Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 15, Issue 17, Pages 7870-7876Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00580a
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In this study, a vertically aligned porous carbon decorated with transition metal sulfides was introduced as a multifunctional spacer in lithium-sulfur batteries. This spacer effectively solves the problems of capacity decay and poor cycle life. The experimental results confirm the benefits of this spacer, including low energy barrier for sulfur conversion and fast ion transportation, resulting in high initial capacity and long cycle life of the batteries.
Due to the sluggish kinetics of sulfur conversion and the large volume change of the lithium anode, along with the formation of lithium dendrites, lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) usually exhibit severe capacity decay and poor cycle life. It is necessary to consider the factors associated with cathodes, separators and anodes in an integrated manner to solve the problems existing in LSBs. In this paper, a vertically aligned porous carbon decorated with transition metal sulfides was introduced between a cathode and an anode to comprehensively solve the problems of LSBs. Widely existing natural wood was used as the framework structure, and Mo2S3 with abundant sulfur vacancies was deposited into its channels. Theoretical calculations and experimental results have confirmed a low energy barrier for sulfur conversion and the presence of a strong electric field around the spacer, which benefits fast ion transportation. As a result, on employing the multifunctional spacer, LSB full cells delivered a high initial capacity and a long cycle life. This study provides a reference for reducing development cost, simplifying optimization steps and promoting the commercial application of LSBs.
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