Beyond the Polysulfide Shuttle and Lithium Dendrite Formation: Addressing the Sluggish Sulfur Redox Kinetics for Practical High-Energy Li-S Batteries

Zhao, Chen; Xu, Gui‐Liang; Zhao, Tianshou; Amine, Khalil

doi:10.1002/anie.202007159

Title: Beyond the Polysulfide Shuttle and Lithium Dendrite Formation: Addressing the Sluggish Sulfur Redox Kinetics for Practical High-Energy Li-S Batteries

Journal Article · 12 August 2020 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202007159 · OSTI ID:1710199

Zhao, Chen ^[1]; Xu, Gui‐Liang ^[2]; Zhao, Tianshou ^[3];

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Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Kowloon (Hong Kong); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Kowloon (Hong Kong)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ. (IAU), Dammam (Saudi Arabia)

Electrolyte modulation simultaneously suppresses polysulfide the shuttle effect and lithium dendrite formation of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, the sluggish S redox kinetics, especially under high S loading and lean electrolyte operation, has been ignored, which dramatically limits the cycle life and energy density of practical Li-S pouch cells. In this work, we demonstrate that a rational combination of selenium doping, core-shell hollow host structure, and fluorinated ether electrolytes enables ultrastable Li stripping/plating and essentially no polysulfide shuttle as well as fast redox kinetics. Thus, high areal capacity (>4 mAh cm^-2) with excellent cycle stability and Coulombic efficiency were both demonstrated in Li metal anode and thick S cathode (4.5 mg cm^-2) with a low electrolyte/sulfur ratio (10 mu L mg(-1)). Overall, this research further demonstrates a durable Li-Se/S pouch cell with high specific capacity, validating the potential practical applications.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Vehicle Technologies (VTO), Battery Materials Research (BMR) Program; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; T23-601/17-R; 16209218

OSTI ID:: 1710199

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1647286

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Vol. 59, Issue 40; ISSN 1433-7851

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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