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Versatile Asymmetric Separator with Dendrite-Free Alloy Anode Enables High-Performance Li-S Batteries

Journal

ADVANCED SCIENCE
Volume 9, Issue 25, Pages -

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202204

Keywords

dendrite-free anodes; lithium-magnesium alloys; lithium-sulfur batteries; polysulfides shuttling; versatile asymmetric separator

Funding

  1. National Key R & D Program of China [2021YFB2400400]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation Committee of China [52131306, 52073143, 51425301]
  3. State Key Lab Research Foundation [ZK201805, ZK201717]
  4. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20200696, BK20200768, 20KJB430019]
  5. Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [KYCX20_1072]

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This study improves the electrochemical performance of lithium-sulfur batteries by using a versatile asymmetric separator and a stable Li-Mg alloy anode. By employing a specially designed separator and alloy anode, the batteries exhibit long lifespan, low fading rate, and high area capacity under high current density and sulfur loading.
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) with extremely-high theoretical energy density (2600 Wh kg(-1)) are deemed to be the most likely energy storage system to be commercialized. However, the polysulfides shuttling and lithium (Li) metal anode failure in LSBs limit its further commercialization. Herein, a versatile asymmetric separator and a Li-rich lithium-magnesium (Li-Mg) alloy anode are applied in LSBs. The asymmetric separator is consisted of lithiated-sulfonated porous organic polymer (SPOP-Li) and Li6.75La3Zr1.75Nb0.25O12 (LLZNO) layers toward the cathode and anode, respectively. SPOP-Li serves as a polysulfides barrier and Li-ion conductor, while the LLZNO functions as an ion redistributor. Combining with a stable Li-Mg alloy anode, the symmetric cell achieves 5300 h of Li stripping/plating and the modified LSBs exhibit a long lifespan with an ultralow fading rate of 0.03% per cycle for over 1000 cycles at 5 C. Impressively, even under a high-sulfur-loading (6.1 mg cm(-2)), an area capacity of 4.34 mAh cm(-2) after 100 cycles can still be maintained, demonstrating high potential for practical application.

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