Journal
CARBON
Volume 142, Issue -, Pages 32-39Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.10.035
Keywords
Lithium-sulfur batteries; Carbon nanotube support; Ni-Fe bimetallic oxide; Polysulfide immobilization; Electrocatalysis
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21263016, 21363015, 51662029]
- Jiangxi Province Research Program of Science and Technology [2011BBE50023]
- USA National Science Foundation [1435783, 1510828, 1608171]
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Deficiencies of sulfur cathode including polysulfide shuttling and poor redox kinetics severely limit cycling performance of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, we have designed a binary host featuring highly sulfiphilic Ni-Fe bimetallic oxide (NiFe2O4) nanoparticles anchored on carbon nanotubes for Li-S batteries. NiFe2O4 nanoparticles provide highly sulfiphilic sites to confine lithium polysulfides by the formation of Li-O and S-O bonds, and act as an electrocatalyst to promote the conversion of polysulfides. The carbon nanotubes play an important synergistic role by providing efficient electron conduction pathways and preventing agglomeration of the catalyst. As a result, the sulfur cathode enables stable cycling with a very low capacity fade rate (similar to 0.029% per cycle upon 1000 cycles) at 1.0 C and a reversible capacity of similar to 550 mAh g(-1) at 5.0 C. Further, the superior cycling stability could be retained even for high sulfur loading of similar to 5.0 mg cm(-2). The development of such hybrid electrodes comprised of bimetallic oxides supported on carbon nanotubes could help realize long-lasting and stable Li-S batteries. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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