Tubular titanium oxide/reduced graphene oxide-sulfur composite for improved performance of lithium sulfur batteries

Song, Junhua; Zheng, Jianming; Feng, Shuo; Zhu, Chengzhou; Fu, Shaofang; Zhao, Wengao; Du, Dan; Lin, Yuehe

doi:10.1016/J.CARBON.2017.11.042

Tubular titanium oxide/reduced graphene oxide-sulfur composite for improved performance of lithium sulfur batteries

Journal Article · Sun Nov 19 23:00:00 EST 2017 · Carbon

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CARBON.2017.11.042· OSTI ID:1413462

Song, Junhua ^[1]; ^[2]; Feng, Shuo ^[3]; Zhu, Chengzhou ^[3]; Fu, Shaofang ^[3]; Zhao, Wengao ^[2]; Du, Dan ^[3]; ^[3]

Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Lithium sulfur (LiS) batteries are promising alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries in terms of specific capacity and energy. But, the technical challenges raised from the soluble polysulfide (PS) in organic electrolyte deter their implementation in practical applications. Nanoengineered structure and chemical adsorptive materials hold great promise in mitigating the PS migration problem. We develop a tubular titanium oxide (TiO₂)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite structure (TG) as a sulfur hosting material for constructing better performed LiS batteries. The TG/sulfur cathode (TG/S) is able to deliver ~1200 mAh g^-1 specific capacity with stable operation for over 550 cycles. Moreover, the TG/S composite cathode shows stable Coulombic efficiencies of over ~95% at various C rates, which are ~10% higher than those of the rGO/sulfur (G/S) counterparts. The superior electrochemical performances of TG/S could be ascribed to the synergistic effects between the conductive rGO support and the physically/chemically absorptive TiO₂, that is, the spatial tubular structure of TiO₂ provides intimate contact and physical confinement for sulfur, while the polar TiO₂ in TG/S shows strong chemical interaction towards the sulfur species.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1413462

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--130449; PII: S0008622317311569

Journal Information:: Carbon, Journal Name: Carbon Journal Issue: C Vol. 128; ISSN 0008-6223

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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