Tubular carbon nitride composite with Ni/MoO2 as an electrocatalyst to accelerate the conversion of lithium polysulfide in lithium-sulfur batteries

IF 2.7 4区材料科学 Q3 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Materials Letters Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138395

Yan Luo, Manfang Chen, Yongqian He, Wanqi Zhang, Sisi Liu, Yongjie Ye, Mengqing Wang, Ying Chen, Xuxiong Zhang, Zhaohang Zuo, Xianyou Wang

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Abstract

Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are considered to be one of the most promising candidates for next-generation rechargeable batteries, owing to their high specific theoretical capacity and ecological friendliness. Nevertheless, the dumb shuttle effect of lithium polysulfide (LiPSs) and their slow reaction kinetics hinder the practical application of LSBs. Herein, nickel composite with molybdenum dioxide particles based on tubular carbon nitride (Ni/MoO₂/CN) is successfully constructed to achieve the adsorption of LiPSs and promote the kinetics of their conversion. The adsorption experiments and kinetic tests indicate that the composite material demonstrates significant confinement and catalytic capability for LiPSs, which effectively suppressing the shuttle effect. As a result, the battery with Ni/MoO₂/CN modified separator exhibits a impressive rate performance (927 mAh g⁻¹ at 1C) and long cycle stability (1000 cycles, with a capacity decay rate of 0.05 % per cycle) was achieved at 3C. This study helps to further promote the development of electrocatalysts for high-performance LSBs.

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Materials Letters 工程技术-材料科学：综合

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5.60

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3.30%

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1948

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50 days

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