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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 777, Issue -, Pages 1017-1024Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.071
Keywords
Lithium-sulfur batteries; Anode protection; Lithium metal; Interlayer; Graphene
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- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
- EPSRC [EP/K005014/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries are known for their high energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, the Li-S chemistry is a challenging topic due to the shuttle effect and the use of highly reactive lithium metal anode. To solve these issues, ultra-lightweight multilayered graphene coated paper separator is proposed as an interlayer. The interlayer is firstly coated on nickel foil by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method followed by transferring to the paper by fishing process. By employing this unique technique, a very light (similar to 8 mu g/cm(2)) graphene coating layer is obtained which does not further imply lowering the entire energy density of the cell. As a whole, the cell with graphene coated paper exhibits 610 mAh/g discharge capacity at C/5 after 100 cycles, while the cell without interlayer exhibits much poorer performance. The improved performance is mostly associated with the interaction between graphene and polysulfide species which is proven by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy measurement as well as the excellent electronic conductivity of graphene layer which behaves as a secondary current collector resulting the cell resistance decrease. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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