Ni Anchored to Hydrogen-Substituted Graphdiyne for Lithium Sulfide Cathodes in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Greenburg, Louisa C.; Gao, Xin; Zhang, Pu; Zheng, Xueli; Wang, Jingyang; Vilá, Rafael A.; Cui, Yi

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01034

Ni Anchored to Hydrogen-Substituted Graphdiyne for Lithium Sulfide Cathodes in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Journal Article · Fri Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01034· OSTI ID:2000727

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Stanford University, CA (United States); SLAC
Stanford University, CA (United States)
Stanford University, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Stanford University, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are promising candidates for next-generation energy storage systems due to their high theoretical energy density and the low cost of sulfur. However, slow conversion kinetics between the insulating S and lithium sulfide (Li₂S) remains as a technical challenge. In this work, we report a catalyst featuring nickel (Ni) single atoms and clusters anchored to a porous hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne support (termed Ni@HGDY), which is incorporated in Li₂S cathodes. The rapidly synthesized catalyst was found to enhance ionic and electronic conductivity, decrease the reaction overpotential, and promote more complete conversion between Li₂S and sulfur. The addition of Ni@HGDY to commercial Li₂S powder enabled a capacity of over 516 mAh g_Li₂S^–1 at 1 C for over 125 cycles, whereas the control Li₂S cathode managed to maintain just over 200 mAh g_Li₂S^–1. In conclusion, these findings highlight the efficacy of Ni as a metal catalyst and demonstrate the promise of HGDY in energy storage devices.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2000727

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 23; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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