A three-dimensional self-assembled SnS2-nano-dots@graphene hybrid aerogel as an efficient polysulfide reservoir for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Luo, Liu; Chung, Sheng -Heng; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1039/c8ta01089g

Title: A three-dimensional self-assembled SnS₂-nano-dots@graphene hybrid aerogel as an efficient polysulfide reservoir for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Journal Article · 03 April 2018 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ta01089g · OSTI ID:1487465

Luo, Liu ^[1]; Chung, Sheng -Heng ^[1];

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The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (United States)

Reliable sulfur cathodes hold the key to realizing high-performance lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, yet the electrochemical inefficiency and instability arising from the poor conductivity of sulfur and lithium sulfide together with polysulfide diffusion present challenges. We present here a new three-dimensional graphene aerogel embedded with in situ grown SnS₂ nano-dots (SnS₂-ND@G) as an efficient sulfur host. First, benefiting from a highly conductive, hierarchically porous, and mechanically self-supported architecture, the SnS₂-ND@G aerogel enables the cathode to hold high sulfur content (75 wt%) and loading (up to 10 mg cm^–2). Both values exceed most of the reported metal-compound-related cathode work (<60 wt% sulfur content and <3 mg cm^–2 sulfur loading) in the literature. Second, this work takes advantage of a facile one-pot self-assembly fabrication, effectively guaranteeing a homogeneous deposition of SnS₂ nano-dots in the graphene aerogel with a small amount of SnS₂ (16 wt%). It greatly overcomes the shortcomings of physical incorporation methods to make metal-compound/carbon substrates reported in previous studies. More importantly, by rationally combining the physical entrapment from graphene and chemical adsorptivity from SnS₂ nano-dots towards polysulfides, the SnS₂-ND@G aerogel demonstrates remarkably improved polysulfide-trapping capability and electrochemical stability. As a result, a high peak capacity of 1234 mA h g^–1, a high reversible capacity of 1016 mA h g^–1 after 300 cycles, exceptional rate capability (C/10 – 3C rates), and impressive areal capacity (up to 11 mA h cm^–2) are achieved. Furthermore, this work provides a viable path to integrate a conductive graphene network and nano-sized SnS₂ as a promising cathode substrate for developing advanced Li–S batteries.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007218

OSTI ID:: 1487465

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1434155

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 6, Issue 17; ISSN 2050-7488

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