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Guo Q, Wang C, Shang J, Yang Y, Xie C, Luo Y, Rong M, Pei Y, Gao Y, Zheng Z. A Freestanding, Dissolution- and Diffusion-Limiting, Flexible Sulfur Electrode Enables High Specific Capacity at High Mass Loading. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2400041. [PMID: 38469733 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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The acquisition of stable and high-areal-capacity S cathodes over 10 mA h cm-2 is a critical and indispensable step to realize the high energy density configuration. However, increasing the areal capacity of S cathodes often deteriorates the specific capacity and stability due to the aggravated dissolution of S and diffusion of solvable polysulfides in the thick electrode. Herein, the design of a freestanding composite cathode that leverages 3D covalent binding sites and chemical adsorption environment to offer dissolution-limiting and diffusion-blocking functions of S species is reported. By employing this architecture, the coin cell exhibits excellent cycling stability and an exceptional specific capacity of 1444.3 mA h g-1 (13 mA h cm-2 ), and the pouch cell configuration manifests a noteworthy areal capacity exceeding 11 mA h cm-2 . This performance is coupled with excellent flexibility, demonstrated through consecutive bending cycle tests, even at a sulfur loading of 9.00 mg cm-2 . This study lays the foundation for the development of flexible Li-S batteries with increased loading capacities and exceptional performance.
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- Qianyi Guo
- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
- State Key Laboratory for Ultra-Precision Machining Technology, Research Institute for Smart Energy, Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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Sun Y, Wang J, Shang T, Li Z, Li K, Wang X, Luo H, Lv W, Jiang L, Wan Y. Counting d-Orbital Vacancies of Transition-Metal Catalysts for the Sulfur Reduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202306791. [PMID: 37779352 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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The electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) would allow the production of renewable high-capacity rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries using sustainable and nontoxic elemental sulfur as a cathode material, but its slow reaction rate causes a serious shuttle effect and dramatically reduces the capacity. We found that a catalyst composed of Pd nanoparticles supported by ordered mesoporous carbon (Pd/OMC) had a high reaction rate in the SRR, and a Li-S battery assembled with this catalyst had a low shuttle constant of 0.031 h-1 and a high-rate performance with a specific capacity of 1527 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C which is close to the theoretical value. The high activity of Pd/OMC with a d-orbital vacancy of 0.87 e was predicted from a volcano relationship between the d charge for the metal and the adsorption activation entropy and reaction rate for the SRR by examining Pd, Au, Pt, Rh, and Ru transition-metal nanocatalysts. The strategy of using a single electronic structure descriptor to design high-efficiency SRR catalysts has suggested a way to produce practical Li-S batteries.
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- Yafei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Non-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials and Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Graphene-based Materials and Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, Fuzhou University, 350007, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Non-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
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Lin X, Zhang J, Yan H, Xu J, Miao Z, Shu G, Zhao S, Zhang T, Yu H, Yan L, Zhang L, Shu J. A triple-synergistic small-molecule sulfur cathode promises energetic Cu-S electrochemistry. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2312091120. [PMID: 37812706 PMCID: PMC10589612 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2312091120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Metal-sulfur batteries have received great attention for electrochemical energy storage due to high theoretical capacity and low cost, but their further development is impeded by low sulfur utilization, poor electrochemical kinetics, and serious shuttle effect of the sulfur cathode. To avoid these problems, herein, a triple-synergistic small-molecule sulfur cathode is designed by employing N, S co-doped hierarchical porous bamboo charcoal as a sulfur host in an aqueous Cu-S battery. Expect the enhanced conductivity and chemisorption induced by N, S synergistic co-doping, the intrinsic synergy of macro-/meso-/microporous triple structure also ensures space-confined small-molecule sulfur as high utilization reactant and effectively alleviates the volume expansion during conversion reaction. Under a further joint synergy between hierarchical structure and heteroatom doping, the resulting sulfur cathode endows the Cu-S battery with outstanding electrochemical performance. Cycled at 5 A g-1, it can deliver a high reversible capacity of 2,509.8 mAh g-1 with a good capacity retention of 97.9% after 800 cycles. In addition, a flexible hybrid pouch cell built by a small-molecule sulfur cathode, Zn anode, and gel electrolytes can firmly deliver high average operating voltage of about 1.3 V with a reversible capacity of over 2,500 mAh g-1 under various destructive conditions, suggesting that the triple-synergistic small-molecule sulfur cathode promises energetic metal-sulfur batteries.
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- Xia Lin
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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Atwi R, Rajput NN. Guiding maps of solvents for lithium-sulfur batteries via a computational data-driven approach. PATTERNS (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 4:100799. [PMID: 37720329 PMCID: PMC10499867 DOI: 10.1016/j.patter.2023.100799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Practical realization of lithium-sulfur batteries requires designing optimal electrolytes with controlled dissolution of polysulfides, high ionic conductivity, and low viscosity. Computational chemistry techniques enable tuning atomistic interactions to discover electrolytes with targeted properties. Here, we introduce ComBat (Computational Database for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries), a public database of ∼2,000 quantum-chemical and molecular dynamics properties for lithium-sulfur electrolytes composed of solvents spanning 16 chemical classes. We discuss the microscopic origins of polysulfide clustering and the diffusion mechanism of electrolyte components. Our findings reveal that polysulfide solubility cannot be determined by a single solvent property like dielectric constant. Rather, observed trends result from the synergistic effect of multiple factors, including solvent C/O ratio, fluorination degree, and steric hindrance effects. We propose binding energy as a proxy for Li+ dissociation, which is a property that impacts the ionic conductivity. The insights obtained in this work can serve as guiding maps to design optimal lithium-sulfur electrolyte compositions.
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- Rasha Atwi
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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Cherumukkil S, Agrawal S, Jasra RV. Sulfur Polymer as Emerging Advanced Materials: Synthesis and Applications. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202204428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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- Sandeep Cherumukkil
- Research Centre, Vadodara Manufacturing Division, Reliance Industries Limited Vadodara Gujarat 391346 India
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- Research Centre, Vadodara Manufacturing Division, Reliance Industries Limited Vadodara Gujarat 391346 India
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- Research Centre, Vadodara Manufacturing Division, Reliance Industries Limited Vadodara Gujarat 391346 India
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Graham MJ, Lopez CV, Maladeniya CP, Tennyson AG, Smith RC. Influence of pozzolans on plant
oil‐sulfur
polymer cements: More sustainable and
chemically‐resistant
alternatives to Portland cement. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Matthew J. Graham
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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Ren S, Sang P, Guo W, Fu Y. Organosulfur polymer-based cathode materials for rechargeable batteries. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00823h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Organosulfur polymer cathode materials have shown promising electrochemical performances in rechargeable batteries. This review covers recent developments of the polymer cathodes and the remaining challenges and future prospects are discussed.
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- Siyuan Ren
- College of chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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Davis AE, Sayer KB, Jenkins CL. A comparison of adhesive polysulfides initiated by garlic essential oil and elemental sulfur to create recyclable adhesives. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00418f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sulfur and garlic essential oil can initiate polymerization with a variety of natural monomers to form sustainable adhesives. The sulfur source has a substantial impact on the adhesion strength and material properties.
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- Anthony E. Davis
- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
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Nazir N, Abbas S, Nasir H, Hussain I. Electrochemical sensing of limonene using thiol capped gold nanoparticles and its detection in the real breath sample of a cirrhotic patient. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Silvano S, Tritto I, Losio S, boggioni L. Sulfur-Dipentene polysulfides: from industrial waste to sustainable, low-cost materials. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00095d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of poly(S-dipentene) with a sulfur content greater than 50 wt % by catalytic inverse vulcanization in the presence of zinc-based accelerators was investigated at 140 °C for the...
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Lopez CV, Smith AD, Smith RC. High strength composites from low-value animal coproducts and industrial waste sulfur. RSC Adv 2022; 12:1535-1542. [PMID: 35425172 PMCID: PMC8978816 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06264f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein we report high strength composites prepared by reaction of sulfur, plant oils (either canola oil or sunflower oil) and brown grease. Brown grease is a high-volume, low value animal fat rendering coproduct that represents one of the most underutilized products of agricultural animal processing. Chemically, brown grease is primarily comprised of triglycerides and fatty acids. The inverse vulcanization of the unsaturated units in triglycerides/fatty acids upon their reaction with sulfur yields CanBGx or SunBGx (x = wt% sulfur, varied from 85–90%). These composites were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), mechanical test stand analysis, elemental analysis, and powder X-ray diffraction. CanBGx and SunBGx composites exhibit impressive compressive strengths (28.7–35.9 MPa) when compared to other materials such as Portland cement, for which a compressive strength of ≥17 MPa is required for residential building. Stress–strain analysis revealed high flexural strengths of 6.5–8.5 MPa for CanBGx and SunBGx composites as well, again exceeding the range of ∼2–5 MPa for ordinary Portland cements. The thermal properties of the composites were assessed by thermogravimetric analysis, revealing decomposition temperatures ranging from 223–226 °C, and by differential scanning calorimetry. These composites represent a promising new application for low value animal coproducts having limited value to be used as organic crosslinkers in the atom-efficient inverse vulcanization process to yield high sulfur-content materials that have impressive mechanical properties. Herein we report high strength composites prepared by reaction of sulfur, plant oils (either canola oil or sunflower oil) and brown grease.![]()
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- Claudia V. Lopez
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA
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Dong F, Peng C, Xu H, Zheng Y, Yao H, Yang J, Zheng S. Lithiated Sulfur-Incorporated, Polymeric Cathode for Durable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Promoted Redox Kinetics. ACS NANO 2021; 15:20287-20299. [PMID: 34817165 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Even though lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have made much progress in terms of the delivered specific capacity and cycling stability by the encapsulation of sulfur within conductive carbon matrixes or polar materials, challenges such as low active sulfur utilization and unacceptable Coulombic efficiency are still hindering their commercial use. Herein, a lithium-rich conjugated sulfur-incorporated, polymeric material based on poly(Li2S6-r-1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) (DIB) is developed as a cathode material for high rate and stable Li-S batteries. Motivated by extra Li+ ions affording fast Li+ redox kinetics across the conjugated aromatic backbones, the Li-rich sulfur-based copolymer exhibits high delivery capacities (934 mAh g-1 at 120 cycles), impressive rate capabilities (727 mAh g-1 even under a current of 2 A g-1), and long electrochemical cycling performance over 500 cycles. Moreover, by use of the elastic nature and thermoplastic properties of the sulfur-incorporated, polymeric material, a prototype of a flexible Li-S pouch cell is constructed by using a poly(Li2S6-r-DIB) copolymer cathode and paired with the flexible carbon cloth/Si/Li anode, which exhibits stable electrochemical performance (658 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles) and operational capability even under folding at various angle (30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°). This work extends the molecular-design approach to obtaining a high-performance organosulfur cathode material by introducing extra Li+ ions to promote redox kinetics, which provides valuable guidance for the development of high-performance Li-S batteries for practical applications.
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- Fei Dong
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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Lee T, Dirlam PT, Njardarson JT, Glass RS, Pyun J. Polymerizations with Elemental Sulfur: From Petroleum Refining to Polymeric Materials. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 144:5-22. [PMID: 34936350 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The production of elemental sulfur from petroleum refining has created a technological opportunity to increase the valorization of elemental sulfur by the synthesis of high-performance sulfur-based plastics with improved optical, electrochemical, and mechanical properties aimed at applications in thermal imaging, energy storage, self-healable materials, and separation science. In this Perspective, we discuss efforts in the past decade that have revived this area of organosulfur and polymer chemistry to afford a new class of high-sulfur-content polymers prepared from the polymerization of liquid sulfur with unsaturated monomers, termed inverse vulcanization.
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- Taeheon Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, San Jose, California 95195-0101, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Zhang F, Sherrell PC, Luo W, Chen J, Li W, Yang J, Zhu M. Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Fibers: Controllable Architectures for Electrochemical Energy Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2102859. [PMID: 34633752 PMCID: PMC8596128 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Organic/inorganic hybrid fibers (OIHFs) are intriguing materials, possessing an intrinsic high specific surface area and flexibility coupled to unique anisotropic properties, diverse chemical compositions, and controllable hybrid architectures. During the last decade, advanced OIHFs with exceptional properties for electrochemical energy applications, including possessing interconnected networks, abundant active sites, and short ion diffusion length have emerged. Here, a comprehensive overview of the controllable architectures and electrochemical energy applications of OIHFs is presented. After a brief introduction, the controllable construction of OIHFs is described in detail through precise tailoring of the overall, interior, and interface structures. Additionally, several important electrochemical energy applications including rechargeable batteries (lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and lithium-sulfur batteries), supercapacitors (sandwich-shaped supercapacitors and fiber-shaped supercapacitors), and electrocatalysts (oxygen reduction reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and hydrogen evolution reaction) are presented. The current state of the field and challenges are discussed, and a vision of the future directions to exploit OIHFs for electrochemical energy devices is provided.
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- Fangzhou Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringDonghua UniversityShanghai201620P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVIC3010Australia
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringDonghua UniversityShanghai201620P. R. China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials ScienceIntelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI)Australian Institute of Innovative Materials (AIIM)University of WollongongWollongongNSW2522Australia
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- Department of ChemistryLaboratory of Advanced MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsiChEM and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersFudan UniversityShanghai200433P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringDonghua UniversityShanghai201620P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringDonghua UniversityShanghai201620P. R. China
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Zhang T, Hu F, Shao W, Liu S, Peng H, Song Z, Song C, Li N, Jian X. Sulfur-Rich Polymers Based Cathode with Epoxy/Ally Dual-Sulfur-Fixing Mechanism for High Stability Lithium-Sulfur Battery. ACS NANO 2021; 15:15027-15038. [PMID: 34469124 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted a great deal of attention for the next-generation energy storage devices due to their inherently high theoretical energy density, high natural abundance, and low cost. However, the dissolution of polysulfides in electrolytes and their undesirable shuttle behavior lead to poor cycling performance, which obstructs practical application. Herein, we report a dual-sulfur-fixing mechanism of epoxy/allyl compound/sulfur system to prepare poly(sulfur-random-4-vinyl-1,2-epoxycyclohexane) (SVE) copolymers as powerful cathode materials. Benefiting from the stable C-S bond and a uniform distribution of ultrafine Li2S/S8 in the SVE-based polymer matrix, the SVE electrodes exerted an embedding effect to reduce polysulfides migration. The thiosulfate/polythionate protective layer derived from the terminal hydroxyl group of SVE also ensured the cycle stability of SVE electrodes during cycling. As a result, optimized SVE electrodes deliver a high reversible specific capacity of 1248 mA h g-1 at rates of 0.1 C, together with a stable cycling performance of no capacity decay per cycle over more than 400 cycles. This work provides an effective strategy for the practical application of organosulfur polymers Li-S batteries and inspires the exploration of the reaction mechanism of epoxy/allyl compound/sulfur system.
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- Tianpeng Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province). Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province). Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Polymer Science & Materials, Liaoning Province Engineering Research Centre of High Performance Resins. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province). Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province). Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province). Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Polymer Science & Materials, Liaoning Province Engineering Research Centre of High Performance Resins. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Polymer Science & Materials, Liaoning Province Engineering Research Centre of High Performance Resins. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Lyu Y, Hu Q, Chen L, Luo T, Liu J, Yin X. Using conjugated system from natural sources for the synthesis of sulfur copolymers by bi‐function catalysts at mild temperatures. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ya Lyu
- School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
- International Joint Research Center of Green Energy Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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Zhang B, Petcher S, Gao H, Yan P, Cai D, Fleming G, Parker DJ, Chong SY, Hasell T. Magnetic sulfur-doped carbons for mercury adsorption. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 603:728-737. [PMID: 34229116 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mercury pollution is a significant threat to the environment and health worldwide. Therefore, effective and low-cost absorbents that are easily scalable are needed for real-world applications. Enlarging the surface area of the materials and doping with heteroatoms are two of the most common strategies to cope with this problem. Sulfur-doped activated carbon synthesized from the carbonization of inverse vulcanized thiopolymers makes it possible to combine both large specific surface area and doping of heteroatoms, resulting in outperformance in mercury uptake against commercial activated carbons. Convenient recovery of mercury absorbents after treatment should be beneficial in mercury collecting and recycling. Therefore, magnetic sulfur-doped carbons (MSCs) were prepared by functionalizing sulfur doped carbons through chemical precipitation with magnetic iron oxides. Besides the characterisations of materials, mercury uptake experiments, such as stactic test, capacity test, impact of solution pH, and mixed ions interferences were performed. These MSCs exhibit high specific surface area (1,329 m2/g), high sulfur content (up to 14.8 wt%), porous structure, low cost, and are convenient for retrieval. MSCs are demonstrated high uptake capacity (187 mg g-1) and efficiency in mercury solution and multifunctional absorption in mixed ions solution, showing their potential to be applied in water purification and environmental remediation.
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- Bowen Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
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Shadike Z, Tan S, Wang QC, Lin R, Hu E, Qu D, Yang XQ. Review on organosulfur materials for rechargeable lithium batteries. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2021; 8:471-500. [PMID: 34821265 DOI: 10.1039/d0mh01364a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic electrode materials have been considered as promising candidates for the next generation rechargeable battery systems due to their high theoretical capacity, versatility, and environmentally friendly nature. Among them, organosulfur compounds have been receiving more attention in conjunction with the development of lithium-sulfur batteries. Usually, organosulfide electrodes can deliver a relatively high theoretical capacity based on reversible breakage and formation of disulfide (S-S) bonds. In this review, we provide an overview of organosulfur materials for rechargeable lithium batteries, including their molecular structural design, structure related electrochemical performance study and electrochemical performance optimization. In addition, recent progress of advanced characterization techniques for investigation of the structure and lithium storage mechanism of organosulfur electrodes are elaborated. To further understand the perspective application, the additive effect of organosulfur compounds for lithium metal anodes, sulfur cathodes and high voltage inorganic cathode materials are reviewed with typical examples. Finally, some remaining challenges and perspectives of the organosulfur compounds as lithium battery components are also discussed. This review is intended to serve as general guidance for researchers to facilitate the development of organosulfur compounds.
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- Zulipiya Shadike
- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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Liu YT, Liu S, Li GR, Gao XP. Strategy of Enhancing the Volumetric Energy Density for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2003955. [PMID: 33368710 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries hold the promise of the next generation energy storage system beyond state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries. Despite the attractive gravimetric energy density (WG ), the volumetric energy density (WV ) still remains a great challenge for the practical application, based on the primary requirement of Small and Light for Li-S batteries. This review highlights the importance of cathode density, sulfur content, electroactivity in achieving high energy densities. In the first part, key factors are analyzed in a model on negative/positive ratio, cathode design, and electrolyte/sulfur ratio, orientated toward energy densities of 700 Wh L-1 /500 Wh kg-1 . Subsequently, recent progresses on enhancing WV for coin/pouch cells are reviewed primarily on cathode. Especially, the "Three High One Low" (THOL) (high sulfur fraction, high sulfur loading, high density host, and low electrolyte quantity) is proposed as a feasible strategy for achieving high WV , taking high WG into consideration simultaneously. Meanwhile, host materials with desired catalytic activity should be paid more attention for fabricating high performance cathode. In the last part, key engineering technologies on manipulating the cathode porosity/density are discussed, including calendering and dry electrode coating. Finally, a future outlook is provided for enhancing both WV and WG of the Li-S batteries.
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- Ya-Tao Liu
- Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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Sun R, Bai Y, Luo M, Qu M, Wang Z, Sun W, Sun K. Enhancing Polysulfide Confinement and Electrochemical Kinetics by Amorphous Cobalt Phosphide for Highly Efficient Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2021; 15:739-750. [PMID: 33370111 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is severely hampered by the shuttle effect and sluggish redox kinetics. Herein, amorphous cobalt phosphide grown on a reduced graphene oxide-multiwalled carbon nanotube (rGO-CNT-CoP(A)) is designed as the sulfur host to conquer the above bottlenecks. The differences between amorphous cobalt phosphide (CoP) and crystalline CoP on the surface adsorption as well as conversion of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) are investigated by systematical experiments and density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. Specifically, the amorphous CoP not only strengthens the chemical adsorption to LiPSs but also greatly accelerates liquid-phase conversions of LiPSs as well as the nucleation and growth of Li2S. DFT calculation reveals that the amorphous CoP possesses higher binding energies and lower diffusion energy barriers for LiPSs. In addition, the amorphous CoP features reduced energy gap and the increased electronic concentrations of adsorbed LiPSs near Fermi level. These characteristics contribute to the enhanced chemisorption ability and the accelerated redox kinetics. Simultaneously, the prepared S/rGO-CNT-CoP(A) electrode delivers an impressive initial capacity of 872 mAh g-1 at 2 C and 617 mAh g-1 can be obtained after 200 cycles, exhibiting excellent cycling stability. Especially, it achieves outstanding electrochemical performance even under high sulfur loading (5.3 mg cm-2) and lean electrolyte (E/S = 7 μLE mg-1S) conditions. This work exploits the application potential for amorphous materials and contributes to the development of highly efficient Li-S batteries.
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- Rui Sun
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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Xu D, Liang M, Qi S, Sun W, Lv LP, Du FH, Wang B, Chen S, Wang Y, Yu Y. The Progress and Prospect of Tunable Organic Molecules for Organic Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS NANO 2021; 15:47-80. [PMID: 33382596 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Compared to inorganic electrodes, organic materials are regarded as promising electrodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the attractive advantages of light elements, molecular-level structural design, fast electron/ion transferring, favorable environmental impacts, and flexible feature, etc. Not only specific capacities but also working potentials of organic electrodes are reasonably tuned by polymerization, electron-donating/withdrawing groups, and multifunctional groups as well as conductive additives, which have attracted intensive attention. However, organic LIBs (OLIBs) are also facing challenges on capacity loss, side reactions, electrode dissolution, low electronic conductivity, and short cycle life, etc. Many strategies have been applied to tackle those challenges, and many inspiring results have been achieved in the last few decades. In this review, we have introduced the basic concepts of LIBs and OLIBs, followed by the typical cathode and anode materials with various physicochemical properties, redox reaction mechanisms, and evolutions of functional groups. Typical charge-discharge behaviors and molecular structures of organic electrodes are displayed. Moreover, effective strategies on addressing problems of organic electrodes are summarized to give some guidance on the synthesis of optimized organic electrodes for practical applications of OLIBs.
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- Danying Xu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Huang X, Luo B, Chen P, Searles DJ, Wang D, Wang L. Sulfur-based redox chemistry for electrochemical energy storage. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Orme K, Fistrovich AH, Jenkins CL. Tailoring Polysulfide Properties through Variations of Inverse Vulcanization. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Kennalee Orme
- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, 921 South Eighth Ave., Pocatello, Idaho 83209, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, 2000 W. University Ave., Muncie, Indiana 47306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, 921 South Eighth Ave., Pocatello, Idaho 83209, United States
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Yan Y, Zhang P, Qu Z, Tong M, Zhao S, Li Z, Liu M, Lin Z. Carbon/Sulfur Aerogel with Adequate Mesoporous Channels as Robust Polysulfide Confinement Matrix for Highly Stable Lithium-Sulfur Battery. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:7662-7669. [PMID: 32881530 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The ability to restrict the shuttle of lithium polysulfide (LiPSn) and improve the utilization efficiency of sulfur represents an important endeavor toward practical application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, we report the crafting of a robust 3D graphene-wrapped, nitrogen-doped, highly mesoporous carbon/sulfur (G-NHMC/S) hierarchical aerogel as an effective polysulfide confinement matrix for a highly stable Li-S battery. Rich polar sites of NHMC firmly anchor LiPSn on the matrix surface. Porous NHMC provides ample space for accommodating sulfur and cushioning its volume expansion. Moreover, graphene wrapped on NHMC/S not only physically hinders the LiPSn shuttle but also interconnects the isolated NHMC/S, thus increasing electron transfer rate. Taken together, triple confinement of G-NHMC/S aerogel synergistically retains the soluble LiPSn and displays a specific capacity of 1322 mAh g-1 and 1000-cycle life. As such, rationally designed 3D carbon/sulfur aerogel affords a unique platform to impart high energy density and stable electrodes for energy storage devices.
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- Yan Yan
- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Shenzhen Cloud Computing Center, National Supercomputing Center, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Dong M, Wang Z, Li X, Guo H, Wang J, Yan G. Vital effect of sufficient vulcanization on the properties of Ni-Co-S/graphene composites for supercapacitor. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wu F, Chu F, Ferrero GA, Sevilla M, Fuertes AB, Borodin O, Yu Y, Yushin G. Boosting High-Performance in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries via Dilute Electrolyte. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:5391-5399. [PMID: 32463248 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polysulfide shuttle effects, active material losses, formation of resistive surface layers, and continuous electrolyte consumption create a major barrier for the lightweight and low-cost lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery adoption. Tuning electrolyte composition by using additives and most importantly by substantially increasing electrolyte molarity was previously shown to be one of the most effective strategies. Contrarily, little attention has been paid to dilute and super-diluted LiTFSI/DME/DOL/LiNO3 based-electrolytes, which have been thought to aggravate the polysulfide dissolution and shuttle effects. Here we challenge this conventional wisdom and demonstrate outstanding capabilities of a dilute (0.1 mol L-1 of LiTFSI in DME/DOL with 1 wt. % LiNO3) electrolyte to enable better electrode wetting, greatly improved high-rate capability, and stable cycle performance for high sulfur loading cathodes and low electrolyte/sulfur ratio in Li-S cells. Overall, the presented study shines light on the extraordinary ability of such electrolyte systems to suppress short-chain polysulfide dissolution and polysulfide shuttle effects.
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- Feixiang Wu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Battery Materials, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P.R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Battery Materials, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P.R. China
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón (CSIC), Fco. Pintado Fe 26, Oviedo 33011, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón (CSIC), Fco. Pintado Fe 26, Oviedo 33011, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón (CSIC), Fco. Pintado Fe 26, Oviedo 33011, Spain
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- Energy Storage Branch, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, United States Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, United States
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Shen Z, Zhang Z, Li M, Yuan Y, Zhao Y, Zhang S, Zhong C, Zhu J, Lu J, Zhang H. Rational Design of a Ni 3N 0.85 Electrocatalyst to Accelerate Polysulfide Conversion in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2020; 14:6673-6682. [PMID: 32463691 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Slow kinetics of polysulfide conversion reactions lead to severe issues for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, for example, low rate capability, polysulfide migration, and low Coulombic efficiencies. These challenges hinder the practical applications of Li-S batteries. In this study, we proposed a rational strategy of tuning the d-band of catalysts to accelerate the conversion of polysulfides. Nitrogen vacancies were engineered in hexagonal Ni3N (space group P6322) to tune its d-band center, leading to the strong interaction between polysulfides and Ni3N. Because of the greater electron population in the lowest occupied molecular orbital of Li2S4, the terminal S-S bonds were weakened for breaking. Temperature-dependent experiments confirm that Ni3N0.85 demonstrates a much low activation energy, thereby accelerating the conversion of polysulfides. A Li-S cell using Ni3N0.85 can deliver a high initial discharge capacity of 1445.9 mAh g-1 (at 0.02 C) and low decay per cycle (0.039%). The Ni3N0.85 cell can also demonstrate an initial capacity of 1200.4 mAh g-1 for up to 100 cycles at a high loading of 5.2 mg cm-2. The high efficiency of rationally designed Ni3N0.85 demonstrates the effectiveness of the d-band tuning strategy to develop low-activation-energy catalysts and to promote the atomic understanding of polysulfide conversion in Li-S batteries.
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- Zihan Shen
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, People's Republic of China
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Qu G, Tan J, Wu H, Yu Z, Zhang S, Liu G, Zheng GW, Tian B, Su C. Synergistic Effect of Salinized Quinone for Entrapment of Polysulfides for High-Performance Li-S Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:23867-23873. [PMID: 32368905 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted considerable attention in the energy storage field due to their high theoretical energy density and low price. However, the dissolution of polysulfides and the "shuttle effect" lead to serious capacity degradation, which greatly hinders the industrial application of Li-S batteries. Herein, we propose a bifunctional quinone-type salt to anchor polysulfides and suppress their dissolution for use in high-performance Li-S batteries. We find that the tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone disodium salt dimer (TBS-dimer) does not dissolve in organic electrolytes and can be generated at 400 °C. The abundant reactive keto groups and double bonds result in the TBS-dimers having numerous "hot spots" for capturing sulfur (TBS/S-400) in the three-dimensional space of the molecule. The insolubility and abundant active sites of the organic salt remarkably suppress the dissolution of lithium polysulfides. As a result, the TBS/S-400 composite delivers a capacity decay rate of only 0.023% per cycle over 600 cycles at 2 C. The use of organic salts to effectively suppress the dissolution of lithium polysulfides opens a new avenue for the practical applications of high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Gan Qu
- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center and International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260 Singapore
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- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center and International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center and International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center and International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260 Singapore
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- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center and International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260 Singapore
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- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center and International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center and International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Material Information Function Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Qu L, Liu P, Tian X, Shu C, Yi Y, Yang P, Wang T, Fang B, Li M, Yang B. VN/S Nanoclusters Encapsulated with Graphene via Zeta Potential Control: A Pomegranate‐Like Cathode for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries with Enhanced Rate Performance. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Long Qu
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University No. 28, Xianning West Road Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049 P.R. China
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Yeşilot S, Küçükköylü S, Demir E, Demir-Cakan R. Phosphazene based star-branched polymeric cathode materials via inverse vulcanization of sulfur for lithium–sulfur batteries. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00490a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Novel insoluble star-shaped hexa-branched polymeric materials based on cyclotriphosphazene core are prepared by the inverse vulcanization of sulfur with hexakis(styreneoxy)cyclotriphosphazene and tested as cathode for lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries.
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- Serkan Yeşilot
- Department of Chemistry
- Gebze Technical University
- Gebze
- Turkey
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- Institute of Nanotechnology
- Gebze Technical University
- Gebze
- Turkey
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- Institute of Nanotechnology
- Gebze Technical University
- Gebze
- Turkey
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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Wu F, Maier J, Yu Y. Guidelines and trends for next-generation rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:1569-1614. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00863e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 788] [Impact Index Per Article: 197.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This review article summarizes the current trends and provides guidelines towards next-generation rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion battery chemistries.
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- Feixiang Wu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
- Stuttgart 70569
- Germany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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Park S, Kim SJ, Sung YE, Char K, Son JG. Short-Chain Polyselenosulfide Copolymers as Cathode Materials for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:45785-45795. [PMID: 31729856 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Copolymerization of sulfur, which forms sulfur-rich polymers, has recently opened a new era in the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery research as improved battery performances could be achieved compared to pure sulfur (S8). By means of organic chemistry, sulfur copolymers with desired features and chemical structures could be rationally designed and synthesized. In this study, sulfur-rich polymers consisting of short-chain tetrasulfide (R-S4-R) (PTS) and selenotrisulfide (R-SeS3-R) (PTSeS) bonds are suggested as cathode materials for Li-S batteries. Intrinsically short poly(seleno)sulfide bonds along with covalent anchoring effect effectively suppress the parasitic shuttle effect originating from soluble long-chain lithium polysulfides formed from pure S8. Furthermore, a comparative study demonstrates the indisputable advantage of the selenium doping, which enhances the electrical conductivity of the polymer and following battery performances. In terms of cycling performance, both PTSeS and PTS with ∼2 mg cm-2 polymer loading exhibit small capacity decays of 0.078 and 0.052% per cycle until 500 cycles at 0.5C, respectively. However, active material utilization and high rate performance are substantially superior in PTSeS due to the enhanced electron transfer kinetics. This work would provide useful design principles for fabrication of sulfur-based polymers with even greater applicability in future Li-S batteries.
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- Sangwoo Park
- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02792 , Republic of Korea
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- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02792 , Republic of Korea
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Liang X, Yun J, Wang Y, Xiang H, Sun Y, Feng Y, Yu Y. A new high-capacity and safe energy storage system: lithium-ion sulfur batteries. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:19140-19157. [PMID: 31595921 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05670j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lithium-ion sulfur batteries as a new energy storage system with high capacity and enhanced safety have been emphasized, and their development has been summarized in this review. The lithium-ion sulfur battery applies elemental sulfur or lithium sulfide as the cathode and lithium-metal-free materials as the anode, which can be divided into two main types. One is anode-type, where elemental sulfur is applied as the cathode, and the anode provides lithium ions. The other one is cathode-type, where lithium sulfide as the cathode provides lithium ions, and lithium-metal-free materials (e.g., graphite, silicon/carbon) function as the anode. Recently, some new lithium-ion sulfur battery systems have also been proposed, and are discussed in this review as well. The lithium-ion sulfur batteries not only maintain the advantage of high energy density because of the high capacities of sulfur and lithium sulfide, but also exhibit the improved safety of the batteries due to a non-lithium-metal in the anode. This review paper aims to track the recent progress in the development of lithium-ion sulfur batteries and summarize the challenges and the approaches for improving their electrochemical performances, including the lithiation methods to prepare lithium-metal-free anodes in anode-type lithium-ion sulfur batteries and the lithium sulfide cathode modification approaches in cathode-type lithium-ion sulfur batteries. Furthermore, the challenges and perspectives for future research and commercial applications have also been enumerated.
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- Xin Liang
- School of Material Science & Engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, China.
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- School of Material Science & Engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, China.
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- School of Material Science & Engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, China.
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- School of Material Science & Engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, China.
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- School of Material Science & Engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China. and Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China and State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Sun N, Liu Q, Cao Y, Lou S, Ge M, Xiao X, Lee W, Gao Y, Yin G, Wang J, Sun X. Anisotropically Electrochemical–Mechanical Evolution in Solid‐State Batteries and Interfacial Tailored Strategy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201910993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Nan Sun
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Laboratory Building 743 Ring Road Upton NY 11973 USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Laboratory Building 743 Ring Road Upton NY 11973 USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Laboratory Building 743 Ring Road Upton NY 11973 USA
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringUniversity of Western Ontario 1151 Richmond St London Ontario N6A 3K7 Canada
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Sun N, Liu Q, Cao Y, Lou S, Ge M, Xiao X, Lee W, Gao Y, Yin G, Wang J, Sun X. Anisotropically Electrochemical–Mechanical Evolution in Solid‐State Batteries and Interfacial Tailored Strategy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:18647-18653. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201910993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Nan Sun
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Laboratory Building 743 Ring Road Upton NY 11973 USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Laboratory Building 743 Ring Road Upton NY 11973 USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Laboratory Building 743 Ring Road Upton NY 11973 USA
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and StorageSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringUniversity of Western Ontario 1151 Richmond St London Ontario N6A 3K7 Canada
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Wu F, Srot V, Chen S, Lorger S, van Aken PA, Maier J, Yu Y. 3D Honeycomb Architecture Enables a High-Rate and Long-Life Iron (III) Fluoride-Lithium Battery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1905146. [PMID: 31513323 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Metal fluoride-lithium batteries with potentially high energy densities, even higher than lithium-sulfur batteries, are viewed as very promising candidates for next-generation lightweight and low-cost rechargeable batteries. However, so far, metal fluoride cathodes have suffered from poor electronic conductivity, sluggish reaction kinetics and side reactions causing high voltage hysteresis, poor rate capability, and rapid capacity degradation upon cycling. Herein, it is reported that an FeF3 @C composite having a 3D honeycomb architecture synthesized by a simple method may overcome these issues. The FeF3 nanoparticles (10-50 nm) are uniformly embedded in the 3D honeycomb carbon framework where the honeycomb walls and hexagonal-like channels provide sufficient pathways for the fast electron and Li-ion diffusion, respectively. As a result, the as-produced 3D honeycomb FeF3 @C composite cathodes even with high areal FeF3 loadings of 2.2 and 5.3 mg cm-2 offer unprecedented rate capability up to 100 C and remarkable cycle stability within 1000 cycles, displaying capacity retentions of 95%-100% within 200 cycles at various C rates, and ≈85% at 2C within 1000 cycles. The reported results demonstrate that the 3D honeycomb architecture is a powerful composite design for conversion-type metal fluorides to achieve excellent electrochemical performance in metal fluoride-lithium batteries.
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- Feixiang Wu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Dai S, Feng Y, Wang P, Wang H, Liang H, Wang R, Linkov V, Ji S. Highly conductive copolymer/sulfur composites with covalently grafted polyaniline for stable and durable lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Herrera C, Ysinga KJ, Jenkins CL. Polysulfides Synthesized from Renewable Garlic Components and Repurposed Sulfur Form Environmentally Friendly Adhesives. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:35312-35318. [PMID: 31448895 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Natural materials have been used as glues throughout human history. Over the last century, society has come to rely heavily on synthetic, petroleum-based adhesives instead, consuming ∼14 million tons per year. In recent years, however, there has been a resurgence of glues formed with renewable materials. This work seeks to integrate the two to form strong adhesives. Here, elemental sulfur was combined with diallyl sulfide (DAS), diallyl disulfide (DADS), and garlic essential oil (GEO) to form adhesive polymers from recycled petroleum waste and renewable monomers. The labile sulfur bonds in DADS and GEO allowed these monomers to be homopolymerized, forming polysulfides entirely from renewable monomers. Heating these materials causes them to transition from viscous liquids to hardened solids. A family of copolymers containing different garlic components and varying sulfur-to-monomer ratios were synthesized, characterized, and tested for this study. Polymer structures were confirmed by 1H NMR. Changes to the polysulfide material properties upon curing were examined by gel permeation chromatography and differential scanning calorimetry. Characterization data of cured polymers were used to choose the optimal cure temperature for adhesion studies. The adhesion strength of polysulfides with varying compositions was determined by single-lap shear testing. Strong bonding was obtained for all garlic-based polysulfides with strengths 3 times higher than commercial hide glue.
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- Cristina Herrera
- Department of Chemistry , Ball State University , 2000 W. University Avenue , Muncie , Indiana 47306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Ball State University , 2000 W. University Avenue , Muncie , Indiana 47306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Ball State University , 2000 W. University Avenue , Muncie , Indiana 47306 , United States
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Xiang K, Wen X, Hu J, Wang S, Chen H. Rational Fabrication of Nitrogen and Sulfur Codoped Carbon Nanotubes/MoS 2 for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:3602-3614. [PMID: 31081248 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries are more promising and attractive than lithium-ion batteries owing to a higher charge-storage capacity. However, their commercial applications are hindered by an undesirable polysulfide shuttling effect during the cycling procedure. Herein, nitrogen and sulfur codoped carbon nanotubes intertwined with flower-like molybdenum disulfide (NSCNTs/MoS2 ) were synthesized by using a feasible hydrothermal method and used as effective lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) tamers. The NSCNTs/MoS2 had a strong hybrid structure with strong interfacial interactions for physical confinement, chemical adsorption, and electrocatalytic conversion of intermediate LiPSs during the charge-discharge process. The NSCNTs intensified the flexibility and constructed a conductive framework for rapid ion/electron transfer, whereas the electrocatalysis of MoS2 managed the sulfur reaction chemistry in two ways: it chemically immobilized LiPSs through Li-S bonds and kinetically sped up the sulfur redox reactions. Owing to these merits, the Li-S cell with a NSCNTs/MoS2 host and NSCNTs/MoS2 -coated separator (NSCNTs/MoS2 /S-NM) exhibited a high reversible capacity of 814 mAh g-1 at 1.0 C and long-lasting cycling durability with an ultralow capacity decay of 0.02 % per cycle over 1000 cycles. Accordingly, rationally integrating the concepts of physical immobilization, chemical capture, and electrocatalysis to establish a multifaced cell structure for the architecture of high-performance Li-S batteries is a significant strategy.
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- Kaixiong Xiang
- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412007, P.R. China
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, P.R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412007, P.R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412007, P.R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412007, P.R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412007, P.R. China
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Smith JA, Green SJ, Petcher S, Parker DJ, Zhang B, Worthington MJH, Wu X, Kelly CA, Baker T, Gibson CT, Campbell JA, Lewis DA, Jenkins MJ, Willcock H, Chalker JM, Hasell T. Crosslinker Copolymerization for Property Control in Inverse Vulcanization. Chemistry 2019; 25:10433-10440. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Jessica A. Smith
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and TechnologyCollege of Science and EngineeringFlinders University Sturt Road Bedford Park South Australia Australia
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- School of Metallurgy and MaterialsUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- Department of MaterialsLoughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU UK
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and TechnologyCollege of Science and EngineeringFlinders University Sturt Road Bedford Park South Australia Australia
- Flinders Microscopy and MicroanalysisCollege of Science and EngineeringFlinders University Sturt Road Bedford Park South Australia Australia
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and TechnologyCollege of Science and EngineeringFlinders University Sturt Road Bedford Park South Australia Australia
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and TechnologyCollege of Science and EngineeringFlinders University Sturt Road Bedford Park South Australia Australia
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- School of Metallurgy and MaterialsUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- Department of MaterialsLoughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU UK
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and TechnologyCollege of Science and EngineeringFlinders University Sturt Road Bedford Park South Australia Australia
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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Chung SH, Manthiram A. Current Status and Future Prospects of Metal-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1901125. [PMID: 31081272 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201901125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries are a major focus of academic and industrial energy-storage research due to their high theoretical energy density and the use of low-cost materials. The high energy density results from the conversion mechanism that lithium-sulfur cells utilize. The sulfur cathode, being naturally abundant and environmentally friendly, makes lithium-sulfur batteries a potential next-generation energy-storage technology. The current state of the research indicates that lithium-sulfur cells are now at the point of transitioning from laboratory-scale devices to a more practical energy-storage application. Based on similar electrochemical conversion reactions, the low-cost sulfur cathode can be coupled with a wide range of metallic anodes, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum. These new "metal-sulfur" systems exhibit great potential in either lowering the production cost or producing high energy density. Inspired by the rapid development of lithium-sulfur batteries and the prospect of metal-sulfur cells, here, over 450 research articles are summarized to analyze the research progress and explore the electrochemical characteristics, cell-assembly parameters, cell-testing conditions, and materials design. In addition to highlighting the current research progress, the possible future areas of research which are needed to bring conversion-type lithium-sulfur and other metal-sulfur batteries into the market are also discussed.
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- Sheng-Heng Chung
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Kou W, Li X, Liu Y, Zhang X, Yang S, Jiang X, He G, Dai Y, Zheng W, Yu G. Triple-Layered Carbon-SiO 2 Composite Membrane for High Energy Density and Long Cycling Li-S Batteries. ACS NANO 2019; 13:5900-5909. [PMID: 30990658 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b01703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Here we report a highly scalable yet flexible triple-layer structured porous C/SiO2 membrane via a facile phase inversion method for advancing Li-sulfur battery technology. As a multifunctional current-collector-free cathode, the conductive dense layer of the C/SiO2 membrane offers hierarchical macropores as an ideal sulfur host to alleviate the volume expansion of sulfur species and facilitate ion/electrolyte transport for fast kinetics, as well as spongelike pores to enable high sulfur loading. The triple-layer structured membrane cathode enables the filling of most sulfur species in the macropores and additional loading of a thin sulfur slurry on the membrane surface, which facilitates ion/electrolyte transport with faster kinetics than the conventional S/C slurry-based cathode. Furthermore, density functional theory simulations and visual adsorption measurements confirm the critical role of the doped SiO2 nanoparticles (∼10 nm) in the asymmetric C membrane in suppressing the shuttle effect of polysulfides via chemisorption and electrocatalysis. The rationally designed C/SiO2 membrane cathodes demonstrate long-term cycling stability of 300 cycles at a high sulfur loading of 2.8 mg cm-2 with a sulfur content of ∼75%. This scalable yet flexible self-supporting cathode design presents a useful strategy for realizing practical applications of high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Wei Kou
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Hong Kong , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Chemical Engineering Department , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , 116024 , China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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Chalker JM, Worthington MJH, Lundquist NA, Esdaile LJ. Synthesis and Applications of Polymers Made by Inverse Vulcanization. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2019; 377:16. [PMID: 31111247 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-019-0242-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Elemental sulfur is an abundant and inexpensive chemical feedstock, yet it is underused as a starting material in chemical synthesis. Recently, a process coined inverse vulcanization was introduced in which elemental sulfur is converted into polymers by ring-opening polymerization, followed by cross-linking with an unsaturated organic molecule such as a polyene. The resulting materials have high sulfur content (typically 50-90% sulfur by mass) and display a range of interesting properties such as dynamic S-S bonds, redox activity, high refractive indices, mid-wave IR transparency, and heavy metal affinity. These properties have led to a swell of applications of these polymers in repairable materials, energy generation and storage, optical devices, and environmental remediation. This article will discuss the synthesis of polymers by inverse vulcanization and review case studies on their diverse applications. An outlook is also presented to discuss future opportunities and challenges for further advancement of polymers made by inverse vulcanization.
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- Justin M Chalker
- Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia.
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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Ma J, Fan J, Chen S, Yang X, Hui KN, Zhang H, Bielawski CW, Geng J. Covalent Confinement of Sulfur Copolymers onto Graphene Sheets Affords Ultrastable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with Fast Cathode Kinetics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13234-13243. [PMID: 30892015 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have received significant attention due to the high theoretical specific capacity of sulfur (1675 mA h g-1). However, the practical applications are often handicapped by sluggish electrochemical kinetics and the "shuttle effect" of electrochemical intermediate polysulfides. Herein, we propose an in-situ copolymerization strategy for covalently confining a sulfur-containing copolymer onto reduced graphene oxide (RGO) to overcome the aforementioned challenges. The copolymerization was performed by heating elemental sulfur and isopropenylphenyl-functionalized RGO to afford a sulfur-containing copolymer, that is, RGO- g-poly(S- r-IDBI), which is featured by a high sulfur content and uniform distribution of the poly(S- r-IDBI) on RGO sheets. The covalent confinement of poly(S- r-IDBI) onto RGO sheets not only enhances the Li+ diffusion coefficients by nearly 1 order of magnitude, but also improves the mechanical properties of the cathodes and suppresses the shuttle effect of polysulfides. As a result, the RGO- g-poly(S- r-IDBI) cathode exhibits an enhanced sulfur utilization rate (10% higher than that of an elemental sulfur cathode at 0.1C), an improved rate capacity (688 mA h g-1 for the RGO- g-poly(S- r-IDBI) cathode vs 400 mA h g-1 for an elemental sulfur cathode at 1C), and a high cycling stability (a capacity decay of 0.021% per cycle, less than one-tenth of that measured for an elemental sulfur cathode).
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- Junpeng Ma
- Experimental Teaching Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Changzhou University , Changzhou , Jiangsu 213100 , China
- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring East Road , Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 , China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring East Road , Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 , China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring East Road , Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 , China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring East Road , Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 , China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering , University of Macau , Avenida da Universidade , Taipa , Macau 999078 , China
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- Experimental Teaching Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Changzhou University , Changzhou , Jiangsu 213100 , China
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- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) , Institute for Basic Science (IBS) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 North Third Ring East Road , Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 , China
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Mann M, Kruger JE, Andari F, McErlean J, Gascooke JR, Smith JA, Worthington MJH, McKinley CCC, Campbell JA, Lewis DA, Hasell T, Perkins MV, Chalker JM. Sulfur polymer composites as controlled-release fertilisers. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:1929-1936. [PMID: 30289142 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02130a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sulfur polymer composites were prepared by the reaction of canola oil and elemental sulfur in the presence of the NPK fertiliser components ammonium sulfate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, and potassium chloride. These composites released nutrients in a controlled fashion, resulting in less wasted fertiliser and better health for potted tomato plants when compared to free NPK.
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- Maximilian Mann
- Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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Wu Y, Chen Y, Tang M, Zhu S, Jiang C, Zhuo S, Wang C. A highly conductive conjugated coordination polymer for fast-charge sodium-ion batteries: reconsidering its structures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:10856-10859. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc05679c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A highly conductive conjugated coordination polymer is reported for sodium-ion batteries, which shows high rate performance and high capacity retention.
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- Yanchao Wu
- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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Zhang Y, Glass RS, Char K, Pyun J. Recent advances in the polymerization of elemental sulphur, inverse vulcanization and methods to obtain functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs). Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00636b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Recent developments in the polymerization of elemental sulfur, inverse vulcanization and functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs) are reviewed.
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- Yueyan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Arizona
- 1306 East University Boulevard
- Tucson
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Arizona
- 1306 East University Boulevard
- Tucson
- USA
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Program for Chemical Convergence for Energy & Environment
- The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids
- Seoul 151-744
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Arizona
- 1306 East University Boulevard
- Tucson
- USA
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Chung SH, Lai KY, Manthiram A. A Facile, Low-Cost Hot-Pressing Process for Fabricating Lithium-Sulfur Cells with Stable Dynamic and Static Electrochemistry. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1805571. [PMID: 30368962 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201805571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries are among the most promising low-cost, high-energy-density storage devices. However, the inability to host a sufficient amount of sulfur in the cathode while maintaining good electrochemical stability under a lean electrolyte condition has limited the progress. The main cause of these challenges is the sensitivity of the sulfur cathode to the cell-design parameters (i.e., the amount of sulfur and electrolyte) and the experimental testing conditions (i.e., cycling rates and analysis duration). Here, a hot-pressing method is presented that effectively encapsulates a high amount of sulfur in the cathode within only 5 s, resulting in high sulfur loading and content of, respectively, 10 mg cm-2 and 65 wt%. The hot-pressed sulfur (HPS) cathodes exhibit superior dynamic and static electrochemical performance under a broad cycling-rate (C/20-1C rates) and low electrolyte/sulfur ratio (6 µL mg-1 ) conditions. The dynamic cell stability is demonstrated by high gravimetric and areal capacities of, respectively, 415-730 mAh g-1 and 7-12 mAh cm-2 at C/20-1C rates with a high capacity retention of over 70% after 200 cycles. The static cell stability is demonstrated by excellent shelf life with low self-discharge and stable cycle life on storing for over one year.
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- Sheng-Heng Chung
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Zhang L, Xia X, Zhong Y, Xie D, Liu S, Wang X, Tu J. Exploring Self-Healing Liquid Na-K Alloy for Dendrite-Free Electrochemical Energy Storage. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1804011. [PMID: 30294814 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The development of high-performance dendrite-free liquid-metal anodes at room temperature is of great importance for the advancement of alkali metal batteries. Herein an intriguing self-healing liquid dendrite-free Na-K alloy, fabricated by a facile room-temperature alloying process, aiming for application in potassium-ion batteries is reported. Through extensive investigation, its self-healing characteristics are rooted upon a thin solid K2 O layer (KOL) coated on the liquid Na-K alloy. The KOL not only acts as a protective layer to prevent the Na-K alloy from making contact with the electrolyte, but also greatly improves the wetting capability and adhesion between the liquid alloy and the carbon matrix (e.g., carbon fiber cloth (CFC)) to form a stable interface. Consequently, the as-prepared CFC/KOL@Na-K alloy anode exhibits prominent electrochemical performance with smaller hysteresis (less than 0.3 V beyond 140 cycles at 0.4 mA cm-2 ), better capacity retention, and higher Coulombic efficiency than the CFC/bare Na-K alloy counterpart. When coupled with a potassium Prussian blue (PPB) cathode, the full cell manifests higher capability retention and improved cycling stability. This research deepens the understanding of self-healing Na-K alloys and opens a new way to achieve high-performance dendrite-free alkali metal anodes for application in rechargeable batteries.
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- Liyuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Zhao X, Li Q, Xu J, Wang D, Zhang-Negrerie D, Du Y. Cascade Synthesis of Benzothieno[3,2-b]indoles under Oxidative Conditions Mediated by CuBr and tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide. Org Lett 2018; 20:5933-5937. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Xiaoyuan Zhao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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