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ENERGY
Volume 285, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.129434
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Single atoms catalysts; Polyselenides redox reaction; Cycling stability; Density functional theory; Li-Se batteries
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A catalyst of nickel single atoms/nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanosheets has been developed as an ideal host for selenium cathode in lithium-selenium batteries, which enhances the capacity and cycling stability of the battery.
Lithium-selenium (Li-Se) batteries have attracted intensive attention due to the high theoretical volumetric capacity (3253 mA h cm(-3)) and high electrical conductivity (1 x 10(-3) S m(-1)) of selenium. However, the shuttle effect, rapid capacity fading and sluggish electrochemical process of the lithium selenides limit its further application. Herein, a catalyst of nickel single atoms (SA)/nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanosheets (Ni-NC) has been constructed and applied as an ideal host for selenium cathode. Such a material allows the adsorption of lithium selenides while the Ni SA serves as efficient catalytic site for the conversion of these selenides during charge/discharge process, as the theoretical calculation results suggest that the Ni SA could enhance the binding energy of the carbon host towards the intermediates and improve the electron transfer. As expected, the Ni-NC/Se cathode exhibits a capacity of 495 mAh g(-1) at 0.2 C and 311 mAh g(-1) at 4 C and good cycling stability of 225 mAh g(-1) after 1000 cycles at 4 C with a Coulombic efficiency of similar to 100 %, significantly better than the pure carbon host without Ni SA sites.
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