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Title: Chemical Immobilization and Conversion of Active Polysulfides Directly by Copper Current Collector: A New Approach to Enabling Stable Room-Temperature Li-S and Na-S Batteries

Journal Article · · Advanced Energy Materials

Abstract Room‐temperature Li/Na‐S batteries are promising energy storage solutions, but unfortunately suffer from serious cycling problems rooted in their polysulfide intermediates. The conventional strategy to tackle this issue is to design host materials for trapping polysulfides via weak physical confinement and interfacial chemical interactions. Even though beneficial, their capability for the polysulfide immobilization is still limited. Herein, the unique sulfiphilic nature of metallic Cu is revisited. Upon the exposure to polysulfide in aqueous or aprotic solution, the surface sulfidization rapidly takes place, resulting in the formation of Cu 2 S nanoflake arrays with tunable texture. When the sulfidized Cu current collector is directly used as the sulfur‐equivalent cathode, it enables high‐performance Li/Na‐S batteries at room temperature with reasonable high sulfur loading. Specific capacities up to ≈1200 mAh g −1 for Li‐S and ≈400 mAh g −1 for Na‐S are measured when normalized to the amount of equivalent sulfur, and can be readily sustained for >1000 cycles.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; DE‐AC02‐06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1480523
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1437316
Journal Information:
Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 22; ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 59 works
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Web of Science

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