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ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
卷 9, 期 24, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201900953
关键词
electrocatalysts; electronic states; lithium-sulfur batteries; nanosheets; oxygen vacancies
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51773165, 61704096, 51803164]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [4164087]
- Young Talent Support Plan of Xi'an Jiaotong University
The altering of electronic states of metal oxides offers a promising opportunity to realize high-efficiency surface catalysis, which play a key role in regulating polysulfides (PS) redox in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, little effort has been devoted to understanding the relationship between the electronic state of metal oxides and a catalyst's properties in Li-S cells. Herein, defect-rich heterojunction electrocatalysts composed of ultrathin TiO2-x nanosheets and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for Li-S batteries are reported. Theoretical simulations indicate that oxygen vacancies and heterojunction can enhance electronic conductivity and chemical adsorption. Spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques further indicate that the rich surface vacancies in TiO2-x nanosheets result in highly activated trapping sites for LiPS and lower energy barriers for fast Li ion mobility. Meanwhile, the redistribution of electrons at the heterojunction interfaces realizes accelerated surface electron exchange. Coupled with a polyacrylate terpolymer (LA132) binder, the CNT@TiO2-x-S electrodes exhibit a long cycle life of more than 300 cycles at 1 C and a high area capacity of 5.4 mAh cm(-2). This work offers a new perspective on understanding catalyst design in energy storage devices through band engineering.
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