides, and functional heterojunction for regulating the inner electronic structure are decoupled. The methods to efficiently construct a stable yet robust solid-solid heterointerface are summarized, including oxygen functional groups engrafting, topological defective sites construction and heteroatom incorporation to activate the inert carbon surface. The smart CHHs in some typical energy applications are demonstrated. Additionally, the methodologies that can reveal the hybridization electron configuration between two components are summed up. At last, the perspective and challenges faced by the CHHs for energy-related applications are outlined.
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- Yuanyang Xie
- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Xu X, Xie J, Ju W, Xu X, Duan H, Pan Y, Zou Y, Ma Z, Lei W. Incomplete TiO2 coating assisted hosts to achieve multifunctional S-cathodes for lithium-sulfur battery. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Layered double hydroxides used as the sulfur hosts for lithium-sulfur batteries and the influence of metal composition on their performance. J Solid State Electrochem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-023-05389-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zhao Y, Wu L, Yu Y, Dai Y, Liao B, Pang H. Construction of a fast Li-ion path in a MOF-derived Fe 3O 4@NC sulfur host enables high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:11665-11674. [PMID: 35848432 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01876d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Besides the adjustment of the active centres, the precisely designed microstructures of the carbon hosts also play a significant role in improving the battery performance. Herein, MOF-derived Fe3O4@NCs were prepared through a molten salt-assisted calcination method at different carbonization temperatures. Compared with the materials obtained at 700 °C, LK450 calcined at a lower temperature of 450 °C maintains suitable pore sizes and more N-doping and exhibits excellent Li-ion transport performance. Thus, the S/LK450 cathode can achieve an outstanding rate performance of up to 5 C (∼528 mA h g-1) and an extremely low capacity decay of 0.037% per cycle after 500 cycles at 1C. Notably, even with a high sulfur loading (4.0 mg cm-2), the S/LK450 cathode can still deliver a high capacity of 673 mA h g-1 at 0.2C after 100 cycles. Briefly, this work demonstrates the superiorities to prepare the samples at relatively low carbonization temperatures, which guarantee a better ion path structure and sufficient N-doping in the carbon skeleton.
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- Yifang Zhao
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510665, P. R. China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510665, P. R. China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510665, P. R. China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510665, P. R. China.
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510070, P. R. China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510665, P. R. China.
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Li J, Qiu W, Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhao Y. NiCo‐Layered Double Hydroxide to Composite with Sulfur as Cathodes for High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jing Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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Zhang J, Li J, Yue W. 交联网络结构Ti3C2纳米线的制备及其在锂硫电池中的应用. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2022. [DOI: 10.1360/tb-2021-1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chen X, Chen J, Zhou X, You M, Zhang C, Yue W. Two-dimensional graphene-based Li4Ti5O12 with hierarchical pore structure and large pseudocapacitive effect as high-rate and long-cycle anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wu L, Yu Y, Dai Y, Zhao Y, Zeng W, Liao B, Pang H. Multisize CoS 2 Particles Intercalated/Coated-Montmorillonite as Efficient Sulfur Host for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202101991. [PMID: 34664405 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The chemisorption and catalysis of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) are effective strategies to suppress the shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, multisize CoS2 particles intercalated/coated-montmorillonite (MMT) as an efficient sulfur host is synthesized. As expected, the obtained S/CoS2 @MMT cathode achieves an absorption-catalysis synergistic effect through the polar MMT aluminosilicate sheets and the well-dispersed nano-micron CoS2 particles. Furthermore, efficient interlamellar ion pathways and interconnected conductive network are constructed within the composite host due to the intercalation/coating of CoS2 in/on MMT. Therefore, the S/CoS2 @MMT cathode achieves an outstanding rate performance up to 5C (∼548 mAh g-1 ) and a high cycling stability with low capacity decay of 0.063 and 0.067 % per cycle for 500 cycles at 1C and 2C, respectively. With a higher sulfur loading of 4.0 mg cm-2 , the cathode still delivers satisfactory rate and cycling performance. It shows that the CoS2 @MMT host has great application prospects in Li-S batteries.
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- Lian Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510070, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Surfactant, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, P. R. China
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Wu L, Zhao Y, Dai Y, Gao S, Liao B, Pang H. CoS2@montmorillonite as an efficient separator coating for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00638c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The shuttle effect and sluggish redox kinetic of polysulfides still hinder the large-scale application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, we adopt a CoS2-intercalated/coated-montmorillonite (CoS2@montmorillonite) composite to work as an efficient...
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In situ-formed cobalt nanoparticles embedded nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon as sulfur host for high-performance Li-S batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang K, Li Y, Wang H, Zhang Z, Liu G, Zhang Y. MgCo layered double hydroxide-based yolk shell polyhedrons as multifunctional sulfur mediator for lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:115405. [PMID: 34740208 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac3703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of efficient sulfur host materials to address the shuttle effect issues of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) is crucial in the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries but still challenging. In the present study, a novel yolk shell structured MgCo-LDH/ZIF-67 composite is designed as Li-S battery cathode. In this composite, the shell layer is MgCo layered double hydroxide constructed by partially etching ZIF-67 nanoparticle by Mg2+, and the core is the unreacted ZIF-67 particle. The unique yolk shell structure not only provides abundant pores for sulfur accommodation, but also facilitates the electrolyte penetration and ion transport. The ZIF-67 core exhibits strong polar adsorption to LiPSs through the Lewis acid-base interactions, and the micropores/mesoporous can further trap LiPSs. Meanwhile, the MgCo-LDH shell exposes enough sulfur-philic sites for enhancing chemisorption and catalyzes LiPSs conversion. As a result, when MgCo-LDH/ZIF-67 is used as sulfur host in the cathode, the cell achieves a high discharge capacity of 1121 mAh g-1at 0.2 C, and an areal capacity of 5.0 mAh cm-2under high sulfur loading of 5.8 mg cm-2. The S/MgCo-LDH/ZIF-67 electrode holds a promising potential for the development of Li-S batteries.
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- Kai Zhang
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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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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Zhang H, Wang Z, Cai J, Wu S, Li J. Machine-Learning-Enabled Tricks of the Trade for Rapid Host Material Discovery in Li-S Battery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:53388-53397. [PMID: 34410703 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The shuttle effect has been a major obstacle to the development of lithium-sulfur batteries. The discovery of new host materials is essential, but lengthy and complex experimental studies are inefficient for the identification of potential host materials. We proposed a machine learning method for the rapid discovery of an AB2-type sulfur host material to suppress the shuttle effect using the 2DMatPedia database, discovering 14 new structures (PdN2, TaS2, PtN2, TaSe2, AgCl2, NbSe2, TaTe2, AgF2, NiN2, AuS2, TmI2, NbTe2, NiBi2, and AuBr2) from 1320 AB2-type compounds. These structures have strong adsorptions of greater than 1.0 eV for lithium polysulfides and appreciable electron-transportation capability, which can serve as the most promising AB2-type host materials in lithium-sulfur batteries. On the basis of a small data set, we successfully predicted Li2S6 adsorption at arbitrary sites on substrate materials using transfer learning, with a considerably low mean absolute error (below 0.05 eV). The proposed data-driven method, as accurate as density functional theory calculations, significantly shortens the research cycle of screening AB2-type sulfur host materials by approximately 8 years. This method provides high-precision and expeditious solutions for other high-throughput calculations and material screenings based on adsorption energy predictions.
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- Haikuo Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of Ministry of Education, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of Ministry of Education, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of Ministry of Education, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of Ministry of Education, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of Ministry of Education, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Yang Z, Zhao Z, Zhou H, Cheng M, Yan R, Tao X, Li S, Liu X, Cheng C, Ran F. Cobalt-Based Double Catalytic Sites on Mesoporous Carbon as Reversible Polysulfide Catalysts for Fast-Kinetic Li-S Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:51174-51185. [PMID: 34689545 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Li-S batteries are considered to be the most promising next-generation advanced energy-storage systems. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics and the "shuttle effect" of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) severely limit their battery performances. To overcome the complex and multiphase sulfur redox chemistry of LiPSs, in this study, we propose a new type of cobalt-based double catalytic sites (DCSs) codoped mesoporous carbon to immobilize and reversibly catalyze the LiPS intermediates in the cycling process, thus eliminating the shuttle effect and improving the charge-discharge kinetics. The theoretical calculation shows that the well-designed DCS configuration endows LiPSs with both strong and weak binding capabilities, which will facilitate the synergistic and reversible catalytic conversion. Furthermore, the experimental results also confirm that the DCS structure shows significantly enhanced catalytic kinetics than the single catalytic sites. The Li-S battery equipped with the DCS structure displays an extremely high discharge capacity of 918 mA h g-1 at a current density of 0.2 C and can reach a capacity of 867 mA h g-1 after 200 cycles with an ultralow capacity attenuation rate of 0.028% for each cycle. This study opens new avenues to address the catalytic requirements both in discharging and charging processes.
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- Zhao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 40, Berlin 10623, Germany
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, P. R. China
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Improved lithium storage performance of sulfur loaded by CMK-3 with a tailored hierarchical pore structure. J Solid State Electrochem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-021-05031-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Liu Q, Han X, Park H, Kim J, Xiong P, Yuan H, Yeon JS, Kang Y, Park JM, Dou Q, Kim BK, Park HS. Layered Double Hydroxide Quantum Dots for Use in a Bifunctional Separator of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:17978-17987. [PMID: 33821600 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Functional separators, which are chemically modified and coated with nanostructured materials, are considered an effective and economical approach to suppressing the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfide (LiPS) and promoting the conversion kinetics of sulfur cathodes. Herein, we report cobalt-aluminum-layered double hydroxide quantum dots (LDH-QDs) deposited with nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) as a bifunctional separator for lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). The mesoporous LDH-QDs/NG hybrids possess abundant active sites of Co2+ and hydroxide groups, which result in capturing LiPSs through strong chemical interactions and accelerating the redox kinetics of the conversion reaction, as confirmed through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, adsorption tests, Li2S nucleation tests, and electrokinetic analyses of the LiPS conversion. The resulting LDH-QDs/NG hybrid-coated polypropylene (LDH-QDs/NG/PP) separator, with an average thickness of ∼17 μm, has a high ionic conductivity of 2.67 mS cm-1. Consequently, the LSB cells with the LDH-QDs/NG/PP separator can deliver a high discharge capacity of 1227.48 mAh g-1 at 0.1C along with a low capacity decay rate of 0.041% per cycle over 1200 cycles at 1.0C.
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- Qing Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
- Smart Electrical & Signaling Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), Uiwang-si 16105, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Smart Electrical & Signaling Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), Uiwang-si 16105, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Qiu W, Li G, Luo D, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhou G, Shui L, Wang X, Chen Z. Hierarchical Micro-Nanoclusters of Bimetallic Layered Hydroxide Polyhedrons as Advanced Sulfur Reservoir for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2003400. [PMID: 33854890 PMCID: PMC8025003 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Rational construction of sulfur electrodes is essential in pursuit of practically viable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, bimetallic NiCo-layered double hydroxide (NiCo-LDH) with a unique hierarchical micro-nano architecture is developed as an advanced sulfur reservoir for Li-S batteries. Compared with the monometallic Co-layered double hydroxide (Co-LDH) counterpart, the bimetallic configuration realizes much enriched, miniaturized, and vertically aligned LDH nanosheets assembled in hollow polyhedral nanoarchitecture, which geometrically benefits the interface exposure for host-guest interactions. Beyond that, the introduction of secondary metal intensifies the chemical interactions between layered double hydroxide (LDH) and sulfur species, which implements strong sulfur immobilization and catalyzation for rapid and durable sulfur electrochemistry. Furthermore, the favorable NiCo-LDH is architecturally upgraded into closely packed micro-nano clusters with facilitated long-range electron/ion conduction and robust structural integrity. Due to these attributes, the corresponding Li-S cells realize excellent cyclability over 800 cycles with a minimum capacity fading of 0.04% per cycle and good rate capability up to 2 C. Moreover, highly reversible areal capacity of 4.3 mAh cm-2 can be achieved under a raised sulfur loading of 5.5 mg cm-2. This work provides not only an effective architectural design but also a deepened understanding on bimetallic LDH sulfur reservoir for high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Weilong Qiu
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130China
- School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringInternational Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooONN2L 3G1Canada
- College of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooONN2L 3G1Canada
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130China
- School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringInternational Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130China
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- South China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
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- School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringInternational Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
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- School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and EngineeringInternational Academy of Optoelectronics at ZhaoqingSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
- South China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangdong510006China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooONN2L 3G1Canada
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Li H, Xie Y, Liu Y, Xiao Y, Hu H, Liang Y, Zheng M. Surface chemical functionality of carbon dots: influence on the structure and energy storage performance of the layered double hydroxide. RSC Adv 2021; 11:10785-10793. [PMID: 35423579 PMCID: PMC8695852 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00706h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
As a kind of zero-dimensional material, carbon dots (CDs) have become a kind of promising novel material due to their incomparable unique physical and chemical properties. Despite the optical properties of CDs being widely studied, their surface chemical functions are rarely reported. Here we propose an interesting insight into the important role of surface chemical properties of CDs in adjusting the structure of the layered double hydroxide (LDH) and its energy storage performance. It was demonstrated that CDs with positive charge (p-CDs) not only reduce the size of the flower-like LDH through affecting the growth of LDH sheets, but also act as a structure stabilizer. After calcination, the layered double oxide (LDO) maintained the morphology of the LDH and prevented the stacking of layers. And the superiority of the composite in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) was demonstrated. When used as an anode of LIBs, composites possess outstanding specific capacity, cycle stability and rate performance. It presents the discharge capacity of 1182 mA h g-1 and capacity retention of 94% at the current density of 100 mA g-1 after 100 cycles. Our work demonstrates the important chemical functions of CDs and expands their future applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huimin Li
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Modern Agriculture Maoming 525000 China
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