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Abd-Alkuder Salman E, Abaid Samawi K, Fawzi Nassar M, Abdulkareem-Alsultan G, Abdulmalek E. 3D hollow spheres comprising MXene/g-C3N4 heterostructre for efficient polysulfide adsorption and conversion in high-performance Li-S batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023; 945:117629. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Wang Y, Chai J, Li Y, Li Q, Du J, Chen Z, Wang L, Tang B. Strategies to mitigate the shuttle effect in room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries: improving cathode materials. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2548-2560. [PMID: 36752364 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00008g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries (RT-Na/S batteries) with high reversible capacity (1675 mA h g-1) and excellent energy density (1274 W h kg-1) based on abundant resources of the metal Na have become a research hotspot recently. However, the intermediate product sodium polysulfides (NaPSs) generated during the charge-discharge process are easily dissolved in the ether electrolyte and transferred from the sulfur cathode to the metallic sodium surface, resulting in rapid capacity decay (shuttle effect), which seriously affects the practical application of RT-Na/S batteries. Herein, the mechanism and recent research progress in suppressing the shuttle effect of the sulfur cathode in RT-Na/S batteries are summarized. Strategies such as carbon-based materials physically fixing NaPSs, polar materials absorbing NaPSs to reduce their dissolution, and catalytic materials accelerating the transformation of NaPSs into final products are provided. Challenges and insights into high-performance sulfur electrodes for optimizing RT-Na/S batteries are discussed.
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- Yiting Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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Li N, Zhan Y, Wu H, Fan J, Jia J. Synergistically boosting the anchoring effect and catalytic activity of MXenes as bifunctional electrocatalysts for sodium-sulfur batteries by single-atom catalyst engineering. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2747-2755. [PMID: 36655846 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05930d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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MXene based sulfur hosts have attracted enormous attention in room temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries due to their strong affinity towards soluble sodium polysulfides (NaPSs). However, their electrocatalytic performance needs further improvement. Here, a series of single non-noble transition metal (TM = Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) atoms anchored on Ti2CS2 (TM@Ti2CS2) were proposed as bifunctional sulfur hosts for Na-S batteries. The results testify that the introduction of TMs dramatically enhanced the chemical interaction between sulfur-containing species and Ti2CS2, which is attributed to the co-formation of TM-S and Na-S covalent bonds. Importantly, compared with pristine Ti2CS2, the sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) is thermodynamically more favorable on TM@Ti2CS2. In addition, the incorporation of Fe, Co, and Ni atoms is also conducive to promoting the dissociation of Na2S. The density of states (DOS) results suggest that TM@Ti2CS2 maintains metallic conductivity during the whole charge and discharge process. Overall, constructing single atom catalysts is an effective strategy to further improve the electrochemical performance of MXene based sulfur hosts for Na-S batteries.
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- Na Li
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, People's Republic of China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Materials Science& Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- Center for Advance Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, People's Republic of China.
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Jiang Y, Yu Z, Zhou X, Cheng X, Huang H, Liu F, Yang Y, He S, Pan H, Yang H, Yao Y, Rui X, Yu Y. Single-Atom Vanadium Catalyst Boosting Reaction Kinetics of Polysulfides in Na-S Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208873. [PMID: 36366906 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The practical application of the room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries is hindered by the insulated sulfur, the severe shuttle effect of sodium polysulfides, and insufficient polysulfide conversion. Herein, on the basis of first principles calculations, single-atom vanadium anchored on a 3D nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon matrix (denoted as 3D-PNCV) is designed and fabricated to enhance sulfur reactivity, and adsorption and catalytic conversion performance of sodium polysulfide. The 3D-PNCV host with abundant and active V sites, hierarchical porous structure, high electrical conductivity, and strong chemical adsorption/conversion ability of V-N bonding can immobilize the polysulfides and promote reversibly catalytic conversion of polysulfides toward Na2 S. Therefore, as-fabricated RT Na-S batteries can achieve a high reversible capacity (445 mAh g-1 over 800 cycles at 5 A g-1 ) and excellent rate capability (224 mAh g-1 at 10 A g-1 ). The electrocatalysis mechanism of sodium polysulfides is further experimentally and theoretically revealed, which provides a new strategy to develop the highly stable RT Na-S batteries.
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- Yu Jiang
- Hefei National Research Center 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
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Hefei National Research Center 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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- Hefei National Research Center 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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- Hefei National Research Center 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
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Hefei National Research Center 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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- Hefei National Research Center 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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- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Hefei National Research Center 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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- Hefei National Research Center 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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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Hefei National Research Center 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
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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Zhang H, Song B, Zhang W, An B, Fu L, Lu S, Cheng Y, Chen Q, Lu K. Bidirectional Tandem Electrocatalysis Manipulated Sulfur Speciation Pathway for High-Capacity and Stable Na-S Battery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217009. [PMID: 36494321 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The sluggish polysulfide redox kinetics and the uncontrollable sulfur speciation pathway, leading to serious shuttling effect and high activation barrier associated with sulfur cathode. We describe here the use of core-shell structured composite matrixes containing abundant catalytic sites for nearly fully reversible cycling of sulfur cathodes for Na-S batteries. The bidirectional tandem electrocatalysis provide successive reversible conversion of both long- and short-chain polysulfides, whereas Fe2 O3 accelerates Na2 S8 /Na2 S6 to Na2 S4 conversion and the redox-active Fe(CN)6 4- -doped polypyrrole shell catalyzes Na2 S4 reduction to Na2 S. The electrochemically reactive Na2 S can be readily charged back to sulfur with minimal overpotential. Simultaneously, stable cycling of Na-S pouch cell with a high reversible capacity of 696 mAh g-1 is also demonstrated. The bidirectional confined tandem catalysis renders the manipulation of sulfur redox electrochemistry for practical Na-S cells.
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- Hong Zhang
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.,Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.,Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.,Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Jain A, Manippady SR, Tang R, Nishihara H, Sobczak K, Matejka V, Michalska M. Vanadium oxide nanorods as an electrode material for solid state supercapacitor. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21024. [PMID: 36470983 PMCID: PMC9723181 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25707-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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The electrochemical properties of metal oxides are very attractive and fascinating in general, making them a potential candidate for supercapacitor application. Vanadium oxide is of particular interest because it possesses a variety of valence states and is also cost effective with low toxicity and a wide voltage window. In the present study, vanadium oxide nanorods were synthesized using a modified sol-gel technique at low temperature. Surface morphology and crystallinity studies were carried out by using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. To the best of our knowledge, the as-prepared nanorods were tested with magnesium ion based polymer gel electrolyte for the first time. The prepared supercapacitor cell exhibits high capacitance values of the order of ~ 141.8 F g-1 with power density of ~ 2.3 kW kg-1 and energy density of ~ 19.1 Wh kg-1. The cells show excellent rate capability and good cycling stability.
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- Amrita Jain
- grid.413454.30000 0001 1958 0162Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5B, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- grid.413454.30000 0001 1958 0162Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5B, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- grid.69566.3a0000 0001 2248 6943Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR-WPI), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan
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- grid.69566.3a0000 0001 2248 6943Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR-WPI), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan ,grid.69566.3a0000 0001 2248 6943Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan
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- grid.12847.380000 0004 1937 1290Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- grid.440850.d0000 0000 9643 2828Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- grid.440850.d0000 0000 9643 2828Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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Khalid M, Fonseca HA, Verga LG, Rafe Hatshan M, Da Silva JL, Varela H, Shahgaldi S. Facile synthesis of Ru nanoclusters embedded in carbonaceous shells for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline and acidic media. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.117116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Yang H, Lei Y, Yang Q, Zhang BW, Gu Q, Wang YX, Chou S, Liu HK, Dou SX. Cobalt-induced Highly-electroactive Li2S Heterostructured Cathode for Li-S Batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Lei Y, Wu C, Lu X, Hua W, Li S, Liang Y, Liu H, Lai WH, Gu Q, Cai X, Wang N, Wang YX, Chou SL, Liu HK, Wang G, Dou SX. Streamline Sulfur Redox Reactions to Achieve Efficient Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200384. [PMID: 35119192 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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It is vital to dynamically regulate S activity to achieve efficient and stable room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT/Na-S) batteries. Herein, we report using cobalt sulfide as an electron reservoir to enhance the activity of sulfur cathodes, and simultaneously combining with cobalt single atoms as double-end binding sites for a stable S conversion process. The rationally constructed CoS2 electron reservoir enables the straight reduction of S to short-chain sodium polysulfides (Na2 S4 ) via a streamlined redox path through electron transfer. Meanwhile, cobalt single atoms synergistically work with the electron reservoir to reinforce the streamlined redox path, which immobilize in situ formed long-chain products and catalyze their conversion, thus realizing high S utilization and sustainable cycling stability. The as-developed sulfur cathodes exhibit a superior rate performance of 443 mAh g-1 at 5 A g-1 with a high cycling capacity retention of 80 % after 5000 cycles at 5 A g-1 .
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- Yaojie Lei
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia.,Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Particles and catalysis research group, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Hunan, 411105, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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Wang G, Lei Y, Wu C, Lu X, Hua W, Li S, Liang Y, Liu H, lai W, Gu Q, Cai X, Wang N, Wang Y, Chou S, Liu HK, Dou SX. Streamline sulfur redox reactions to achieve efficient room‐temperature sodium‐sulfur batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200384] [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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- Guoxiu Wang
- University of Technology, Sydney Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science No 1 Broadway 2007 Sydney AUSTRALIA
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- University of Wollongong AIIM AUSTRALIA
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- University of New South Wales School of Chemical Engineering AUSTRALIA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute for Applied Materials GERMANY
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- South China University of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Xiangtan University School of Material Science and Engineering CHINA
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- University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Science AUSTRALIA
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- Australian Synchrotron Australian Synchrotron AUSTRALIA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering CHINA
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- University of Wollongong AIIM AUSTRALIA
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- Wenzhou University College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering CHINA
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Ye C, Jin H, Shan J, Jiao Y, Li H, Gu Q, Davey K, Wang H, Qiao SZ. A Mo 5N 6 electrocatalyst for efficient Na 2S electrodeposition in room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7195. [PMID: 34893632 PMCID: PMC8664834 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27551-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Metal sulfides electrodeposition in sulfur cathodes mitigates the shuttle effect of polysulfides to achieve high Coulombic efficiency in secondary metal-sulfur batteries. However, fundamental understanding of metal sulfides electrodeposition and kinetics mechanism remains limited. Here using room-temperature sodium-sulfur cells as a model system, we report a Mo5N6 cathode material that enables efficient Na2S electrodeposition to achieve an initial discharge capacity of 512 mAh g-1 at a specific current of 1 675 mA g-1, and a final discharge capacity of 186 mAh g-1 after 10,000 cycles. Combined analyses from synchrotron-based spectroscopic characterizations, electrochemical kinetics measurements and density functional theory computations confirm that the high d-band position results in a low Na2S2 dissociation free energy for Mo5N6. This promotes Na2S electrodeposition, and thereby favours long-term cell cycling performance.
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- Chao Ye
- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO), 800 Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
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Wu C, Lai WH, Cai X, Chou SL, Liu HK, Wang YX, Dou SX. Carbonaceous Hosts for Sulfur Cathode in Alkali-Metal/S (Alkali Metal = Lithium, Sodium, Potassium) Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006504. [PMID: 33908696 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alkali-metal/sulfur batteries hold great promise for offering relatively high energy density compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. By providing viable sulfur composites that can be effectively used, carbonaceous hosts as a key component play critical roles in overcoming the preliminary challenges associated with the insulating sulfur and its relatively soluble polysulfides. Herein, a comprehensive overview and recent progress on carbonaceous hosts for advanced next-generation alkali-metal/sulfur batteries are presented. In order to encapsulate the highly active sulfur mass and fully limit polysulfide dissolution, strategies for tailoring the design and synthesis of carbonaceous hosts are summarized in this work. The sticking points that remain for sulfur cathodes in current alkali-metal/sulfur systems and the future remedies that can be provided by carbonaceous hosts are also indicated, which can lead to long cycling lifetimes and highly reversible capacities under repeated sulfur reduction reactions in alkali-metal/sulfur during cycling.
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- Can Wu
- Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Tabuyo-Martínez M, Wicklein B, Aranda P. Progress and innovation of nanostructured sulfur cathodes and metal-free anodes for room-temperature Na-S batteries. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:995-1020. [PMID: 34621612 PMCID: PMC8450973 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rechargeable batteries are a major element in the transition to renewable energie systems, but the current lithium-ion battery technology may face limitations in the future concerning the availability of raw materials and socio-economic insecurities. Sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries are a promising alternative energy storage device for small- to large-scale applications driven by more favorable environmental and economic perspectives. However, scientific and technological problems are still hindering a commercial breakthrough of these batteries. This review discusses strategies to remedy some of the current drawbacks such as the polysulfide shuttle effect, catastrophic volume expansion, Na dendrite growth, and slow reaction kinetics by nanostructuring both the sulfur cathode and the Na anode. Moreover, a survey of recent patents on room temperature (RT) Na-S batteries revealed that nanostructured sulfur and sodium electrodes are still in the minority, which suggests that much investigation and innovation is needed until RT Na-S batteries can be commercialized.
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- Marina Tabuyo-Martínez
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Jayan R, Islam MM. Mechanistic Insights into Interactions of Polysulfides at VS 2 Interfaces in Na-S Batteries: A DFT Study. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:35848-35855. [PMID: 34284574 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Room temperature sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries, because of their high theoretical energy density and low cost, are considered as a promising candidate for next-generation energy storage devices. However, the practical utilization of the Na-S batteries is greatly hindered by various deleterious factors such as dissolution of sodium polysulfides (Na2Sn) into the electrolyte commonly termed as "shuttle effect," sluggish decomposition of solid Na2S, and poor electronic conductivity of sulfur. To overcome the challenges, we introduced single-layer vanadium disulfide (VS2) as an anchoring material (AM) to immobilize higher-order polysulfides from the dissolution and also to accelerate the otherwise sluggish kinetics of insoluble short-chain polysulfides. We employ density functional theory (DFT) calculations to elucidate the Na2Sn interactions at the VS2 interfaces. We show that the adsorption strengths of various Na2Sn species on the VS2 basal plane are adequate (1.21-4.3 eV) to suppress the shuttle effect, and the structure of Na2Sn are maintained without any decomposition, which is necessary to mitigate capacity fading. The calculated projected density of states (PDOS) reveals that the metallic character of the pristine VS2 is retained even after Na2Sn adsorption. The calculated Gibbs free energy of each elementary sulfur reduction reaction indicates a significant decrement in the free energy barrier due to the catalytic activity of the VS2 surface. Furthermore, VS2 is found to be an excellent catalyst to significantly reduce the oxidative decomposition barrier of Na2S, which facilitates accelerated electrode kinetics and higher utilization of sulfur. Overall, VS2 with strong adsorption behavior, enhanced electronic conductivity, and improved oxidative decomposition kinetics of polysulfides can be considered as an effective AM to prevent the shuttle effect and to improve the performance of Na-S batteries.
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- Rahul Jayan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Li Y, Tang Y, Li X, Tu W, Zhang L, Huang J. In Situ TEM Studies of Sodium Polysulfides Electrochemistry in High Temperature Na-S Nanobatteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2100846. [PMID: 33983675 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202100846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Understanding polysulfide electrochemistry in high temperature sodium-sulfur (HT-Na-S) batteries is crucial for their practical applications. Currently the discharge capacity of commercial HT-Na-S battery achieves only one third of its theoretical capacity due to polysulfides formation, understanding of which is limited due to technical difficulty in direct imaging polysulfides. Herein, in situ transmission electron microscopy implemented with a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) heating device is used to investigate the electrochemical reactions of HT-Na-S batteries. The formation and evolution of transient polysulfides during cycling are revealed in real-time. Upon discharge, sulfur transforms to long-chain polysulfides, short-chain polysulfides, and finally Na2 S or its mixture with polysulfides, and the process is reversible during charge at high temperatures. Surprisingly, by introducing nanovoids into the sulfur cathode to buffer the large volume change thus preserving the integrity of the electronic/ionic pathways and reducing the diffusion distance of Na+ ions, the sulfur cathode is fully discharged to Na2 S rather than the conventionally observed Na2 S2 at 300 °C. Moreover, the electrochemical reaction is swift and highly reversible. The in situ studies provide not only new understanding to the polysulfide electrochemistry, but also critical strategies to boost the capacity and cyclability of HT-Na-S batteries for large-scale energy storage applications.
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- Yanshuai Li
- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials and Application Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411105, P. R. China
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Yang HL, Zhang BW, Konstantinov K, Wang YX, Liu HK, Dou SX. Progress and Challenges for All‐Solid‐State Sodium Batteries. ADVANCED ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202000057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Hui-Ling Yang
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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Lai WH, Wang H, Zheng L, Jiang Q, Yan ZC, Wang L, Yoshikawa H, Matsumura D, Sun Q, Wang YX, Gu Q, Wang JZ, Liu HK, Chou SL, Dou SX. General Synthesis of Single-Atom Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions and Room-Temperature Na-S Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:22171-22178. [PMID: 32697410 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Herein, we report a comprehensive strategy to synthesize a full range of single-atom metals on carbon matrix, including V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, W, Ir, Pt, Pb, and Bi. The extensive applications of various SACs are manifested via their ability to electro-catalyze typical hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) and conversion reactions in novel room-temperature sodium sulfur batteries (RT-Na-S). The enhanced performances for these electrochemical reactions arisen from the ability of different single active atoms on local structures to tune their electronic configuration. Significantly, the electrocatalytic behaviors of diverse SACs, assisted by density functional theory calculations, are systematically revealed by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and in situ transmission electronic microscopy, providing a strategic library for the general synthesis and extensive applications of SACs in energy conversion and storage.
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- Wei-Hong Lai
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.,Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Center (Japan) Atomic Energy Agency, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 679-5148, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO), 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Lai W, Wang H, Zheng L, Jiang Q, Yan Z, Wang L, Yoshikawa H, Matsumura D, Sun Q, Wang Y, Gu Q, Wang J, Liu H, Chou S, Dou S. General Synthesis of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions and Room‐Temperature Na‐S Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Wei‐Hong Lai
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Zhengzhou 450002 China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science No. 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
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- School of Science and Technology Kwansei Gakuin University 2-1 Gakuen Sanda Hyogo 669-1337 Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Center (Japan) Atomic Energy Agency Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO) 800 Blackburn Road Clayton Victoria 3168 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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Wang Q, Xu CQ, Liu W, Hung SF, Bin Yang H, Gao J, Cai W, Chen HM, Li J, Liu B. Coordination engineering of iridium nanocluster bifunctional electrocatalyst for highly efficient and pH-universal overall water splitting. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4246. [PMID: 32843622 PMCID: PMC7447631 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18064-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Water electrolysis offers a promising energy conversion and storage technology for mitigating the global energy and environmental crisis, but there still lack highly efficient and pH-universal electrocatalysts to boost the sluggish kinetics for both cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report uniformly dispersed iridium nanoclusters embedded on nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene as an efficient and robust electrocatalyst for both HER and OER at all pH conditions, reaching a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with only 300, 190 and 220 mV overpotential for overall water splitting in neutral, acidic and alkaline electrolyte, respectively. Based on probing experiments, operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy and theoretical calculations, we attribute the high catalytic activities to the optimum bindings to hydrogen (for HER) and oxygenated intermediate species (for OER) derived from the tunable and favorable electronic state of the iridium sites coordinated with both nitrogen and sulfur.
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- Qilun Wang
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute for Materials Science and Devices, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China.
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore.
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Li H, Zhao M, Jin B, Wen Z, Liu HK, Jiang Q. Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanospheres as Sulfur Matrix and a Novel Chelate-Modified Separator for High-Performance Room-Temperature Na-S Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1907464. [PMID: 32548956 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201907464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT/Na-S) batteries are considered among the most promising next-generation energy storage and conversion systems because of the earth-abundant reserves of sodium and sulfur. These batteries also possess the advantages of high theoretical gravimetric capacity, high energy density, and low cost. Herein, highly uniform Fe3+ /polyacrylamide nanospheres (FPNs) are fabricated on a large-scale by a facile, low-cost approach. Subsequently, mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres (PNC-Ns), obtained by carbonizing FPNs, are applied as a sulfur matrix to improve the utilization of sulfur, enhance the overall conductivity of the cathode, and inhibit the shuttling of sodium polysulfides (SPSs). In addition, graphene and FPNs are simultaneously coated onto the side of the separator to form a FPNs-graphene-functionalized separator (FPNs-G/separator); here, the mesoporous FPNs effectively anchor and block the SPSs, while the large specific area graphene sheets eliminate the intrinsic mechanical brittleness of the FPNs and improve the overall conductivity of RT/Na-S batteries. When S/PNC-Ns as a cathode and FPNs-G/separator are assembled into an RT/Na-S battery, it delivers a high discharge capacity (639 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C after 400 cycles), stable cycle life (396 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C after 800 cycles), and good rate performance (228 mAh g-1 at 2 C).
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- Huan Li
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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Liu H, Pei W, Lai WH, Yan Z, Yang H, Lei Y, Wang YX, Gu Q, Zhou S, Chou S, Liu HK, Dou SX. Electrocatalyzing S Cathodes via Multisulfiphilic Sites for Superior Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7259-7268. [PMID: 32433868 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT-Na/S) batteries hold great promise for sustainable and cost-effective applications. Nevertheless, it remains a great challenge to achieve high capacity and cycling stability due to the low activity of sulfur and the sluggish conversion kinetics between polysulfide intermediates and sodium sulfide. Herein, an electrocatalyzing S cathode is fabricated, which consists of porous core-shell structure and multisulfiphilic sites. The flexible carbon structure effectively buffers volume changes during cycling and provides enclosed spaces to store S8 with exceptional conductivity. Significantly, the multisulfiphilic sites (ZnS and CoS2) enhance catalysis toward multistep S conversion, which effectively suppresses long-chain polysulfides dissolution and improves the kinetics of short-chain polysulfides. Thus, the obtained S cathodes achieve an enhanced cycling performance (570 mAh g-1 at 0.2 A g-1 over 1000 cycles), decent rate capability (250 mAh g-1 at 1.0 A g-1 over 2000 cycles), and high energy density of 384 Wh kg-1 toward practical applications.
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- Hanwen Liu
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Dalian University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Dalian University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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Guo Q, Li S, Liu X, Lu H, Chang X, Zhang H, Zhu X, Xia Q, Yan C, Xia H. Ultrastable Sodium-Sulfur Batteries without Polysulfides Formation Using Slit Ultramicropore Carbon Carrier. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1903246. [PMID: 32537400 PMCID: PMC7284216 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The formation of the soluble polysulfides (Na2S n , 4 ≤ n ≤ 8) causes poor cycling performance for room temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries. Moreover, the formation of insoluble polysulfides (Na2S n , 2 ≤ n < 4) can slow down the reaction kinetics and terminate the discharge reaction before it reaches the final product. In this work, coffee residue derived activated ultramicroporous coffee carbon (ACC) material loading with small sulfur molecules (S2-4) as cathode material for RT Na-S batteries is reported. The first principle calculations indicate the space confinement of the slit ultramicropores can effectively suppress the formation of polysulfides (Na2S n , 2 ≤ n ≤ 8). Combining with in situ UV/vis spectroscopy measurements, one-step reaction RT Na-S batteries with Na2S as the only and final discharge product without polysulfides formation are demonstrated. As a result, the ultramicroporous carbon loaded with 40 wt% sulfur delivers a high reversible specific capacity of 1492 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C (1 C = 1675 mA g-1). When cycled at 1 C rate, the carbon-sulfur composite electrode exhibits almost no capacity fading after 2000 cycles with 100% coulombic efficiency, revealing excellent cycling stability and reversibility. The superb cycling stability and rate performance demonstrate ultramicropore confinement can be an effective strategy to develop high performance cathode for RT Na-S batteries.
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- Qiubo Guo
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationsCollege of EnergyKey Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu ProvinceSoochow UniversitySuzhou215006China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationsCollege of EnergyKey Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu ProvinceSoochow UniversitySuzhou215006China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of NanoscienceNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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Wang YX, Lai WH, Chou SL, Liu HK, Dou SX. Remedies for Polysulfide Dissolution in Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1903952. [PMID: 31566255 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Rechargeable room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT-NaS) batteries represent one of the most attractive technologies for future stationary energy storage due to their high energy density and low cost. The S cathodes can react with Na ions via two-electron conversion reactions, thus achieving ultrahigh theoretical capacity (1672 mAh g-1 ) and specific energy (1273 Wh kg-1 ). Unfortunately, the sluggish reaction kinetics of the nonconductive S, severe polysulfide dissolution, and the use of metallic Na are causing enormous challenges for the development of RT-NaS batteries. Fatal polysulfide dissolution is highlighted, important studies toward polysulfide immobilization and conversion are presented, and the reported remedies in terms of intact physical confinement, strong chemical interaction, blocking layers, and optimization of electrolytes are summarized. Future research directions toward practical RT-NaS batteries are summarized.
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- Yun-Xiao Wang
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Guo B, Du W, Yang T, Deng J, Liu D, Qi Y, Jiang J, Bao S, Xu M. Nickel Hollow Spheres Concatenated by Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Fibers for Enhancing Electrochemical Kinetics of Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1902617. [PMID: 32099760 PMCID: PMC7029643 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201902617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The high energy density of room temperature (RT) sodium-sulfur batteries (Na-S) usually rely on the efficient conversion of polysulfide to sodium sulfide during discharging and sulfur recovery during charging, which is the rate-determining step in the electrochemical reaction process of Na-S batteries. In this work, a 3D network (Ni-NCFs) host composed by nitrogen-doped carbon fibers (NCFs) and Ni hollow spheres is synthesized by electrospinning. In this novel design, each Ni hollow unit not only can buffer the volume fluctuation of S during cycling, but also can improve the conductivity of the cathode along the carbon fibers. Meanwhile, the result reveals that a small amount of Ni is polarized during the sulfur-loading process forming a polar Ni-S bond. Furthermore, combining with the nitrogen-doped carbon fibers, the Ni-NCFs composite can effectively adsorb soluble polysulfide intermediate, which further facilitates the catalysis of the Ni unit for the redox of sodium polysulfide. In addition, the in situ Raman is employed to supervise the variation of polysulfide during the charging and discharging process. As expected, the freestanding S@Ni-NCFs cathode exhibits outstanding rate capability and excellent cycle performance.
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- Bingshu Guo
- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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Ji J, Sha Y, Li Z, Gao X, Zhang T, Zhou S, Qiu T, Zhou S, Zhang L, Ling M, Hou Y, Liang C. Selective Adsorption and Electrocatalysis of Polysulfides through Hexatomic Nickel Clusters Embedded in N-Doped Graphene toward High-Performance Li-S Batteries. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2020; 2020:5714349. [PMID: 32676587 PMCID: PMC7335422 DOI: 10.34133/2020/5714349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The shuttle effect hinders the practical application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries due to the poor affinity between a substrate and Li polysulfides (LiPSs) and the sluggish transition of soluble LiPSs to insoluble Li2S or elemental S. Here, we report that Ni hexatomic clusters embedded in a nitrogen-doped three-dimensional (3D) graphene framework (Ni-N/G) possess stronger interaction with soluble polysulfides than that with insoluble polysulfides. The synthetic electrocatalyst deployed in the sulfur cathode plays a multifunctional role: (i) selectively adsorbing the polysulfides dissolved in the electrolyte, (ii) expediting the sluggish liquid-solid phase transformations at the active sites as electrocatalysts, and (iii) accelerating the kinetics of the electrochemical reaction of multielectron sulfur, thereby inhibiting the dissolution of LiPSs. The constructed S@Ni-N/G cathode delivers an areal capacity of 9.43 mAh cm-2 at 0.1 C at S loading of 6.8 mg cm-2, and it exhibits a gravimetric capacity of 1104 mAh g-1 with a capacity fading rate of 0.045% per cycle over 50 cycles at 0.2 C at S loading of 2.0 mg cm-2. This work opens a rational approach to achieve the selective adsorption and expediting of polysulfide transition for the performance enhancement of Li-S batteries.
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- Jiapeng Ji
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology (BIC-ESAT), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123 Jiangsu, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology (BIC-ESAT), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Liu D, Li Z, Li X, Cheng Z, Yuan L, Huang Y. Recent Advances in Cathode Materials for Room‐Temperature Sodium−Sulfur Batteries. Chemphyschem 2019; 20:3164-3176. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201900595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Dezhong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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Wu X, Markir A, Ma L, Xu Y, Jiang H, Leonard DP, Shin W, Wu T, Lu J, Ji X. A Four‐Electron Sulfur Electrode Hosting a Cu
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Redox Charge Carrier. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Xianyong Wu
- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon 97331-4003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon 97331-4003 USA
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- X-ray Science Division Advanced Photon Sources Argonne National Laboratory Lemont Illinois 60439 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon 97331-4003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon 97331-4003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon 97331-4003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon 97331-4003 USA
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- X-ray Science Division Advanced Photon Sources Argonne National Laboratory Lemont Illinois 60439 USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont Illinois 60439 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon 97331-4003 USA
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Wu X, Markir A, Ma L, Xu Y, Jiang H, Leonard DP, Shin W, Wu T, Lu J, Ji X. A Four-Electron Sulfur Electrode Hosting a Cu 2+ /Cu + Redox Charge Carrier. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12640-12645. [PMID: 31301101 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The elemental sulfur electrode with Cu2+ as the charge carrier gives a four-electron sulfur electrode reaction through the sequential conversion of S↔CuS↔Cu2 S. The Cu-S redox-ion electrode delivers a high specific capacity of 3044 mAh g-1 based on the sulfur mass or 609 mAh g-1 based on the mass of Cu2 S, the completely discharged product, and displays an unprecedently high potential of sulfur/metal sulfide reduction at 0.5 V vs. SHE. The Cu-S electrode also exhibits an extremely low extent of polarization of 0.05 V and an outstanding cycle number of 1200 cycles retaining 72 % of the initial capacity at 12.5 A g-1 . The remarkable utility of this Cu-S cathode is further demonstrated in a hybrid cell that employs an Zn metal anode and an anion-exchange membrane as the separator, which yields an average cell discharge voltage of 1.15 V, the half-cell specific energy of 547 Wh kg-1 based on the mass of the Cu2 S/carbon composite cathode, and stable cycling over 110 cycles.
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- Xianyong Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-4003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-4003, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Sources, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-4003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-4003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-4003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-4003, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Sources, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-4003, USA
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Wang Y, Lai W, Wang Y, Chou S, Ai X, Yang H, Cao Y. Schwefel‐basierte Elektroden mit Mehrelektronenreaktionen für Raumtemperatur‐Natriumionenspeicherung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yun‐Xiao Wang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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Wang Y, Lai W, Wang Y, Chou S, Ai X, Yang H, Cao Y. Sulfur‐Based Electrodes that Function via Multielectron Reactions for Room‐Temperature Sodium‐Ion Storage. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:18324-18337. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Yun‐Xiao Wang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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