Pushing Lithium–Sulfur Batteries towards Practical Working Conditions through a Cathode–Electrolyte Synergy
Abstract
Abstract The commercialization of lithium–sulfur (Li−S) batteries is still hindered by the unsatisfactory cell performance under practical working conditions, which is mainly caused by the sluggish cathode redox kinetics, severe polysulfide shuttling, and poor Li stripping/plating reversibility. Herein, we report an effective strategy by combining Se‐doped S hosted in an ordered macroporous framework with a highly fluorinated ether (HFE)‐based electrolyte to simultaneously address the aforementioned issues in both cathode and anode. A reversible and stable high areal capacity of >5.4 mAh cm −2 with high Coulombic efficiency >99.2 % can be achieved under high areal Se/S loading (5.8 mg cm −2 ), while the underlying mechanism was further revealed through synchrotron X‐ray probes and Time‐of‐Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS). The practical application potential was further evaluated at low (0 °C) and high (55 °C) temperatures under high areal Se/S loading (>5.0 mg cm −2 ) and thin Li metal (40 μm).
- Authors:
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S Cass Ave Lemont IL 60439 USA
- X-ray Sciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S Cass Ave Lemont IL 60439 USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S Cass Ave Lemont IL 60439 USA, Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA, Institute for Research&, Medical Consultations Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU) Dammam Saudi Arabia
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- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1866651
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Volume: 134 Journal Issue: 27; Journal ID: ISSN 0044-8249
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Zhao, Chen, Daali, Amine, Hwang, Inhui, Li, Tianyi, Huang, Xingkang, Robertson, David, Yang, Zhenzhen, Trask, Steve, Xu, Wenqian, Sun, Cheng‐Jun, Xu, Gui‐Liang, and Amine, Khalil. Pushing Lithium–Sulfur Batteries towards Practical Working Conditions through a Cathode–Electrolyte Synergy. Germany: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1002/ange.202203466.
Zhao, Chen, Daali, Amine, Hwang, Inhui, Li, Tianyi, Huang, Xingkang, Robertson, David, Yang, Zhenzhen, Trask, Steve, Xu, Wenqian, Sun, Cheng‐Jun, Xu, Gui‐Liang, & Amine, Khalil. Pushing Lithium–Sulfur Batteries towards Practical Working Conditions through a Cathode–Electrolyte Synergy. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202203466
Zhao, Chen, Daali, Amine, Hwang, Inhui, Li, Tianyi, Huang, Xingkang, Robertson, David, Yang, Zhenzhen, Trask, Steve, Xu, Wenqian, Sun, Cheng‐Jun, Xu, Gui‐Liang, and Amine, Khalil. Thu .
"Pushing Lithium–Sulfur Batteries towards Practical Working Conditions through a Cathode–Electrolyte Synergy". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202203466.
@article{osti_1866651,
title = {Pushing Lithium–Sulfur Batteries towards Practical Working Conditions through a Cathode–Electrolyte Synergy},
author = {Zhao, Chen and Daali, Amine and Hwang, Inhui and Li, Tianyi and Huang, Xingkang and Robertson, David and Yang, Zhenzhen and Trask, Steve and Xu, Wenqian and Sun, Cheng‐Jun and Xu, Gui‐Liang and Amine, Khalil},
abstractNote = {Abstract The commercialization of lithium–sulfur (Li−S) batteries is still hindered by the unsatisfactory cell performance under practical working conditions, which is mainly caused by the sluggish cathode redox kinetics, severe polysulfide shuttling, and poor Li stripping/plating reversibility. Herein, we report an effective strategy by combining Se‐doped S hosted in an ordered macroporous framework with a highly fluorinated ether (HFE)‐based electrolyte to simultaneously address the aforementioned issues in both cathode and anode. A reversible and stable high areal capacity of >5.4 mAh cm −2 with high Coulombic efficiency >99.2 % can be achieved under high areal Se/S loading (5.8 mg cm −2 ), while the underlying mechanism was further revealed through synchrotron X‐ray probes and Time‐of‐Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS). The practical application potential was further evaluated at low (0 °C) and high (55 °C) temperatures under high areal Se/S loading (>5.0 mg cm −2 ) and thin Li metal (40 μm).},
doi = {10.1002/ange.202203466},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie},
number = 27,
volume = 134,
place = {Germany},
year = {2022},
month = {5}
}
https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202203466
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