Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 29, Issue 48, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700598
Keywords
lithium-sulfur batteries; modular-assembly; oval-like microstructure; practical high-energy batteries; thick sulfur electrodes
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China New Energy Project for Electric Vehicle [2016YFB0100204]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21373028, U1564206]
- Major achievements Transformation Project for Central University in Beijing
- Beijing Science and Technology Project [D151100003015001]
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The modular assembly of microstructures from simple nanoparticles offers a powerful strategy for creating materials with new functionalities. Such microstructures have unique physicochemical properties originating from confinement effects. Here, the modular assembly of scattered ketjen black nanoparticles into an oval-like microstructure via double Fischer esterification, which is a form of surface engineering used to fine-tune the materials surface characteristics, is presented. After carbonization, the oval-like carbon microstructure shows promise as a candidate sulfur host for the fabrication of thick sulfur electrodes. Indeed, a specific discharge capacity of 8.417 mAh cm(-2) at 0.1 C with a high sulfur loading of 8.9 mg cm(-2) is obtained. The large-scale production of advanced lithium-sulfur battery pouch cells with an energy density of 460.08 Wh kg(-1)@18.6 Ah is also reported. This work provides a radically different approach for tuning the performance of a variety of surfaces for energy storage materials and biological applications by reconfiguring nanoparticles into desired structures.
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