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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
Volume 49, Issue 20, Pages 6876-6883Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04936c
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11804048, 11974074, 51672044]
- Shanghai Sailing Program [17YF1400300]
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [18ZR1402000]
- DHU Distinguished Young Professor Program
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Herein, a simple approach was developed to fabricate novel NiCo2O4 hollow nanoflowers (NCOHFs), which were explored as a sulfur carrier material for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Remarkably, the capacity of the NCOHF/S composite electrode was similar to 666.8 mA h g(-1) in the fourth cycle, which was maintained at similar to 432.9 mA h g(-1) in the 400th cycle under a current density of 1.0C, with a low decay rate of 0.087% per cycle. The overall outstanding properties of the NCOHF/S composite are attributed to the successful new strategy in structural design via in situ and ex situ procedures. Firstly, NCOHF with bifunctional catalytic activity and chemical adsorption can efficiently promote the redox reactions of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and suppress the diffusion of polysulfides. Secondly, NCOHF with inherently high electronic conductivity acts as a conduit to accelerate the transport of electrons and ions. Thirdly, the flower-like NiCo2O4 nanosheets are anchored tightly to the conductive carbon and binder during the Li+ insertion and extraction processes, which can effectively suppress the aggregation of the NCOHF/S composite during cycling. Finally, the hollow space inside the NCOHF/S composite provides sufficient free space for the expansion of encapsulated pure sulfur.
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