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Lei YJ, Zhao L, Lai WH, Huang Z, Sun B, Jaumaux P, Sun K, Wang YX, Wang G. Electrochemical coupling in subnanometer pores/channels for rechargeable batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:3829-3895. [PMID: 38436202 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs01043k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Subnanometer pores/channels (SNPCs) play crucial roles in regulating electrochemical redox reactions for rechargeable batteries. The delicately designed and tailored porous structure of SNPCs not only provides ample space for ion storage but also facilitates efficient ion diffusion within the electrodes in batteries, which can greatly improve the electrochemical performance. However, due to current technological limitations, it is challenging to synthesize and control the quality, storage, and transport of nanopores at the subnanometer scale, as well as to understand the relationship between SNPCs and performances. In this review, we systematically classify and summarize materials with SNPCs from a structural perspective, dividing them into one-dimensional (1D) SNPCs, two-dimensional (2D) SNPCs, and three-dimensional (3D) SNPCs. We also unveil the unique physicochemical properties of SNPCs and analyse electrochemical couplings in SNPCs for rechargeable batteries, including cathodes, anodes, electrolytes, and functional materials. Finally, we discuss the challenges that SNPCs may face in electrochemical reactions in batteries and propose future research directions.
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- Yao-Jie Lei
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 10081, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials Science (IEMS), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai, 200093, P. R. China.
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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Córdoba D, Benavides LN, Murgida DH, Rodríguez HB, Calvo EJ. Operando detection and suppression of spurious singlet oxygen in Li-O 2 batteries. Faraday Discuss 2024; 248:190-209. [PMID: 37800181 DOI: 10.1039/d3fd00081h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The rechargeable lithium air (oxygen) battery (Li-O2) has very high energy density, comparable to that of fossil fuels (∼3600 W h kg-1). However, the parasitic reactions of the O2 reduction products with solvent and electrolyte lead to capacity fading and poor cyclability. During the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in aprotic solvents, the superoxide radical anion (O2˙-) is the main one-electron reaction product, which in the presence of Li+ ions undergoes disproportionation to yield Li2O2 and O2, a fraction of which results in singlet oxygen (1O2). The very reactive 1O2 is responsible for the spurious reactions that lead to high charging overpotential and short cycle life due to solvent and electrolyte degradation. Several techniques have been used for the detection and suppression of 1O2 inside a Li-O2 battery under operation and to test the efficiency and electrochemical stability of different physical quenchers of 1O2: azide anions, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) and triphenylamine (TPA) in different solvents (dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), diglyme and tetraglyme). Operando detection of 1O2 inside the battery was accomplished by following dimethylanthracene fluorescence quenching using a bifurcated optical fiber in front-face mode through a quartz window in the battery. Differential oxygen-pressure measurements during charge-discharge cycles vs. charge during battery operation showed that the number of electrons per oxygen molecule was n > 2 in the absence of physical quenchers of 1O2, due to spurious reactions, and n = 2 in the presence of physical quenchers of 1O2, proving the suppression of spurious reactions. Battery cycling at a limited specific capacity of 500 mA h gC-1 for the MWCNT cathode and 250 mA gC-1 current density, in the absence and presence of a physical quencher or a physical quencher plus the redox mediator I3-/I- (with a lithiated Nafion® membrane), showed increasing cyclability according to coulombic efficiency and cell voltage data over 100 cycles. Operando Raman studies with a quartz window at the bottom of the battery allowed detection of Li2O2 and excess I3- redox mediator during discharge and charge, respectively.
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- Daniel Córdoba
- INQUIMAE/DQIAyQF, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- INQUIMAE/DQIAyQF, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- INQUIMAE/DQIAyQF, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- INQUIMAE/DQIAyQF, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- INQUIMAE/DQIAyQF, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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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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Bushkova OV, Sanginov EA, Chernyuk SD, Kayumov RR, Shmygleva LV, Dobrovolsky YA, Yaroslavtsev AB. Polymer Electrolytes Based on the Lithium Form of Nafion Sulfonic Cation-Exchange Membranes: Current State of Research and Prospects for Use in Electrochemical Power Sources. MEMBRANES AND MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s2517751622070010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cui Y, Li J, Yuan X, Liu J, Zhang H, Wu H, Cai Y. Emerging Strategies for Gel Polymer Electrolytes with Improved Dual-electrode Side Regulation Mechanisms for Lithium-sulfur Batteries. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200746. [PMID: 36031710 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200746] [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: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, known for its high energy density, are limited in practical application by lithium dendrite growth, polysulfide "shuttle effect", and safety issues. Gel polymer electrolytes that combine high ionic conductivity and safety are the key to solving these problems. Based on the special reaction mechanism of Li-S batteries, this paper summarizes in detail the GPE types for different key problems existing in cathodes and anodes, and discusses their corresponding action mechanisms and improvement methods. Finally, the current challenges and future development direction of GPEs for Li-S batteries are summarized and prospected.
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- Yingyue Cui
- Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CHINA
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- Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CHINA
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- Zhengzhou University, Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, CHINA
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- Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CHINA
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- Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CHINA
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- Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1, North Er Tiao, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, CHINA
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Ford HO, He P, Schaefer JL. Chemistry-performance relationships of polymer gel-electrolytes for Mg-S and Li-S batteries: Influence of network cation solvation capacity on polymer-polysulfide interactions. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202100881. [PMID: 35139259 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Metal-sulfur batteries are a promising next-generation energy storage technology, offering high theoretical energy densities with low cost and good sustainability. An active area of research is the development of electrolytes that address unwanted migration of sulfur and intermediate species known as polysulfides during operation of metal-sulfur batteries, a phenomenon that leads to low energy efficiency and short life-spans. A particular class of electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes, are especially attractive for their ability to repel polysulfides on the basis of structure, electrostatics, and other polymer properties. Here, within the context of magnesium- and lithium-sulfur batteries, we investigate the impact of gel polymer electrolyte cation solvation capacity, a property related to network dielectric constant and chemistry, on sulfur/polysulfide-polymer interactions, an understudied property-performance relationship. Polymers with lower cation solvation capacity are found to permanently absorb less polysulfide active material, which increases sulfur utilization for Li-S batteries and significantly increases charge efficiency and life-span for Li-S and Mg-S batteries.
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- Hunter O Ford
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Lou TSB, Willis MC. Sulfonyl fluorides as targets and substrates in the development of new synthetic methods. Nat Rev Chem 2022; 6:146-162. [PMID: 37117299 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-021-00352-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The advent of sulfur(VI)-fluoride exchange (SuFEx) processes as transformations with click-like reactivity has invigorated research into electrophilic species featuring a sulfur-fluorine bond. Among these, sulfonyl fluorides have emerged as the workhorse functional group, with diverse applications being reported. Sulfonyl fluorides are used as electrophilic warheads by both medicinal chemists and chemical biologists. The balance of reactivity and stability that is so attractive for these applications, particularly the resistance of sulfonyl fluorides to hydrolysis under physiological conditions, has provided opportunities for synthetic chemists. New synthetic approaches that start with sulfur-containing substrates include the activation of sulfonamides using pyrilium salts, the deoxygenation of sulfonic acids, and the electrochemical oxidation of thiols. Employing non-sulfur-containing substrates has led to the development of transition-metal-catalysed processes based on palladium, copper and nickel, as well as the use of SO2F2 gas as an electrophilic hub. Selectively manipulating molecules that already contain a sulfonyl fluoride group has also proved to be a popular tactic, with metal-catalysed processes again at the fore. Finally, coaxing sulfonyl fluorides to engage with nucleophiles, when required, and under suitable reaction conditions, has led to new activation methods. This Review provides an overview of the challenges in the efficient synthesis and manipulation of these intriguing functional groups.
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Ma Q, Hu M, Yuan Y, Pan Y, Chen M, Zhang Y, Long D. Colloidal dispersion of Nb2O5/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites as functional coating layer for polysulfide shuttle suppression and lithium anode protection of Li-S battery. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 566:11-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Meddings N, Owen JR, Garcia‐Araez N. Operando
Evaluation of Selectivity and Transference Number of Lithium‐Conductive Membranes. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Nina Meddings
- ChemistryUniversity of Southampton University Road, Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
- Dyson School of Design EngineeringImperial College London 25 Exhibition Road, Kensington London SW7 2DB UK
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- ChemistryUniversity of Southampton University Road, Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
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- ChemistryUniversity of Southampton University Road, Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
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Sodium Rechargeable Batteries with Electrolytes Based on Nafion Membranes Intercalated by Mixtures of Organic Solvents. BATTERIES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/batteries4040061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The possibilities of manufacturing batteries with Nafion 117 membranes in the Na+-form intercalated by mixtures of non-aqueous organic solvents used both as an electrolyte, separator, and binder were investigated. Electrochemical stability of various organic solvent mixtures based on N,N-dimethylacetamide, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and tetrahydrofuran were characterized. It was shown that a sodium battery based on a Nafion-Na membrane intercalated by mixture of ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate with a Na3V1.9Fe0.1(PO4)3/C positive electrode is characterized by a discharge capacity of ≈110 mAh·g−1 (current density of 10 mA·g−1) at room temperature and shows the ability to cycle without degradation during 20 cycles. Batteries with Nafion membrane electrolytes, containing N,N-dimethylacetamide, were characterized using capacity fading during cycling, which is due to the interaction of N,N-dimethylacetamide and a negative sodium electrode.
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Ford HO, Merrill LC, He P, Upadhyay SP, Schaefer JL. Cross-Linked Ionomer Gel Separators for Polysulfide Shuttle Mitigation in Magnesium–Sulfur Batteries: Elucidation of Structure–Property Relationships. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Hunter O. Ford
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Zhang H, Lin C, Hu X, Zhu B, Yu D. Effective Dual Polysulfide Rejection by a Tannic Acid/Fe III Complex-Coated Separator in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:12708-12715. [PMID: 29582992 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The solubility behaviour of polysulfides in electrolyte solutions is a major bottleneck prior to the practical application of the lithium-sulfur battery. To address this issue, we fabricate a tannic acid/FeIII complex-coated polypropylene (PP) separator (TA/FeIII-PP separator) via a simple, fast, and green method. Benefiting from dual-confinement effects based on Lewis acid-base interactions between FeIII and polysulfides as well as the dipole-dipole interactions between rich phenol groups and polysulfides, the migration of polysulfides is effectively suppressed. Meanwhile, the porous structure of the PP separator is not destroyed by an additional coating layer. Thus, the TA/FeIII-PP separator can retain rapid lithium ion transport, eventually leading to a significant improvement in both the discharge capacity and rate performance of the corresponding lithium-sulfur cells. The cell with the TA/FeIII-PP separator presents a low capacity fade of 0.06% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 2.0 C, along with a high Coulombic efficiency of >97% over 300 cycles at 0.5 C. With respect to the one with the bare PP separator, the cell with the TA/FeIII-PP separator exhibits a 1.7-fold increase in the discharge capacity at 3.0 C. The proposed simple and economical approach shows great potential in constructing advanced separators to retard the shuttle effect of polysulfides for lithium-sulfur batteries.
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- Hong Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-Based Composites of Guangdong Province, The Key Lab of Low-Carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, ERC of Membrane and Water Treatment, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-Based Composites of Guangdong Province, The Key Lab of Low-Carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, ERC of Membrane and Water Treatment, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-Based Composites of Guangdong Province, The Key Lab of Low-Carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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Suriyakumar S, Kanagaraj M, Kathiresan M, Angulakshmi N, Thomas S, Stephan AM. Metal-organic frameworks based membrane as a permselective separator for lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhang Z, Haibara M, Sun D, Ma X, Jin Y, Munakata H, Kanamura K. Reduced Polysulfide Shuttle Effect by Using Polyimide Separators with Ionic Liquid-based Electrolytes in Lithium-Sulfur Battery. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Conder J, Villevieille C, Trabesinger S, Novák P, Gubler L, Bouchet R. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of a Li–S battery: Part 2. Influence of separator chemistry on the lithium electrode/electrolyte interface. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zyubina TS, Zyubin AS, Dobrovol’skii YA, Volokhov VM. Nonaqueous LiNafion-based polymeric electrolyte: quantum-chemical modeling. RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023617080198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Shaibani M, Hollenkamp AF, Hill MR, Majumder M. Permselective membranes in lithium–sulfur batteries. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Li C, Zhang P, Dai J, Shen X, Peng Y, Zhang Y, Zhao J. Rational Method for Improving the Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Coating the Separator with Lithium Fluoride. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201700154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Chao Li
- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Power Source Technology for New Energy Vehicle, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
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- College of Energy; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
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- College of Energy; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
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- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Power Source Technology for New Energy Vehicle, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
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- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Power Source Technology for New Energy Vehicle, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
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- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Power Source Technology for New Energy Vehicle, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
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- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Power Source Technology for New Energy Vehicle, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
- College of Energy; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 P.R. China
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Liu F, Xiao Q, Wu HB, Sun F, Liu X, Li F, Le Z, Shen L, Wang G, Cai M, Lu Y. Regenerative Polysulfide-Scavenging Layers Enabling Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with High Energy Density and Prolonged Cycling Life. ACS NANO 2017; 11:2697-2705. [PMID: 28190334 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b07603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries, notable for high theoretical energy density, environmental benignity, and low cost, hold great potential for next-generation energy storage. Polysulfides, the intermediates generated during cycling, may shuttle between electrodes, compromising the energy density and cycling life. We report herein a class of regenerative polysulfide-scavenging layers (RSL), which effectively immobilize and regenerate polysulfides, especially for electrodes with high sulfur loadings (e.g., 6 mg cm-2). The resulting cells exhibit high gravimetric energy density of 365 Wh kg-1, initial areal capacity of 7.94 mAh cm-2, low self-discharge rate of 2.45% after resting for 3 days, and dramatically prolonged cycling life. Such blocking effects have been thoroughly investigated and correlated with the work functions of the oxides as well as their bond energies with polysulfides. This work offers not only a class of RSL to mitigate shuttling effect but also a quantified design framework for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.
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- Fang Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- General Motors Research and Development Center , 30500 Mound Road, Warren, Michigan 48090, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083, China
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- General Motors Research and Development Center , 30500 Mound Road, Warren, Michigan 48090, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Choudhury S, Azizi M, Raguzin I, Göbel M, Michel S, Simon F, Willomitzer A, Mechtcherine V, Stamm M, Ionov L. Effect of fibrous separators on the performance of lithium–sulfur batteries. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:11239-11248. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00310b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In this paper we systematically investigated effect of separator morphology on the performance of Li–S batteries.
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- S. Choudhury
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- 01069 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- 01069 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- 01069 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- 01069 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- 01069 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- 01069 Dresden
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden
- Institut für Baustoffe
- 01187 Dresden
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden
- Institut für Baustoffe
- 01187 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- 01069 Dresden
- Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden
- Physical Chemistry of Polymer Materials
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- College of Engineering
- College of Family and Consumer Sciences
- University of Georgia
- Athens
- USA
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Zyubina TS, Zyubin AS, Dobrovol’skii YA, Volokhov VM. Migration of lithium ions in a nonaqueous Nafion-based polymeric electrolyte: Quantum-chemical modeling. RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023616120238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kang W, Deng N, Ju J, Li Q, Wu D, Ma X, Li L, Naebe M, Cheng B. A review of recent developments in rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:16541-16588. [PMID: 27714087 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr04923k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The research and development of advanced energy-storage systems must meet a large number of requirements, including high energy density, natural abundance of the raw material, low cost and environmental friendliness, and particularly reasonable safety. As the demands of high-performance batteries are continuously increasing, with large-scale energy storage systems and electric mobility equipment, lithium-sulfur batteries have become an attractive candidate for the new generation of high-performance batteries due to their high theoretical capacity (1675 mA h g-1) and energy density (2600 Wh kg-1). However, rapid capacity attenuation with poor cycle and rate performances make the batteries far from ideal with respect to real commercial applications. Outstanding breakthroughs and achievements have been made to alleviate these problems in the past ten years. This paper presents an overview of recent advances in lithium-sulfur battery research. We cover the research and development to date on various components of lithium-sulfur batteries, including cathodes, binders, separators, electrolytes, anodes, collectors, and some novel cell configurations. The current trends in materials selection for batteries are reviewed and various choices of cathode, binder, electrolyte, separator, anode, and collector materials are discussed. The current challenges associated with the use of batteries and their materials selection are listed and future perspectives for this class of battery are also discussed.
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- Weimin Kang
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, Carbon Nexus, Institute for Frontier Materials, Victoria 3216, Australia.
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- Technical institute of physics and chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, Carbon Nexus, Institute for Frontier Materials, Victoria 3216, Australia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Cheng X, Wang W, Wang A, Yuan K, Jin Z, Yang Y, Zhao X. Oxidized multiwall carbon nanotube modified separator for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries with high sulfur loading. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14581g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An oxidized multiwall carbon nanotube (o-MWCNT) coating (0.4 mg cm−2) for improving the electrochemical performance of lithium–sulfur battery with sulfur loading of 5.0 mg cm−2 has been presented.
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- Xing Cheng
- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center
- Research Institute of Chemical Defense
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center
- Research Institute of Chemical Defense
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center
- Research Institute of Chemical Defense
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center
- Research Institute of Chemical Defense
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center
- Research Institute of Chemical Defense
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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Zeng F, Wang W, Wang A, Yuan K, Jin Z, Yang YS. Multidimensional Polycation β-Cyclodextrin Polymer as an Effective Aqueous Binder for High Sulfur Loading Cathode in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:26257-65. [PMID: 26517299 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Although the lithium-sulfur battery has attracted significant attention because of its high theoretical energy density and low cost of elemental sulfur, its real application is still hindered by multiple challenges, especially the polysulfides shuttled between the cathode and anode electrodes. By originating from β-cyclodextrin and introducing a quaternary ammonium cation into β-cyclodextrin polymer, a new multifunctional aqueous polycation binder (β-CDp-N(+)) for the sulfur cathode is obtained. The unique hyperbranched network structure of the new binder β-CDp-N(+) as well as its multidimensional noncovalent interactions and the introduced cations endowed β-CDp-N(+) with some new abilities: a sulfur-electrode-stabilized ability, a polysulfides-immobilized ability, and a volume-accommodated ability, which help to ease the primary problems of the lithium-sulfur battery, i.e., the shuttle of polysulfides and the volume change of the sulfur during charge and discharge. It is demonstrated that cycling performance and rate capability of the cathodes can be the improved by using β-CDp-N(+) as the binder compared to other well-known binders. Even with high sulfur loading of 5.5 mg cm(-2), the cathode with β-CDp-N(+) still can deliver an areal capacity of 4.4 mAh cm(-2) at 50 mA g(-1) after 45 cycles, which is much higher than that achieved using the cathode with the conventional binder (0.9 mAh cm(-2)).
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- Fanglei Zeng
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081, China
- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center, Research Institute of Chemical Defense , Beijing 100191, China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center, Research Institute of Chemical Defense , Beijing 100191, China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center, Research Institute of Chemical Defense , Beijing 100191, China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center, Research Institute of Chemical Defense , Beijing 100191, China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center, Research Institute of Chemical Defense , Beijing 100191, China
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- Military Power Sources Research and Development Center, Research Institute of Chemical Defense , Beijing 100191, China
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Song J, Lee H, Choo MJ, Park JK, Kim HT. Ionomer-Liquid Electrolyte Hybrid Ionic Conductor for High Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Electrodes. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14458. [PMID: 26411701 PMCID: PMC4585981 DOI: 10.1038/srep14458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The inhomogeneous Li electrodeposition of lithium metal electrode has been a major impediment to the realization of rechargeable lithium metal batteries. Although single ion conducting ionomers can induce more homogeneous Li electrodeposition by preventing Li(+) depletion at Li surface, currently available materials do not allow room-temperature operation due to their low room temperature conductivities. In the paper, we report that a highly conductive ionomer/liquid electrolyte hybrid layer tightly laminated on Li metal electrode can realize stable Li electrodeposition at high current densities up to 10 mA cm(-2) and permit room-temperature operation of corresponding Li metal batteries with low polarizations. The hybrid layer is fabricated by laminating few micron-thick Nafion layer on Li metal electrode followed by soaking 1 M LiPF6 EC/DEC (1/1) electrolyte. The Li/Li symmetric cell with the hybrid layer stably operates at a high current density of 10 mA cm(-2) for more than 2000 h, which corresponds to more than five-fold enhancement compared with bare Li metal electrode. Also, the prototype Li/LiCoO2 battery with the hybrid layer offers cycling stability more than 350 cycles. These results demonstrate that the hybrid strategy successfully combines the advantages of bi-ionic liquid electrolyte (fast Li(+) transport) and single ionic ionomer (prevention of Li(+) depletion).
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- Jongchan Song
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, South Korea
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Chen H, Zou Q, Liang Z, Liu H, Li Q, Lu YC. Sulphur-impregnated flow cathode to enable high-energy-density lithium flow batteries. Nat Commun 2015; 6:5877. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Yan N, Yang X, Zhou W, Zhang H, Li X, Zhang H. Fabrication of a nano-Li+-channel interlayer for high performance Li–S battery application. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra01269d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nano-Li+-channel membranes were first proposed and prepared for a Li–S battery, based on a concept of separating the polysulfide particles via size exclusion. This concept could help overcome the polysulfide permeating problems and provide more options for Li–S development.
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- Na Yan
- Division of Energy Storage
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian 116023
- China
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- Division of Energy Storage
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian 116023
- China
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- Division of Energy Storage
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian 116023
- China
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- Division of Energy Storage
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian 116023
- China
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- Division of Energy Storage
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian 116023
- China
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- Division of Energy Storage
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian 116023
- China
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Song J, Choo MJ, Noh H, Park JK, Kim HT. Perfluorinated ionomer-enveloped sulfur cathodes for lithium-sulfur batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2014; 7:3341-3346. [PMID: 25358294 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Revised: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Nafion is known to suppress the polysulfide (PS) shuttle effect, a major obstacle to achieving high capacity and long cycle life for lithium-sulfur batteries. However, elaborate control of the layer's configuration is required for high performance. In this regard, we designed a Nafion-enveloped sulfur cathode, where the Nafion layer is formed on the skin of the cathode, covering its surface and edge while not restricting the porosity. Discharge capacity and efficiency were enhanced with the enveloping configuration, demonstrating suppression of shuttle. The edge protection exhibited better cycling stability than an edge-open configuration. In the absence of the Nafion envelope, charged sulfur concentrated on the top region of the cathode because of the relatively lower PS concentration at the cathode surface. Surprisingly, for the Nafion-enveloped cathode, sulfur was evenly distributed along the cathode, indicating that the configuration imparts a uniform PS concentration within the cathode.
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- Jongchan Song
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701 (Korea)
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Manthiram A, Fu Y, Chung SH, Zu C, Su YS. Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Chem Rev 2014; 114:11751-87. [DOI: 10.1021/cr500062v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3244] [Impact Index Per Article: 324.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Arumugam Manthiram
- Materials
Science and Engineering
Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials
Science and Engineering
Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials
Science and Engineering
Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials
Science and Engineering
Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials
Science and Engineering
Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Choi IY, Kim H, Park MJ. Making a better organic–inorganic composite electrolyte to enhance the cycle life of lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12657b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The development of a high performance Li–S battery based on a composite gel polymer electrolyte with unique density gradients of silica nanoparticles.
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- Il Young Choi
- Division of Advanced Materials Science
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- Pohang, Korea 790 784
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- Pohang, Korea 790 784
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- Division of Advanced Materials Science
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- Pohang, Korea 790 784
- Department of Chemistry
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
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