Metal Sulfide‐Decorated Carbon Sponge as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst and Absorbant for Polysulfide in High‐Loading Li 2 S Batteries

He, Jiarui; Chen, Yuanfu; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1002/aenm.201900584

Metal Sulfide‐Decorated Carbon Sponge as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst and Absorbant for Polysulfide in High‐Loading Li ₂ S Batteries

Journal Article · Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201900584· OSTI ID:1505655

He, Jiarui ^[1]; Chen, Yuanfu ^[2]; ^[3]

Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA, State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 P. R. China
State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 P. R. China
Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA

Abstract

Owing to its high theoretical specific capacity (1166 mA h g ⁻¹ ) and particularly its advantage to be paired with a lithium‐metal‐free anode, lithium sulfide (Li ₂ S) is regarded as a much safer cathode for next‐generation advanced lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. However, the low conductivity of Li ₂ S and particularly the severe “polysulfide shuttle” of lithium polysulfide (LiPS) dramatically hinder their practical application in Li–S batteries. To address such issues, herein a bifuctional 3D metal sulfide‐decorated carbon sponge (3DTSC), which is constructed by 1D carbon nanowires cross‐linked with 2D graphene nanosheets with high conductivity and polar 0D metal sulfide nanodots with efficient electrocatalytic activity and strong chemical adsorption capability for LiPSs, is presented. Benefiting from the well‐designed multiscale, multidimensional 3D porous nanoarchitecture with high conductivity, and efficient electrocatalytic and absorption ability, the 3DTSC significantly mitigates LiPS shuttle, improves the utilization of Li ₂ S, and facilitates the transport of electrons and ions. As a result, even with a high Li ₂ S loading of 8 mg cm ⁻² , the freestanding 3DTSC‐Li ₂ S cathode without a polymer binder and metallic current collector delivers outstanding electrochemical performance with a high areal capacity of 8.44 mA h cm ⁻² .

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0005397

OSTI ID:: 1505655

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1610834

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 9; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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