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Ma C, Hou D, Jiang J, Fan Y, Li X, Li T, Ma Z, Ben H, Xiong H. Elucidating the Synergic Effect in Nanoscale MoS 2 /TiO 2 Heterointerface for Na-Ion Storage. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2204837. [PMID: 36310145 PMCID: PMC9762294 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Interface engineering in electrode materials is an attractive strategy for enhancing charge storage, enabling fast kinetics, and improving cycling stability for energy storage systems. Nevertheless, the performance improvement is usually ambiguously ascribed to the "synergetic effect", the fundamental understanding toward the effect of the interface at molecular level in composite materials remains elusive. In this work, a well-defined nanoscale MoS2 /TiO2 interface is rationally designed by immobilizing TiO2 nanocrystals on MoS2 nanosheets. The role of heterostructure interface between TiO2 and MoS2 by operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction (sXRD), solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, and density functional theory calculations is investigated. It is found that the existence of a hetero-interfacial electric field can promote charge transfer kinetics. Based on operando sXRD, it is revealed that the heterostructure follows a solid-solution reaction mechanism with small volume changes during cycling. As such, the electrode demonstrates ultrafast Na+ ions storage of 300 mAh g-1 at 10 A g-1 and excellent reversible capacity of 540 mAh g-1 at 0.2 A g-1 . This work provides significant insights into understanding of heterostructure interface at molecular level, which suggests new strategies for creating unconventional nanocomposite electrode materials for energy storage systems.
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- Chunrong Ma
- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Fibers and Eco‐TextilesQingdao UniversityQingdao Shandong266071China
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- Micron School of Materials Science and EngineeringBoise State UniversityBoiseID83725USA
- Center for Nanoscale MaterialsArgonne National LaboratoryLemontIL60439USA
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource ReuseSchool of Environmental Science and EngineeringShandong UniversityQingdaoShandong266237China
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- SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Materials Science & EngineeringSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenGuangdong Province518055China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering DivisionArgonne National LaboratoryLemontIllinois60439USA
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- X‐Ray Science DivisionArgonne National LaboratoryLemontIL60439USA
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai200240China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio‐Fibers and Eco‐TextilesQingdao UniversityQingdao Shandong266071China
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- Micron School of Materials Science and EngineeringBoise State UniversityBoiseID83725USA
- Center for Advanced Energy StudiesIdaho Falls83401USA
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Jeong D, Hong DG, Yook J, Koong CY, Kim S, Kim KH, Sohn K, Lee JC. Cationic polymer-grafted graphene oxide/CNT cathode-coating material for lithium-sulfur batteries. RSC Adv 2021; 11:25305-25313. [PMID: 35478882 PMCID: PMC9036968 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03744g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A cathode-coating material composed of cationic polymer-grafted graphene oxide (CPGO) and carbon nanotube (CNT) was prepared, where the CPGO was synthesized by grafting quaternized 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (QDMAEMA) onto graphene oxide (GO) via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). GO has good compatibility with carbon black, the main component of the cathode in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. Here, the cationic polymer having the QDMAEMA unit was intentionally grafted onto GO to decrease the shuttle effect by increasing the chemical adsorption of polysulfide (PS). In addition, when CNT was mixed with CPGO, the compatibility with carbon black was found to be further increased. The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery with a sulfur-deposited Super P® carbon black (S/C) cathode coated with a mixture of CPGO and CNT was found to have much improved cell performance compared to those coated without any coating material, with only CPGO, with the mixture of GO and CNT, and with the mixture of PQDMAEMA and CNT. For example, the Li–S battery with the cathode coated using the mixture of CPGO and CNT retained a discharge capacity of 744 mA h g−1 after 50 cycles at 0.2C-rate, while those of the Li–S batteries with bare S/C and CPGO-S/C cathodes were found to be much smaller, i.e., 488 mA h g−1 and 641 mA h g−1, respectively, under the same conditions. Therefore, the mixture of CPGO with CNT as the cathode-coating material showed a synergetic effect to enhance the cell performance of the Li–S battery system. A cathode-coating material composed of cationic polymer-grafted graphene oxide (CPGO) and carbon nanotube (CNT) was prepared and used as a cathode-coating material for lithium sulfur batteries.![]()
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- Daun Jeong
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- LG Energy Solution E5 Block, LG Science Park, 30, Magokjungang 10-ro, Gangseo-gu Seoul 07796 Republic of Korea
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- LG Energy Solution E5 Block, LG Science Park, 30, Magokjungang 10-ro, Gangseo-gu Seoul 07796 Republic of Korea
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- LG Energy Solution E5 Block, LG Science Park, 30, Magokjungang 10-ro, Gangseo-gu Seoul 07796 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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Chen Y, Wang T, Tian H, Su D, Zhang Q, Wang G. Advances in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: From Academic Research to Commercial Viability. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2003666. [PMID: 34096100 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lithium-ion batteries, which have revolutionized portable electronics over the past three decades, were eventually recognized with the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry. As the energy density of current lithium-ion batteries is approaching its limit, developing new battery technologies beyond lithium-ion chemistry is significant for next-generation high energy storage. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, which rely on the reversible redox reactions between lithium and sulfur, appears to be a promising energy storage system to take over from the conventional lithium-ion batteries for next-generation energy storage owing to their overwhelming energy density compared to the existing lithium-ion batteries today. Over the past 60 years, especially the past decade, significant academic and commercial progress has been made on Li-S batteries. From the concept of the sulfur cathode first proposed in the 1960s to the current commercial Li-S batteries used in unmanned aircraft, the story of Li-S batteries is full of breakthroughs and back tracing steps. Herein, the development and advancement of Li-S batteries in terms of sulfur-based composite cathode design, separator modification, binder improvement, electrolyte optimization, and lithium metal protection is summarized. An outlook on the future directions and prospects for Li-S batteries is also offered.
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- Yi Chen
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 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, New South Wales, 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, New South Wales, 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, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
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Sharma S, Bhatia V. Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems for Glaucoma: Experimental and In Silico Advances. Curr Top Med Chem 2021; 21:115-125. [PMID: 32962618 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200922114210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In this review, nanoscale-based drug delivery systems, particularly in relevance to the antiglaucoma drugs, have been discussed. In addition to that, the latest computational/in silico advances in this field are examined in brief. Using nanoscale materials for drug delivery is an ideal option to target tumours, and the drug can be released in areas of the body where traditional drugs may fail to act. Nanoparticles, polymeric nanomaterials, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), quantum dots (QDs), liposomes and graphene are the most important nanomaterials used for drug delivery. Ocular drug delivery is one of the most common and difficult tasks faced by pharmaceutical scientists because of many challenges like circumventing the blood-retinal barrier, corneal epithelium and the blood-aqueous barrier. Authors found compelling empirical evidence of scientists relying on in-silico approaches to develop novel drugs and drug delivery systems for treating glaucoma. This review in nanoscale drug delivery systems will help us understand the existing queries and evidence gaps and will pave the way for the effective design of novel ocular drug delivery systems.
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- Smriti Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- ICARE Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute, Noida, UP, India
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Lo YH, Kuo PL, Wu JJ. Direct coating of multifunctional zinc oxide-reduced graphene oxide interlayer on cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Zhang Z, Luo G, Zhou S, Zeng W, Mei T, Chen Z, Yu X, Xiao X, Wang X. Reasonably Introduced ZnIn 2S 4@C to Mediate Polysulfide Redox for Long-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:14169-14180. [PMID: 33749231 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In consideration of the inferior rate performance and low sulfur utilization of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), an effective strategy via combining polar materials with the conductive carbon sulfur host is widely applied. Herein, metal organic framework-derived in situ-developed ZnIn2S4@C is innovatively synthesized to mediate lithium polysulfide (LPS) conversion based on high electron conductivity and strong chemical interactions for advanced LSBs. Polar ZnIn2S4 possesses strong chemisorption in keeping with the DFT calculation results and catalytic for LPSs, ensuring a high sulfur utilization. Meanwhile, the hollow non-polar carbon frame possessing hierarchical pores not only provides internal space to contain active species but also accommodates efficient electronic transferring and diffusion of lithium ions in the process of cycling. The above advantages make the electrode possess promising stability and good rate performances, achieving long-term and high-rate cycling. Thus, under a sulfur loading of 1.5 mg cm-2, after 500 cycles, at 2 and 5 C, the as-prepared ZnIn2S4@C@S delivers reversible capacities of 734 mA h g-1 (75.7% of the initial capacity with a dropping rate of 0.015% per cycle) and 504 mA h g-1 (68.5% of the primal capacity with a dropping rate of 0.029% per cycle), respectively. Even at a high sulfur loading of 5.0 mg cm-2, at 5 C, 65.6% of the initial capacity can be maintained with a low fading rate of 0.430% per cycle after 500 loops with a high Coulombic efficiency of around 99.8%.
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- Zexian Zhang
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (D18025), Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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Zhao Y, Zhang L, Liu J, Adair K, Zhao F, Sun Y, Wu T, Bi X, Amine K, Lu J, Sun X. Atomic/molecular layer deposition for energy storage and conversion. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:3889-3956. [PMID: 33523063 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00156b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Energy storage and conversion systems, including batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting, have played vital roles in the reduction of fossil fuel usage, addressing environmental issues and the development of electric vehicles. The fabrication and surface/interface engineering of electrode materials with refined structures are indispensable for achieving optimal performances for the different energy-related devices. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) and molecular layer deposition (MLD) techniques, the gas-phase thin film deposition processes with self-limiting and saturated surface reactions, have emerged as powerful techniques for surface and interface engineering in energy-related devices due to their exceptional capability of precise thickness control, excellent uniformity and conformity, tunable composition and relatively low deposition temperature. In the past few decades, ALD and MLD have been intensively studied for energy storage and conversion applications with remarkable progress. In this review, we give a comprehensive summary of the development and achievements of ALD and MLD and their applications for energy storage and conversion, including batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting. Moreover, the fundamental understanding of the mechanisms involved in different devices will be deeply reviewed. Furthermore, the large-scale potential of ALD and MLD techniques is discussed and predicted. Finally, we will provide insightful perspectives on future directions for new material design by ALD and MLD and untapped opportunities in energy storage and conversion.
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- Yang Zhao
- Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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Using of various metal species for improvement of electrochemical performances of lithium sulfur batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mao W, Ma C, Ni P, Li M, Ding Y, Zhang S, Pan J, Cao F, Bao K. One‐Pot Fabrication of Crumpled N‐Doped Graphene Anchored with Cobalt for High‐Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Wutao Mao
- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- Resource environment & Clean energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Jiangsu University of Technology Changzhou 213001 China
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Xie J, Li BQ, Peng HJ, Song YW, Zhao M, Chen X, Zhang Q, Huang JQ. Implanting Atomic Cobalt within Mesoporous Carbon toward Highly Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1903813. [PMID: 31497898 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries hold great promise to serve as next-generation energy storage devices. However, the practical performances of Li-S batteries are severely limited by the sulfur cathode regarding its low conductivity, huge volume change, and the polysulfide shuttle effect. The first two issues have been well addressed by introducing mesoporous carbon hosts to the sulfur cathode. Unfortunately, the nonpolar nature of carbon materials renders poor affinity to polar polysulfides, leaving the shuttling issue unaddressed. In this contribution, atomic cobalt is implanted within the skeleton of mesoporous carbon via a supramolecular self-templating strategy, which simultaneously improves the interaction with polysulfides and maintains the mesoporous structure. Moreover, the atomic cobalt dopants serve as active sites to improve the kinetics of the sulfur redox reactions. With the atomic-cobalt-decorated mesoporous carbon host, a high capacity of 1130 mAh gS -1 at 0.5 C and a high stability with a retention of 74.1% after 300 cycles are realized. Implanting atomic metal in mesoporous carbon demonstrates a feasible strategy to endow nanomaterials with targeted functions for Li-S batteries and broad applications.
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- Jin Xie
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Zhai J, Lei Z, Sun K. 3D Starfish-Like FeOF on Graphene Sheets: Engineered Synthesis and Lithium Storage Performance. Chemistry 2019; 25:7733-7739. [PMID: 30927292 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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To address the problems associated with poor conductivity and large volume variation in practical applications as a conversion cathode, engineering of hierarchical nanostructured FeOF coupled with conductive decoration is highly desired, yet rarely reported. Herein, 3D starfish-like FeOF on reduced graphene oxide sheets (FeOF/rGO) is successfully prepared, for the first time, through a combination of solvothermal reaction, self-assembly, and thermal reduction. Integrating the structural features of the 3D hierarchical nanostructure, which favorably shorten the path for electron/ion transport and alleviate volumetric changes, with those of graphene wrapping, which can further enhance the electrical conductivity and maintain the structural stability of the electrode, the as-prepared FeOF/rGO composite exhibits a superior lithium-storage performance, including a high reversible capacity (424.5 mA h-1 g-1 at 50 mA g-1 ), excellent stability (0.016 % capacity decay per cycle during 180 cycles), and remarkable rate capability (275.8 mA h-1 g-1 at 2000 mA g-1 ).
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- Jingru Zhai
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, P.R. China
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- Academy of Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, P.R. China
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Yi R, Liu C, Zhao Y, Hardwick LJ, Li Y, Geng X, Zhang Q, Yang L, Zhao C. A light-weight free-standing graphene foam-based interlayer towards improved Li-S cells. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zhou J, Li S, Sun W, Ji X, Yang Y. Natural chalcopyrite as a sulfur source and its electrochemical performance for lithium–sulfur batteries. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00054b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Natural chalcopyrite with high capacity and good cycling performance is used as a sulfur source for lithium–sulfur batteries.
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- Jiahui Zhou
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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Wang Z, Gao H, Zhang Q, Liu Y, Chen J, Guo Z. Recent Advances in 3D Graphene Architectures and Their Composites for Energy Storage Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1803858. [PMID: 30548381 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Graphene is widely applied as an electrode material in energy storage fields. However, the strong π-π interaction between graphene layers and the stacking issues lead to a great loss of electrochemically active surface area, damaging the performance of graphene electrodes. Developing 3D graphene architectures that are constructed of graphene sheet subunits is an effective strategy to solve this problem. The graphene architectures can be directly utilized as binder-free electrodes for energy storage devices. Furthermore, they can be used as a matrix to support active materials and further improve their electrochemical performance. Here, recent advances in synthesizing 3D graphene architectures and their composites as well as their application in different energy storage devices, including various battery systems and supercapacitors are reviewed. In addition, their challenges for application at the current stage are discussed and future development prospects are indicated.
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- Zhijie Wang
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), Australian Institute of Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), Australian Institute of Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
- School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Yin F, Ren J, Zhang Y, Tan T, Chen Z. A PPy/ZnO functional interlayer to enhance electrochemical performance of lithium/sulfur batteries. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2018; 13:307. [PMID: 30284111 PMCID: PMC6170249 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-018-2724-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To enhance the electrochemical performance of the lithium/sulfur batteries, a novel interlayer was prepared by coating the slurry of PPy/ZnO composite onto the surface of a separator. Owing to a three-dimensional hierarchical network structure, PPy/ZnO composite serves as a polysulfide diffusion absorbent that can intercept the migrating soluble polysulfides to enhance the electrochemical performance of the Li/S batteries. The specific capacity of the cell with PPy/ZnO interlayer remained at 579 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles at 0.2 C. This interlayer can provide novel avenues for the commercial applications of Li/S batteries.
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- Fuxing Yin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Energy Equipment Materials, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Energy Equipment Materials, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Energy Equipment Materials, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- Synergy Innovation Institute of GDUT, Heyuan, Guangdong Province China
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- Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 511458 China
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Zhu Y, Wang S, Miao Z, Liu Y, Chou SL. Novel Non-Carbon Sulfur Hosts Based on Strong Chemisorption for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1801987. [PMID: 30062838 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201801987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as promising candidates for energy storage systems owing to their high theoretical capacity and high energy density. The application of Li-S batteries is hindered by several obstacles, however, including the shuttle effect, poor electrical conductivity, and the severe volume expansion of sulfur. The traditional method is to integrate sulfur with carbon materials. But the interaction between polysulfide intermediates and carbon is only weak physical adsorption, which easily leads to the escape of species from the framework (shuttle effect) of the material causing capacity loss. Recently, however, there has been a trend for the introduction of novel non-carbon materials as sulfur hosts based on the strong chemisorption. This review highlights recent research progress on novel non-carbon sulfur hosts based on strong chemisorption, in Li-S batteries. In comparison with carbon-based sulfur hosts, most non-carbon sulfur hosts have been demonstrated to be polar host materials that could efficiently adsorb polysulfide via strong chemisorption, mitigating their dissolution. The intrinsic mechanism associated with the role of non-carbon-based host materials in improving the performance of Li-S batteries is discussed.
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- Yanfang Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Organic Polymer Photoelectric Materials, School of Science, Xijing University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710123, P. R. China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Nano-materials & Chemistry Key Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Polymer Photoelectric Materials, School of Science, Xijing University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710123, P. R. China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Atomic layered deposition iron oxide on perovskite LaNiO3 as an efficient and robust bi-functional catalyst for lithium oxygen batteries. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liang Y, Deng N, Ju J, Zhou X, Yan J, Zhong C, Kang W, Cheng B. Facilitation of lithium polysulfides adsorption by nitrogen doped carbon nanofibers with 3D interconnected pore structures for high-stable lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zhi J, Bertens K, Yazdi AZ, Chen P. Acrylonitrile copolymer/graphene skinned cathode for long cycle life rechargeable hybrid aqueous batteries at high-temperature. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.02.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Biomass-derived porous carbon modified glass fiber separator as polysulfide reservoir for Li-S batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 513:231-239. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang L, Wan F, Wang X, Cao H, Dai X, Niu Z, Wang Y, Chen J. Dual-Functional Graphene Carbon as Polysulfide Trapper for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:5594-5602. [PMID: 29357218 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The lithium sulfur (Li-S) battery has attracted much attention due to its high theoretical capacity and energy density. However, its cycling stability and rate performance urgently need to improve because of its shuttle effect. Herein, oxygen-doped carbon on the surface of reduced graphene oxide (labeled as ODC/rGO) was fabricated to modify the separators of Li-S batteries to limit the dissolution of the lithium polysulfides. The mesoporous structure in ODC/rGO can not only serve as the physical trapper, but also provide abundant channels for fast ion transfer, which is beneficial for effective confinement of the dissoluble intermediates and superior rate performance. Moreover, the oxygen-containing groups in ODC/rGO are able to act as chemical adsorption sites to immobilize the lithium polysulfides, suppressing their dissolution in electrolyte to enhance the utilization of sulfur cathode in Li-S batteries. As a result, because of the synergetic effects of physical adsorption and chemical interaction to immobilize the soluble polysulfides, the Li-S batteries with the ODC/rGO-coated separator exhibit excellent rate performance and good long-term cycling stability with 0.057% capacity decay per cycle at 1.0 C after 600 cycles.
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- Linlin Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Choi S, Su D, Shin M, Park S, Wang G. Pomegranate-Structured Silica/Sulfur Composite Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:568-576. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201701759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sinho Choi
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science; University of Technology Sydney; NSW 2007 Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science; University of Technology Sydney; NSW 2007 Australia
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- Department of Energy Engineering; School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST; Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering; School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST; Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science; University of Technology Sydney; NSW 2007 Australia
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Bulbula ST, Lu Y, Dong Y, Yang XY. Hierarchically porous graphene for batteries and supercapacitors. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj00652k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hierarchical porous graphene based materials are explored for their application as electrochemical storage devices due to their large specific surface area, high electrical and thermal conductivity, and excellent specific capacity.
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- Shimeles T. Bulbula
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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Zhu Y, Jiang P, Zhang Z, Huang X. Dielectric phenomena and electrical energy storage of poly(vinylidene fluoride) based high-k polymers. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wang HF, Fan CY, Li XY, Wu XL, Li HH, Sun HZ, Xie HM, Zhang JP, Tong CY. Fabrication of boron-doped porous carbon with termite nest shape via natural macromolecule and borax to obtain lithium-sulfur/sodium-ion batteries with improved rate performance. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.05.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Liu X, Huang JQ, Zhang Q, Mai L. Nanostructured Metal Oxides and Sulfides for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1601759. [PMID: 28160327 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201601759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 456] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high energy density and long cycle life are considered to be one of the most promising next-generation energy-storage systems beyond routine lithium-ion batteries. Various approaches have been proposed to break down technical barriers in Li-S battery systems. The use of nanostructured metal oxides and sulfides for high sulfur utilization and long life span of Li-S batteries is reviewed here. The relationships between the intrinsic properties of metal oxide/sulfide hosts and electrochemical performances of Li-S batteries are discussed. Nanostructured metal oxides/sulfides hosts used in solid sulfur cathodes, separators/interlayers, lithium-metal-anode protection, and lithium polysulfides batteries are discussed respectively. Prospects for the future developments of Li-S batteries with nanostructured metal oxides/sulfides are also discussed.
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- Xue Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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Ni L, Wu Z, Zhao G, Sun C, Zhou C, Gong X, Diao G. Core-Shell Structure and Interaction Mechanism of γ-MnO 2 Coated Sulfur for Improved Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1603466. [PMID: 28134468 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201603466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries have attracted worldwide interest due to their high theoretical capacity of 1672 mAh g-1 and low cost. However, the practical applications are hampered by capacity decay, mainly attributed to the polysulfide shuttle. Here, the authors have fabricated a solid core-shell γ-MnO2 -coated sulfur nanocomposite through the redox reaction between KMnO4 and MnSO4 . The multifunctional MnO2 shell facilitates electron and Li+ transport as well as efficiently prevents polysulfide dissolution via physical confinement and chemical interaction. Moreover, the γ-MnO2 crystallographic form also provides one-dimensional (1D) tunnels for the Li+ incorporation to alleviate insoluble Li2 S2 /Li2 S deposition at high discharge rate. More importantly, the MnO2 phase transformation to Mn3 O4 occurs during the redox reaction between polysulfides and γ-MnO2 is first thoroughly investigated. The S@γ-MnO2 composite exhibits a good capacity retention of 82% after 300 cycles (0.5 C) and a fade rate of 0.07% per cycle over 600 cycles (1 C). The degradation mechanism can probably be elucidated that the decomposition of the surface Mn3 O4 phase is the cause of polysulfide dissolution. The recent work thus sheds new light on the hitherto unknown surface interaction mechanism and the degradation mechanism of Li-S cells.
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- Lubin Ni
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Testing Center, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Testing Center, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Carter R, Oakes L, Muralidharan N, Cohn AP, Douglas A, Pint CL. Polysulfide Anchoring Mechanism Revealed by Atomic Layer Deposition of V 2O 5 and Sulfur-Filled Carbon Nanotubes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:7185-7192. [PMID: 28165213 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b16155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Despite the promise of surface engineering to address the challenge of polysulfide shuttling in sulfur-carbon composite cathodes, melt infiltration techniques limit mechanistic studies correlating engineered surfaces and polysulfide anchoring. Here, we present a controlled experimental demonstration of polysulfide anchoring using vapor phase isothermal processing to fill the interior of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) after assembly into binder-free electrodes and atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating of polar V2O5 anchoring layers on the CNT surfaces. The ultrathin submonolayer V2O5 coating on the CNT exterior surface balances the adverse effect of polysulfide shuttling with the necessity for high sulfur utilization due to binding sites near the conductive CNT surface. The sulfur loaded into the CNT interior provides a spatially separated control volume enabling high sulfur loading with direct sulfur-CNT electrical contact for efficient sulfur conversion. By controlling ALD coating thickness, high initial discharge capacity of 1209 mAh/gS at 0.1 C and exceptional cycling at 0.2 C with 87% capacity retention after 100 cycles and 73% at 450 cycles is achieved and correlated to an optimal V2O5 anchoring layer thickness. This provides experimental evidence that surface engineering approaches can be effective to overcome polysulfide shuttling by controlled design of molecular-scale building blocks for efficient binder free lithium sulfur battery cathodes.
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- Rachel Carter
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Li B, Xiao Q, Luo Y. A polymer enhanced sulfur/graphene aerogel as a no-slurry cathode for lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra09332b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We presented a facile no-slurry method to synthesize a three-dimensional polyvinylpyrrolidone–sulfur/graphene aerogel composite, which can be pressed into flexible sheets and directly used as a cathode without any additives.
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- Buyin Li
- Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Functional Material of Education Ministry
- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Functional Material of Education Ministry
- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Functional Material of Education Ministry
- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan
- China
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Peng HJ, Huang JQ, Zhang Q. A review of flexible lithium–sulfur and analogous alkali metal–chalcogen rechargeable batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:5237-5288. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00139h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 487] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This review summarizes recent progress in flexible Li–S and analogous alkali metal–chalcogen batteries, including flexible chalcogen cathodes, flexible alkali metal anodes, flexible solid-state electrolytes, and flexible battery prototypes.
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- Hong-Jie Peng
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Advanced Research Institute for Multidisciplinary Science
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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Zhang J, Gu P, Xu J, Xue H, Pang H. High performance of electrochemical lithium storage batteries: ZnO-based nanomaterials for lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:18578-18595. [PMID: 27805219 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr07207k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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As one of the most promising electrode materials, zinc oxide-based nanomaterials have attracted great attention in recent decades for remarkable features such as relatively low cost, relatively high reversible capacity and good physical and chemical stability. In this article, we aim to present a general review of synthetic methods of zinc oxide-based nanomaterials and related morphologies. In addition, recent advances in lithium storage batteries are summarized and discussed (lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries). Tentative conclusions and assessments aim to promote the next generation of electrochemical lithium storage devices.
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- Jian Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, China. and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, 455002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, China.
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Jia L, Wu T, Lu J, Ma L, Zhu W, Qiu X. Polysulfides Capture-Copper Additive for Long Cycle Life Lithium Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:30248-30255. [PMID: 27753479 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Copper powder was introduced into the lithium sulfur battery system to capture intermediate polysulfides and CuxS (x = 1 or 2) species was generated depending on the chain length of polysulfides. This phenomenon was verified by X-ray absorption near edge structure technique. The results indicated that copper can be oxidized to CuS by Li2Sx (x ≥ 6), and a mixture of Cu2S and CuS was obtained when x ranges from 3 to 6. While Cu2S is eventually formed in the presence of Li2S3. After several cycles activation, the polysulfide-shuttle effect and self-discharge phenomenon which hinder the application of lithium sulfur batteries are found nearly eliminated Further experiments demonstrated that in the case of Cu2S generation, a high specific sulfur capacity of 1300 mAh g-1 could be delivered, corresponding to 77.6% sulfur utilization, while the Coulombic efficiency approximates around 100%. Self-discharge experiment further demonstrated that polysulfides almost disappear in the electrolyte, which verified the polysulfide-capture capability of copper.
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- Lei Jia
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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Cao J, Chen C, Zhao Q, Zhang N, Lu Q, Wang X, Niu Z, Chen J. A Flexible Nanostructured Paper of a Reduced Graphene Oxide-Sulfur Composite for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Unconventional Configurations. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:9629-9636. [PMID: 27647294 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201602262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Flexible nanostructured reduced graphene oxide-sulfur (rGO-S) composite films are fabricated by synchronously reducing and assembling GO sheets with S nanoparticles on a metal surface. The nanostructured architecture in such composite films not only provides effective pathways for electron transport, but also suppresses the diffusion of polysulfides. Furthermore, they can serve as the cathodes of flexible Li-S batteries.
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- Jun Cao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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Fan CY, Liu SY, Li HH, Wang HF, Wang HC, Wu XL, Sun HZ, Zhang JP. Synergistic Design of Cathode Region for the High-Energy-Density Li-S Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:28689-28699. [PMID: 27731632 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The synergistic design of cathode region was conducted to minimize the shuttle effect of polysulfides and decrease the loading of inactive components in order to acquire high-energy-density lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. The well-designed cathode region presented two special characteristics: one was the intertwined nanofibers interlayer based on ultrafine TiO2 nanocrystal uniformly embedded within N-doping porous carbon; the other was the lightweight and three-dimensional current collector of fibrous cellulose paper coated by reduced graphene oxide. In consequence, the decent reversible capacity of 874.8 mA h g-1 was acquired at 0.1 C with a capacity retention of 91.83% after 100 cycles. Besides, the satisfactory capacity of 670 mA h g-1 was delivered after 300 cycles at 1 C with the small decay rate of only 0.08%. Because of higher capacity and lower loading of inactive component in cathode region, the energy density of cell increased more than five times compared with unmodified cell. Moreover, to further enhance the energy density, the high-sulfur-loading electrode was fabricated. A good areal capacity of 4.27 mA h cm-2 was retained for the cell with the active material of 4 mg cm-2 and the cycle stability was also well-maintained. In addition, due to the flexibility of interlayer and current collector, Li-S full cell (in pouch cell format) was easily curved. Therefore, the synergistic design for cathode region, which combines the flexible and mass-produced interlayer and current collector together, provides an effective access to Li-S batteries with high energy density and flexibility for practical application.
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- Chao-Ying Fan
- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024, China
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Guan C, Wang J. Recent Development of Advanced Electrode Materials by Atomic Layer Deposition for Electrochemical Energy Storage. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2016; 3:1500405. [PMID: 27840793 PMCID: PMC5095880 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201500405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Electrode materials play a decisive role in almost all electrochemical energy storage devices, determining their overall performance. Proper selection, design and fabrication of electrode materials have thus been regarded as one of the most critical steps in achieving high electrochemical energy storage performance. As an advanced nanotechnology for thin films and surfaces with conformal interfacial features and well controllable deposition thickness, atomic layer deposition (ALD) has been successfully developed for deposition and surface modification of electrode materials, where there are considerable issues of interfacial and surface chemistry at atomic and nanometer scale. In addition, ALD has shown great potential in construction of novel nanostructured active materials that otherwise can be hardly obtained by other processing techniques, such as those solution-based processing and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques. This review focuses on the recent development of ALD for the design and delivery of advanced electrode materials in electrochemical energy storage devices, where typical examples will be highlighted and analyzed, and the merits and challenges of ALD for applications in energy storage will also be discussed.
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- Cao Guan
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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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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Fan H, Tang Q, Chen X, Fan B, Chen S, Hu A. Dual-Confined Sulfur Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Hollow TiO2Spheres Wrapped with Graphene for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:2911-2917. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Haining Fan
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University; Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application; Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University; Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application; Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University; Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application; Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University; Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application; Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University; Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application; Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University; Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application; Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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Zhang K, Qin F, Lai Y, Li J, Lei X, Wang M, Lu H, Fang J. Efficient Fabrication of Hierarchically Porous Graphene-Derived Aerogel and Its Application in Lithium Sulfur Battery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:6072-6081. [PMID: 26885723 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Hierarchically porous carbon/graphene aerogel (CGA) with relatively high surface area and pore volume is synthesized through an efficient fabrication strategy, which involves forming hydrothermal carbon layer on the pore wall as upholder and directly carbonizing the wet hydrogel from hydrothermal reaction, without using any special drying techniques. Cassava powder is used as carbon precursor which enables sustainable synthesis. Carbonizing the wet hydrothermal product is found to be a self-activation process, through which abundant pores are generated. The aerogel is used as host to encapsulate sulfur for lithium sulfur battery. Graphene, served as highly conductive scaffold, accelerates the transport of the electrons. The hierarchically porous structure is in favor of improving the electrochemical performance of lithium sulfur battery. Therefore, the cathode with high sulfur loading and high sulfur content can deliver very good performance.
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- Kai Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University , Changsha 410083, China
- School of Metallurgy & Environment, Central South University , 410083, Changsha, China
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- School of Metallurgy & Environment, Central South University , 410083, Changsha, China
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- School of Metallurgy & Environment, Central South University , 410083, Changsha, China
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- School of Metallurgy & Environment, Central South University , 410083, Changsha, China
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- School of Metallurgy & Environment, Central South University , 410083, Changsha, China
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- School of Metallurgy & Environment, Central South University , 410083, Changsha, China
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- Engineering Research Center of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, Research Institute of Central South University in Shenzhen , Shenzhen 518057, China
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- School of Metallurgy & Environment, Central South University , 410083, Changsha, China
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Gu X, Zhang S, Hou Y. Graphene‐Based Sulfur Composites for Energy Storage and Conversion in Li‐S Batteries. CHINESE J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201500675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Xingxing Gu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Environmental Futures Insititute, Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University QLD 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Environmental Futures Insititute, Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University QLD 4222, Australia
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Jia L, Li H, Zhu W, Qiu X. Silicon dioxide molecular sieve with mono-layer carbon deposited in the channels and carbon nanotubes on the outside for lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra08977a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A novel sulfur host matrix prepared by the deposition of mono-layer carbon into silicon dioxide molecular sieve channels and carbon nanotubes on the molecular sieve surface is proposed as an electrode material for lithium sulfur batteries.
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- Lei Jia
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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Lin C, Niu C, Xu X, Li K, Cai Z, Zhang Y, Wang X, Qu L, Xu Y, Mai L. A facile synthesis of three dimensional graphene sponge composited with sulfur nanoparticles for flexible Li–S cathodes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:22146-53. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp03624d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel 3DGS was fabricatedviaa reduction induced self-assembly method. When used as a sulfur cathode, it shows high rate discharge capacity retention up to 500 cycles.
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- Chao Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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Liu S, Hong X, Li Y, Xu J, Zheng C, Xie K. Encapsulating sulfur into highly graphitized hollow carbon spheres as high performance cathode for lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra22652c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Encapsulating sulfur into a highly graphitized hollow carbon sphere (GHCS) is proposed as sulfur cathode, the S@GHCS delivers a high discharge capacity of ∼800 mA h g−1at 4C rate and high capacity retention of 93.7% after 240 cycles.
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- Shuangke Liu
- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering
- National University of Defense Technology
- Changsha
- China
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering
- National University of Defense Technology
- Changsha
- China
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering
- National University of Defense Technology
- Changsha
- China
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering
- National University of Defense Technology
- Changsha
- China
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering
- National University of Defense Technology
- Changsha
- China
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering
- National University of Defense Technology
- Changsha
- China
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Li NW, Yin YX, Guo YG. Three-dimensional sandwich-type graphene@microporous carbon architecture for lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra24338f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The hierarchical microporous carbon and graphene stacked materials with high pore volume and ultrahigh surface area were designed for lithium–sulfur batteries.
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- Nian-Wu Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Beijing 100190
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Beijing 100190
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Beijing 100190
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Chung SH, Singhal R, Kalra V, Manthiram A. Porous Carbon Mat as an Electrochemical Testing Platform for Investigating the Polysulfide Retention of Various Cathode Configurations in Li-S Cells. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:2163-2169. [PMID: 26266586 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Two optimized cathode configurations (a porous current collector and an interlayer) are utilized to determine the better architecture for improving the cycle stability and reversibility of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) cells. The electrochemical analysis on the upper-plateau discharge capacity (QH) and the lower-plateau discharge capacity (QL) is introduced for assessing, respectively, the polysulfide retention and the electrochemical reactivity of the cell. The analysis results in line with the expected materials chemistry principles suggest that the interlayer configuration offers stable cell performance for sulfur cathodes. The significance of the interlayer is to block the free migration of the dissolved polysulfides, which is a key factor for immobilizing and continuously utilizing the active material in sulfur cathodes. Accordingly, the carbon mat interlayers provide sulfur cathodes with a high discharge capacity of 864 mA h g(-1) at 1 C rate with a high capacity retention rate of 61% after 400 cycles.
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- ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Hu K, Xie X, Cerruti M, Szkopek T. Controlling the shell formation in hydrothermally reduced graphene hydrogel. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:5545-5549. [PMID: 25942331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Graphene hydrogels/aerogels are emerging three-dimensional graphene macroscopic assemblies of potential use in many applications including energy storage, pollutant adsorption, and gas sensing. In this Letter, we identify, characterize and control the formation of the exterior shell structure of graphene hydrogels prepared via hydrothermal reduction of graphene oxide. Unlike the porous bulk of the hydrogel, the shell is a compact, highly ordered layer with a higher electrical conductivity. Shell formation is dependent upon the surface anchoring of graphene oxide at the liquid-air and liquid-container interfaces. By purposefully weakening surface anchoring of graphene oxide using mild thermal or chemical prereduction method prior to hydrothermal reduction, we have succeeded in completely suppressing shell formation in the graphene hydrogel. The resulting graphene hydrogel shows a lower volume reduction with a porous bulk structure immediately accessible from the surface, in contrast to graphene hydrogels prepared under conventional conditions.
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- Kaiwen Hu
- †Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2, Canada
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- †Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2, Canada
- ‡College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- †Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2, Canada
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- §Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E9, Canada
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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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