Rapid gas-assisted exfoliation promises V2O5 nanosheets for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries

Wang, Chao; Yi, Yikun; Li, Hongping; Wu, Peiwen; Li, Mingtao; Jiang, Wei; Chen, Zhigang; Li, Huaming; Zhu, Wenshuai; Dai, Sheng

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104253

Rapid gas-assisted exfoliation promises V₂O₅ nanosheets for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries

Journal Article · Mon Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Nano Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104253· OSTI ID:1609041

Wang, Chao ^[1]; Yi, Yikun ^[2]; Li, Hongping ^[1]; Wu, Peiwen ^[1]; Li, Mingtao ^[2]; Jiang, Wei ^[3]; Chen, Zhigang ^[1]; Li, Huaming ^[1]; Zhu, Wenshuai ^[1]; ^[4]

Jiangsu Univ., Zhenjiang (China)
Xi'an Jiaotong Univ. (China)
Jiangsu Univ., Zhenjiang (China); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Scalable synthesis of ultra-thin two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials by exfoliation has emerged as an intriguing approach in the energy field. In this work, a rapid thermal expansion-triggered gas-assisted exfoliation method is applied to synthesize ultra-thin 2D V₂O₅ nanosheets. Unlike other methods, no impurities can be introduced during exfoliation, leading extremely clean 2D nanosheets that are crucial for the investigation of 2D materials in charge-storage fields. The obtained V₂O₅ nanosheets were used as effective host materials for polysulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries, as they can help to confine and alleviate the shuttle of polysulfides efficiently. The as-prepared V₂O₅–S composite electrode delivered an initial discharge capacity of 1638.5 mAh g^-1 with a high Coulombic efficiency of 96.7% and maintained a specific capacity of 838.8 mAh g^-1 after 200 cycles at 0.1 C current rate. This work supplies a facile approach to obtain transition metal oxides nanosheets, which have potential applications in energy storage and conversion fields.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC); Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province in China; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1609041

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1580535

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Journal Name: Nano Energy Journal Issue: C Vol. 67; ISSN 2211-2855

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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