An organometallic salt as the electrolyte additive to regulate lithium polysulfide redox and stabilize lithium anodes for robust lithium-sulfur batteries
IF 6.8 2区 材料科学Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Yixuan Meng, Meifang Zhang, Youliang Wang, Chen Liu, Ze Zhang, Ji Yu, Jianxin Cai, Zhenyu Yang
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Abstract
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high theoretical specific energy are considered to be one of the highly promising next-generation energy storage systems. However, the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and the interfacial instability of Li anodes have seriously hindered the practical application of Li-S batteries. Optimizing the electrolyte composition with additives can significantly improve the battery performance and has attracted great attention. Herein, we propose an organometallic salt, i.e., nickel bromide dimethoxyethane (NiBr2DME), as an electrolyte additive, which serves as the dual function of regulating LiPSs redox and synchronously stabilizing Li anodes. We reveal that NiBr2DME can interact with LiPSs via Ni–S and Li–Br bonds, and accelerate the mutual transformation of LiPSs, thus reducing the accumulation of LiPSs in the electrolyte. In addition, NiBr2DME can form a stable LiBr-containing interfacial layer on the Li metal surface, and promote the uniform electrodeposition of Li+ ions, and inhibit the formation of Li dendrites. Thus, Li-S batteries with a concentration of 0.5 mmol L−1 NiBr2DME show an initial capacity of 919.8 mAh g−1 at 0.2 C, and a high capacity retention of 89.3% after 100 cycles. Even at the 4 C rate, a high discharge capacity of 602.9 mAh g−1 is achieved. Surprisingly, the good cycling performance is maintained under poor electrolyte conditions with sulfur loading of 4.8 mg cm−2 and electrlyte/sulfur ratio of 5 µL mg−1. This work provides a positive solution to achieve the suppression of shuttle effect, the regulation of LiPSs redox and the stabilization of Li anodes.
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Science China Materials (SCM) is a globally peer-reviewed journal that covers all facets of materials science. It is supervised by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The journal is jointly published monthly in both printed and electronic forms by Science China Press and Springer. The aim of SCM is to encourage communication of high-quality, innovative research results at the cutting-edge interface of materials science with chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. It focuses on breakthroughs from around the world and aims to become a world-leading academic journal for materials science.