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Title: Balancing surface adsorption and diffusion of lithium-polysulfides on nonconductive oxides for lithium–sulfur battery design

Abstract

Lithium–sulfur batteries have attracted attention due to their six-fold specific energy compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries. Dissolution of lithium polysulfides, volume expansion of sulfur and uncontrollable deposition of lithium sulfide are three of the main challenges for this technology. State-of-the-art sulfur cathodes based on metal-oxide nanostructures can suppress the shuttle-effect and enable controlled lithium sulfide deposition. However, a clear mechanistic understanding and corresponding selection criteria for the oxides are still lacking. Herein, various nonconductive metal-oxide nanoparticle-decorated carbon flakes are synthesized via a facile biotemplating method. The cathodes based on magnesium oxide, cerium oxide and lanthanum oxide show enhanced cycling performance. Adsorption experiments and theoretical calculations reveal that polysulfide capture by the oxides is via monolayered chemisorption. Moreover, we show that better surface diffusion leads to higher deposition efficiency of sulfide species on electrodes. Lastly, oxide selection is proposed to balance optimization between sulfide-adsorption and diffusion on the oxides.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [4]
  1. Zhejiang Univ. of Technology, Hangzhou (China); Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
  2. Zhejiang Univ. of Technology, Hangzhou (China)
  3. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
  4. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1255528
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE

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Tao, Xinyong, Wang, Jianguo, Liu, Chong, Wang, Haotian, Yao, Hongbin, Zheng, Guangyuan, Seh, Zhi Wei, Cai, Qiuxia, Li, Weiyang, Zhou, Guangmin, Zu, Chenxi, and Cui, Yi. Balancing surface adsorption and diffusion of lithium-polysulfides on nonconductive oxides for lithium–sulfur battery design. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms11203.
Tao, Xinyong, Wang, Jianguo, Liu, Chong, Wang, Haotian, Yao, Hongbin, Zheng, Guangyuan, Seh, Zhi Wei, Cai, Qiuxia, Li, Weiyang, Zhou, Guangmin, Zu, Chenxi, & Cui, Yi. Balancing surface adsorption and diffusion of lithium-polysulfides on nonconductive oxides for lithium–sulfur battery design. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11203
Tao, Xinyong, Wang, Jianguo, Liu, Chong, Wang, Haotian, Yao, Hongbin, Zheng, Guangyuan, Seh, Zhi Wei, Cai, Qiuxia, Li, Weiyang, Zhou, Guangmin, Zu, Chenxi, and Cui, Yi. Tue . "Balancing surface adsorption and diffusion of lithium-polysulfides on nonconductive oxides for lithium–sulfur battery design". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11203. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1255528.
@article{osti_1255528,
title = {Balancing surface adsorption and diffusion of lithium-polysulfides on nonconductive oxides for lithium–sulfur battery design},
author = {Tao, Xinyong and Wang, Jianguo and Liu, Chong and Wang, Haotian and Yao, Hongbin and Zheng, Guangyuan and Seh, Zhi Wei and Cai, Qiuxia and Li, Weiyang and Zhou, Guangmin and Zu, Chenxi and Cui, Yi},
abstractNote = {Lithium–sulfur batteries have attracted attention due to their six-fold specific energy compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries. Dissolution of lithium polysulfides, volume expansion of sulfur and uncontrollable deposition of lithium sulfide are three of the main challenges for this technology. State-of-the-art sulfur cathodes based on metal-oxide nanostructures can suppress the shuttle-effect and enable controlled lithium sulfide deposition. However, a clear mechanistic understanding and corresponding selection criteria for the oxides are still lacking. Herein, various nonconductive metal-oxide nanoparticle-decorated carbon flakes are synthesized via a facile biotemplating method. The cathodes based on magnesium oxide, cerium oxide and lanthanum oxide show enhanced cycling performance. Adsorption experiments and theoretical calculations reveal that polysulfide capture by the oxides is via monolayered chemisorption. Moreover, we show that better surface diffusion leads to higher deposition efficiency of sulfide species on electrodes. Lastly, oxide selection is proposed to balance optimization between sulfide-adsorption and diffusion on the oxides.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms11203},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = ,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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High power rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery chemistry
journal, January 2017

  • Tian, Huajun; Gao, Tao; Li, Xiaogang
  • Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14083

Transition state redox during dynamical processes in semiconductors and insulators
journal, April 2018


Achieving three-dimensional lithium sulfide growth in lithium-sulfur batteries using high-donor-number anions
journal, January 2019


Ether-compatible sulfurized polyacrylonitrile cathode with excellent performance enabled by fast kinetics via selenium doping
journal, March 2019


A review of recent developments in rechargeable lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2016

  • Kang, Weimin; Deng, Nanping; Ju, Jingge
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 8, Issue 37
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Facile and scalable synthesis of nanosized core–shell Li 2 S@C composite for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2016

  • Yang, Tao; Wang, Xiuli; Wang, Donghuang
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 4, Issue 42
  • DOI: 10.1039/c6ta06361f

Cathode materials for lithium–sulfur batteries: a practical perspective
journal, January 2017

  • Eftekhari, Ali; Kim, Dong-Won
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 5, Issue 34
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7ta00799j

Synchronous immobilization and conversion of polysulfides on a VO 2 –VN binary host targeting high sulfur load Li–S batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Song, Yingze; Zhao, Wen; Kong, Long
  • Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 11, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ee01402g

Multifunctional vanadium nitride@N-doped carbon composites for kinetically enhanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Zhu, Lin; Li, Chuanchuan; Ren, Wenjiao
  • New Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 42, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nj00125a

3D Ti 3 C 2 T x aerogels with enhanced surface area for high performance supercapacitors
journal, January 2018


Coordination effect of network NiO nanosheet and a carbon layer on the cathode side in constructing a high-performance lithium–sulfur battery
journal, January 2018

  • Wang, Jie; Liang, Jianing; Wu, Jianzhong
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta00270c

A robust network binder with dual functions of Cu 2+ ions as ionic crosslinking and chemical binding agents for highly stable Li–S batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Liu, Jie; Sun, Minghao; Zhang, Qian
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 17
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta01138a

Metal-based nanostructured materials for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Balach, Juan; Linnemann, Julia; Jaumann, Tony
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 46
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta07220e

Lithiophilic gel polymer electrolyte to stabilize the lithium anode for a quasi-solid-state lithium–sulfur battery
journal, January 2018

  • Han, Dian-Dian; Liu, Sheng; Liu, Ya-Tao
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 38
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta07685e

A novel porous C 4 N 4 monolayer as a potential anchoring material for lithium–sulfur battery design
journal, January 2019

  • Li, Tongtong; He, Cheng; Zhang, Wenxue
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta10933h

The combination of intercalation and conversion reactions to improve the volumetric capacity of the cathode in Li–S batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Zhou, Ling; Yao, Lin; Li, Shixiong
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta11375k

Surface chemistry of tube-in-tube nanostructured cuprous sulfide@void@carbon in catalytical polysulfide conversion
journal, January 2019

  • Cao, Bokai; Huang, Jiangtao; Zhao, Fangyuan
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 20
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta12097h

sp–sp 2 hybrid-conjugated microporous polymer-derived Pd-encapsulated porous carbon materials for lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Li, Xu; Niu, Shuzhang; Nan, Ding
  • Chemical Communications, Vol. 55, Issue 68
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03678d

Photoswitchable de/adsorption of an azobenzene-derived surfactant on a silica surface
journal, January 2019

  • Wu, Ziye; Li, Xin; Jiang, Xiaoming
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, Issue 37
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01940e

Emerging applications of biochar-based materials for energy storage and conversion
journal, January 2019

  • Liu, Wu-Jun; Jiang, Hong; Yu, Han-Qing
  • Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 12, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ee00206e

A sandwich-type sulfur cathode based on multifunctional ceria hollow spheres for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Wang, Jianwei; Zhou, Bo; Zhao, Hongyang
  • Materials Chemistry Frontiers, Vol. 3, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9qm00024k

A 2D/2D graphitic carbon nitride/N-doped graphene hybrid as an effective polysulfide mediator in lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Ma, Junsheng; Yu, Mingpeng; Ye, Huanyu
  • Materials Chemistry Frontiers, Vol. 3, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9qm00228f

The phase transfer effect of sulfur in lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019


Inhibition of polysulfide diffusion in lithium–sulfur batteries: mechanism and improvement strategies
journal, January 2019

  • Deng, Chao; Wang, Zhuowen; Wang, Shengping
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 20
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta00535h

Highly stable lithium–sulfur batteries based on p–n heterojunctions embedded on hollow sheath carbon propelling polysulfides conversion
journal, January 2019

  • Zhang, Han; Zhao, Zongbin; Hou, Ya-Nan
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta00975b

Anchoring MOF-derived CoS 2 on sulfurized polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for high areal capacity lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2020

  • Abdul Razzaq, Amir; Yuan, Xietao; Chen, Yujie
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 8, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta11390h

Iron single-atom catalyst anchored on nitrogen-rich MOF-derived carbon nanocage to accelerate polysulfide redox conversion for lithium sulfur batteries
journal, January 2020

  • Wang, Cunguo; Song, Hewei; Yu, Congcong
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 8, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta11680j

Enhancing the kinetics of lithium–sulfur batteries under solid-state conversion by using tellurium as a eutectic accelerator
journal, January 2020

  • Li, Shuping; Ma, Jingqi; Zeng, Ziqi
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 8, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta13191d

Catalytic oxidation of Li 2 S on the surface of metal sulfides for Li−S batteries
journal, January 2017

  • Zhou, Guangmin; Tian, Hongzhen; Jin, Yang
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 114, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1615837114

New Separators in Lithium/Sulfur Cells with High-Capacity Cathodes
journal, June 2017

  • Bugga, Ratnakumar; Jones, John-Paul; Jones, Simon C.
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0051801jes

Review—Li Metal Anode in Working Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, June 2017

  • Cheng, Xin-Bing; Huang, Jia-Qi; Zhang, Qiang
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0111801jes

The Importance of Chemical Reactions in the Charging Process of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Berger, Anne; Freiberg, Anna T. S.; Siebel, Armin
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0181807jes

Improvement of Li-Sulfur Cell Cycling Performance by Use of Fe 1-x S@NC as a Functional Additive for Chemical Confinement of Lithium Polysulfides
journal, December 2018

  • Ahn, Jun Hwan; Veerasubramani, Ganesh Kumar; Lee, Sang-Min
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0311903jes

Hydrogen Bond-Assisted Poly (ethyl oxazoline) Polymer as a Functional Binder to Stabilize the Electrochemical Performance of Sulfur Cathodes
journal, January 2019

  • Yu, Yu; Huang, Wenlong; Liu, Huitian
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 16
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0401916jes

Optimized Synthesis of Ultrahigh-Surface-Area and Oxygen-Doped Carbon Nanobelts for High Cycle-Stability Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Zou, Jizhao; Niu, Yuan; Tu, Wenxuan
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 14
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.1111914jes

Favorable Lithium Nucleation on Lithiophilic Framework Porphyrin for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anodes
journal, January 2019


How Far Away Are Lithium-Sulfur Batteries From Commercialization?
journal, November 2019


MnO2@Corncob Carbon Composite Electrode and All-Solid-State Supercapacitor with Improved Electrochemical Performance
journal, July 2019

  • Li, Xin-Sheng; Xu, Man-Man; Yang, Yang
  • Materials, Vol. 12, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.3390/ma12152379

A Flexible 3D Multifunctional MgO-Decorated Carbon Foam@CNTs Hybrid as Self-Supported Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, August 2017

  • Xiang, Mingwu; Wu, Hao; Liu, Heng
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 37
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201702573

Rational Design of Nanostructured Functional Interlayer/Separator for Advanced Li-S Batteries
journal, February 2018

  • Jeong, Yo Chan; Kim, Jae Ho; Nam, Seunghoon
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 38
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201707411

Heterogeneous/Homogeneous Mediators for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Progress and Prospects
journal, June 2018

  • Zhang, Ze-Wen; Peng, Hong-Jie; Zhao, Meng
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 38
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201707536

Functional Carbons Remedy the Shuttling of Polysulfides in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Confining, Trapping, Blocking, and Breaking up
journal, March 2018

  • Shi, Huifa; Lv, Wei; Zhang, Chen
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 38
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201800508

A Multifunctional Silly‐Putty Nanocomposite Spontaneously Repairs Cathode Composite for Advanced Li−S Batteries
journal, October 2018

  • Chang, Zhi; He, Yibo; Deng, Han
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 50
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201804777

A Game Changer: Functional Nano/Micromaterials for Smart Rechargeable Batteries
journal, August 2019

  • Ryu, Jaegeon; Song, Woo‐Jin; Lee, Sangyeop
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201902499

Natural Vermiculite Enables High‐Performance in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries via Electrical Double Layer Effects
journal, May 2019


Highly Stable Lithium−Sulfur Batteries Promised by Siloxene: An Effective Cathode Material to Regulate the Adsorption and Conversion of Polysulfides
journal, February 2020

  • Wang, Yang; Zhou, Liping; Huang, Jingyun
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 12
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201910331

More Reliable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Status, Solutions and Prospects
journal, April 2017

  • Fang, Ruopian; Zhao, Shiyong; Sun, Zhenhua
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 48
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201606823

Porphyrin Organic Framework Hollow Spheres and Their Applications in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, April 2018


Catalytic Effects in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Promoted Sulfur Transformation and Reduced Shuttle Effect
journal, September 2017


Boosting High‐Rate Li–S Batteries by an MOF‐Derived Catalytic Electrode with a Layer‐by‐Layer Structure
journal, June 2019


Popcorn Inspired Porous Macrocellular Carbon: Rapid Puffing Fabrication from Rice and Its Applications in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, September 2017

  • Zhong, Yu; Xia, Xinhui; Deng, Shengjue
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201701110

Enhanced Ion Conductivity in Conducting Polymer Binder for High-Performance Silicon Anodes in Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries
journal, January 2018


A New Hydrophilic Binder Enabling Strongly Anchoring Polysulfides for High-Performance Sulfur Electrodes in Lithium-Sulfur Battery
journal, January 2018


Elucidating the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Deficiency in the Polysulfide Conversion Reactions of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, September 2018

  • Lin, Haibin; Zhang, Shengliang; Zhang, Tianran
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 30
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201801868

Conductive and Catalytic Triple-Phase Interfaces Enabling Uniform Nucleation in High-Rate Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, October 2018

  • Yuan, Hong; Peng, Hong-Jie; Li, Bo-Quan
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201802768

Deciphering the Reaction Mechanism of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries by In Situ/Operando Synchrotron‐Based Characterization Techniques
journal, March 2019

  • Yan, Yingying; Cheng, Chen; Zhang, Liang
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 18
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201900148

Interfacial Charge Field in Hierarchical Yolk–Shell Nanocapsule Enables Efficient Immobilization and Catalysis of Polysulfides Conversion
journal, July 2019

  • Liu, Handing; Chen, Ziliang; Zhou, Lin
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 37
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201901667

Let It Catch: A Short‐Branched Protein for Efficiently Capturing Polysulfides in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
journal, January 2020


Vanadium Sulfide@Sulfur Composites as High‐Performance Cathode for Advanced Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
journal, December 2019


A study of the synergistic effects of Mn/steam on CO 2 capture performance of CaO by experiment and DFT calculation
journal, February 2019

  • Zhang, Wan; Ma, Xiaotong; Li, Yingjie
  • Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Vol. 9, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1002/ghg.1859

Nanostructured Host Materials for Trapping Sulfur in Rechargeable Li-S Batteries: Structure Design and Interfacial Chemistry
journal, November 2017


Exceptional catalytic effects of black phosphorus quantum dots in shuttling-free lithium sulfur batteries
journal, October 2018


Sandwich-structured nanoparticles-grafted functionalized graphene based 3D nanocomposites for high-performance biosensors to detect ascorbic acid biomolecule
journal, February 2019

  • Salahandish, Razieh; Ghaffarinejad, Ali; Naghib, Seyed Morteza
  • Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, Issue 1
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Rational designs and engineering of hollow micro-/nanostructures as sulfur hosts for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2016

  • Li, Zhen; Wu, Hao Bin; (David) Lou, Xiong Wen
  • Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 9, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1039/c6ee02364a

Soybean-derived hierarchical porous carbon with large sulfur loading and sulfur content for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2016

  • Ren, Guofeng; Li, Shiqi; Fan, Zhao-Xia
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 4, Issue 42
  • DOI: 10.1039/c6ta07446d

Inspired by the “tip effect”: a novel structural design strategy for the cathode in advanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2017

  • Yang, Yuxiang; Wang, Zhenhua; Li, Guangdong
  • J. Mater. Chem. A, Vol. 5, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1039/c6ta09322a

In situ monitoring the viscosity change of an electrolyte in a Li–S battery
journal, January 2017

  • Ding, Ning; Li, Xiaodong; Chien, Sheau Wei
  • Chemical Communications, Vol. 53, Issue 73
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A review of flexible lithium–sulfur and analogous alkali metal–chalcogen rechargeable batteries
journal, January 2017

  • Peng, Hong-Jie; Huang, Jia-Qi; Zhang, Qiang
  • Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 46, Issue 17
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00139h

Applications of 2D MXenes in energy conversion and storage systems
journal, January 2019

  • Pang, Jinbo; Mendes, Rafael G.; Bachmatiuk, Alicja
  • Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 48, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00324f

Three-dimensional sp 2 carbon networks prepared by ultrahigh temperature treatment for ultrafast lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Ruan, Chunping; Yang, Zhi; Nie, Huagui
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 23
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02983k

Electrochemically active separators with excellent catalytic ability toward high-performance Li–S batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Wang, Maoxu; Fan, Lishuang; Qiu, Yue
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 25
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta02757a

Enhanced polysulfide redox kinetics electro-catalyzed by cobalt phthalocyanine for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Huang, Wenlong; Lin, Zejing; Liu, Huitian
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 35
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta04890h

Construction of a low-defect and highly conductive 3D graphene network to enable a high sulphur content cathode for high performance Li–S/graphene batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Zhang, Shijie; Xiao, Weidong; Zhang, Yongshang
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 45
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta06869k

Titanium silicalite as a radical-redox mediator for high-energy-density lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Chan, Dan; Xiao, Zhubing; Guo, Zeqing
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 11, Issue 36
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06700k

Necklace-like MoC sulfiphilic sites embedded in interconnected carbon networks for Li–S batteries with high sulfur loading
journal, January 2019

  • Shi, Huifa; Sun, Zhenhua; Lv, Wei
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 18
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta00741e

MnO 2 –graphene nanosheets wrapped mesoporous carbon/sulfur composite for lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, February 2018


Emerging Functional Porous Polymeric and Carbonaceous Materials for Environmental Treatment and Energy Storage
journal, November 2019

  • Zheng, Bingna; Lin, Xidong; Zhang, Xingcai
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 41
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201907006

A Bifunctional Perovskite Promoter for Polysulfide Regulation toward Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, November 2017


A Sulfur-Limonene-Based Electrode for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: High-Performance by Self-Protection
journal, February 2018

  • Wu, Feixiang; Chen, Shuangqiang; Srot, Vesna
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 13
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201706643

Implanting Atomic Cobalt within Mesoporous Carbon toward Highly Stable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
journal, September 2019


Single Nickel Atoms on Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Enabling Enhanced Kinetics of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
journal, August 2019

  • Zhang, Linlin; Liu, Daobin; Muhammad, Zahir
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 31, Issue 40
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903955

Chloride‐Reinforced Carbon Nanofiber Host as Effective Polysulfide Traps in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
journal, July 2016


A Comprehensive Review of Materials with Catalytic Effects in Li–S Batteries: Enhanced Redox Kinetics
journal, August 2019

  • Lim, Won‐Gwang; Kim, Seoa; Jo, Changshin
  • Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 131, Issue 52
  • DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902413

Pomegranate-Structured Silica/Sulfur Composite Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, February 2018

  • Choi, Sinho; Su, Dawei; Shin, Myoungsoo
  • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1002/asia.201701759

A Perspective on Energy Densities of Rechargeable Li-S Batteries and Alternative Sulfur-Based Cathode Materials
journal, March 2018

  • Guo, Wei; Fu, Yongzhu
  • Energy & Environmental Materials, Vol. 1, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1002/eem2.12003

Synthesis of Hydrogen‐Substituted Graphyne Film for Lithium–Sulfur Battery Applications
journal, February 2019


Superior Performance of a Lithium-Sulfur Battery Enabled by a Dimethyl Trisulfide Containing Electrolyte
journal, April 2018


Sulfur nanoparticles encapsulated in reduced graphene oxide nanotubes for flexible lithium-sulfur batteries
journal, February 2018


Multifunctionality of Carbon-based Frameworks in Lithium Sulfur Batteries
journal, August 2018


Foldable interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks/carbon nanotubes thin film for lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, March 2017

  • Mao, Yiyin; Li, Gaoran; Guo, Yi
  • Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Issue 1
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Kinetically-enhanced polysulfide redox reactions by Nb 2 O 5 nanocrystals for high-rate lithium–sulfur battery
journal, January 2016

  • Tao, Yingqing; Wei, Yanju; Liu, Yu
  • Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 9, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1039/c6ee01662f

A review of biomass materials for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Yuan, Huadong; Liu, Tiefeng; Liu, Yujing
  • Chemical Science, Vol. 10, Issue 32
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9sc02743b

Promoting polysulfide conversion by catalytic ternary Fe 3 O 4 /carbon/graphene composites with ordered microchannels for ultrahigh-rate lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Ding, Meng; Huang, Shaozhuan; Wang, Ye
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 43
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta06489c

Ultrathin dendrimer–graphene oxide composite film for stable cycling lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, March 2017

  • Liu, Wen; Jiang, Jianbing; Yang, Ke R.
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 114, Issue 14
  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620809114

Phosphorene as a Polysulfide Immobilizer and Catalyst in High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, October 2016


A Novel Strategy for the Selection of Polysulfide Adsorbents Toward High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
journal, May 2019


Large-Area Preparation of Crack-Free Crystalline Microporous Conductive Membrane to Upgrade High Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, September 2018

  • Zang, Ying; Pei, Fei; Huang, Jiahong
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201802052

Enhanced Electrochemical Kinetics on Conductive Polar Mediators for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, October 2016

  • Peng, Hong-Jie; Zhang, Ge; Chen, Xiang
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 55, Issue 42
  • DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605676

A Supramolecular Capsule for Reversible Polysulfide Storage/Delivery in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, November 2017

  • Xie, Jin; Peng, Hong-Jie; Huang, Jia-Qi
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 56, Issue 51
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Electrocatalysis in Lithium Sulfur Batteries under Lean Electrolyte Conditions
journal, October 2018

  • Yang, Yuxiang; Zhong, Yiren; Shi, Qiuwei
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 57, Issue 47
  • DOI: 10.1002/anie.201808311

Core-Shell Structure and Interaction Mechanism of γ-MnO 2 Coated Sulfur for Improved Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, January 2017


Sulfur Hosts against the Shuttle Effect
journal, April 2018


Synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride via direct polymerization using different precursors and its application in lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, October 2018


Revisiting the anchoring behavior in lithium-sulfur batteries: many-body effect on the suppression of shuttle effect
journal, January 2020


Bio-templated fabrication of metal-free boron carbonitride tubes for visible light photocatalysis
journal, January 2017

  • Chen, Liuyong; Wang, Xinchen
  • Chemical Communications, Vol. 53, Issue 88
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Rational design of yolk–shell silicon dioxide@hollow carbon spheres as advanced Li–S cathode hosts
journal, January 2017

  • Wang, Ruxing; Wang, Kangli; Gao, Shu
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 9, Issue 39
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The adsorption effect of freestanding SiO x -decorated stabilized polyacrylonitrile interlayers in lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Cengiz, Elif Ceylan; Ansari Hamedani, Ali; Hayat Soytas, Serap
  • Dalton Transactions, Vol. 48, Issue 13
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Adsorption and diffusion of lithium polysulfides over blue phosphorene for Li–S batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Mukherjee, Sankha; Kavalsky, Lance; Chattopadhyay, Kinnor
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 45
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A long life sodium–selenium cathode by encapsulating selenium into N-doped interconnected carbon aerogels
journal, January 2019

  • Deng, Yurui; Gong, Lunlun; Pan, Yuelei
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 11, Issue 24
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Accelerated polysulfide conversion on hierarchical porous vanadium–nitrogen–carbon for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2020

  • Fan, Yining; Ma, Feng; Liang, Jiashun
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 12, Issue 2
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Constructing a 3D compact sulfur host based on carbon-nanotube threaded defective Prussian blue nanocrystals for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2020

  • Shen, Guohong; Liu, Zhixiao; Liu, Piao
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 8, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta11209j

Ni 3 S 2 anchored to N/S co-doped reduced graphene oxide with highly pleated structure as a sulfur host for lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2020

  • Guo, Daying; Zhang, Zihe; Xi, Bin
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 8, Issue 7
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Promoting Redox Reduction of Lithium-Sulfur Battery by Tris(2-carboxyl)phosphine Shearing S-S Bond
journal, January 2019

  • Huang, Yapan; Sun, Xiaogang; Li, Rui
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0611914jes

Lithium Bond Chemistry in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
journal, June 2017


Ionic conductivity promotion of polymer electrolyte with ionic liquid grafted oxides for all-solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2017

  • Sheng, Ouwei; Jin, Chengbin; Luo, Jianmin
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 5, Issue 25
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7ta03699j

Revisiting the use of electrolyte additives in Li–S batteries: the role of porosity of sulfur host materials
journal, January 2019

  • Singh, Arvinder; Rafie, Ayda; Kalra, Vibha
  • Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Vol. 3, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9se00277d

Spiderweb-Mimicking Anion-Exchanging Separators for Li-S Batteries
journal, August 2018

  • Lee, Yong-Hyeok; Kim, Jung-Hwan; Kim, Jeong-Hoon
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 41
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201801422

Catalytic Interfaces‐Enriched Hybrid Hollow Spheres Sulfur Host for Advanced Li–S Batteries
journal, November 2019

  • Yang, Jin‐Lin; Zhao, Shi‐Xi; Zeng, Xiang‐Tian
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces, Vol. 7, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1002/admi.201901420

Hierarchical N-Rich Carbon Sponge with Excellent Cycling Performance for Lithium-Sulfur Battery at High Rates
journal, March 2018

  • Zhen, Mengmeng; Wang, Juan; Wang, Xin
  • Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 24, Issue 22
  • DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705515

Honeycomb-Like Nitrogen-Doped Carbon 3D Nanoweb@Li 2 S Cathode Material for Use in Lithium Sulfur Batteries
journal, January 2019


2 D Materials for Inhibiting the Shuttle Effect in Advanced Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
journal, March 2020


High-performance Li–S battery cathode with catalyst-like carbon nanotube-MoP promoting polysulfide redox
journal, June 2017


Sepiolite/CNT/S@PANI composite with stable network structure for high performance lithium sulfur batteries
journal, January 2018

  • Yuan, Guolong; Pan, Junan; Zhang, Yaguang
  • RSC Advances, Vol. 8, Issue 32
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ra01925h

Mesoporous silica nanoplates facilitating fast Li + diffusion as effective polysulfide-trapping materials for lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Xiang, Xiao; Wu, Jing Yi; Shi, Qing Xuan
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta11446c

Catalytic Effects in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Promoted Sulfur Transformation and Reduced Shuttle Effect
journal, September 2017


Boosting High‐Rate Li–S Batteries by an MOF‐Derived Catalytic Electrode with a Layer‐by‐Layer Structure
journal, June 2019


An Aqueous Inorganic Polymer Binder for High Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with Flame-Retardant Properties
journal, February 2018


Foldable interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks/carbon nanotubes thin film for lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, March 2017

  • Mao, Yiyin; Li, Gaoran; Guo, Yi
  • Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14628

Exceptional catalytic effects of black phosphorus quantum dots in shuttling-free lithium sulfur batteries
journal, October 2018


Achieving three-dimensional lithium sulfide growth in lithium-sulfur batteries using high-donor-number anions
journal, January 2019


Ether-compatible sulfurized polyacrylonitrile cathode with excellent performance enabled by fast kinetics via selenium doping
journal, March 2019


Cathode porosity is a missing key parameter to optimize lithium-sulfur battery energy density
journal, October 2019


High performance lithium-sulfur batteries for storing pulsed energy generated by triboelectric nanogenerators
journal, March 2017


Sandwich-structured nanoparticles-grafted functionalized graphene based 3D nanocomposites for high-performance biosensors to detect ascorbic acid biomolecule
journal, February 2019

  • Salahandish, Razieh; Ghaffarinejad, Ali; Naghib, Seyed Morteza
  • Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37573-9

A review of biomass materials for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries
journal, January 2019

  • Yuan, Huadong; Liu, Tiefeng; Liu, Yujing
  • Chemical Science, Vol. 10, Issue 32
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9sc02743b

A Novel Approach to Eliminate the Effect of External Stress on Interdiffusivity Measurement
journal, August 2017


Favorable Lithium Nucleation on Lithiophilic Framework Porphyrin for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anodes
journal, January 2019