Effective Suppression of the Polysulfide Shuttle Effect in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries by Implementing rGO–PEDOT:PSS-Coated Separators via Air-Controlled Electrospray

Lee, Jin Hong; Kang, Jisoo; Kim, Seung-Wan; Halim, Willy; Frey, Margaret W.; Joo, Yong Lak

doi:10.1021/acsomega.8b02551

Title: Effective Suppression of the Polysulfide Shuttle Effect in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries by Implementing rGO–PEDOT:PSS-Coated Separators via Air-Controlled Electrospray

Journal Article · Mon Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 2018 · ACS Omega

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02551· OSTI ID:1484331

Lee, Jin Hong; Kang, Jisoo; Kim, Seung-Wan; Halim, Willy;

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Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have been earning significant attention because of their high energy density and cost efficiency. Albeit these outstanding qualities, the polysulfide shuttling effect and low electrical conductivity of the sulfur active material in this battery chemistry results in poor cycling performance. In an attempt to overcome these problems, a hybrid structure of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) and reduced graphene oxide was developed and coated on the surface of a conventional separator using air-controlled electrospray. Implementing these coated separators in Li–S batteries led to lower polarization and stymied the polysulfide shuttling effect through the combining effects of electrostatic, physical, and chemical interactions. Our results reveal that the capacity and rate capacity are drastically improved via coating the separator, leading to more than twice the capacity of over 800 mA h g^–1 after 100 cycles at 0.5 C rate, when it is compared to those with the pristine separator. Overall, this hybrid coating material shows great promise in enhancing the current Li–S battery technology.

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Research Organization:: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008193; DMR 1120296

OSTI ID:: 1484331

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1508794; OSTI ID: 1874092

Journal Information:: ACS Omega, Journal Name: ACS Omega Vol. 3 Journal Issue: 12; ISSN 2470-1343

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