Design Principles of Single Atoms on Carbons for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Fang, Lingzhe; Feng, Zhange; Cheng, Lei; Winans, Randall E.; Li, Tao

doi:10.1002/smtd.202000315

Title: Design Principles of Single Atoms on Carbons for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Journal Article · Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Small Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202000315· OSTI ID:1765453

Fang, Lingzhe ^[1]; Feng, Zhange ^[2]; Cheng, Lei ^[3];

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Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

The study of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries has generated various rationally designed cathodes and modified separators. However, the shuttle of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and the sluggish kinetics of transformation of LiPSs to Li2S2/Li2S still hinder the achievement of long-life cycling and high-rate of Li-S batteries. Even though several kinds of nanocatalysts have been studied, the catalytic effects for Li-S batteries are not ideal. Single atoms (SAs) with high surface free energy are found to serve as both anchoring and electrocatalytic centers for LiPSs. Furthermore, atomically dispersed metal catalyst on carbon provide conductive and flexible host for dielectric sulfur. Moreover, SAs as the uniform lithiophilic sites can reduce the nucleation overpotential and ensure uniformly plating of Li. In this review, the latest strategies for preparation of SAs supported on carbons are provided on the application of Li-S batteries, including cathode, modified separator and Li metal anode. In addition, it also discusses how SAs with high catalytic activity can help build better Li-S batteries and the design principles for SAs. Finally, the future directions of SAs in energy storage applications is proposed.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1765453

Journal Information:: Small Methods, Vol. 4, Issue 10; ISSN 2366-9608

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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