PEG-VN modified PP separator for high-stability and high-efficiency lithium-sulfur batteries

IF 10.8 2区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

物理化学学报 Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI:10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100082

Yingtong Shi , Guotong Xu , Guizeng Liang , Di Lan , Siyuan Zhang , Yanru Wang , Daohao Li , Guanglei Wu

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Abstract

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are regarded as one of the most promising candidates for next generation energy storage systems due to their high theoretical energy density. However, the practical application of Li-S batteries is limited by the low lithium ion (Li⁺) transport efficiency and the rapid capacity decay caused by the shuttle effect. Herein, we report a composite comprising Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and vanadium nitride (VN) nanosheets coated onto a commercial polypropylene (PP) separator, called PEG-VN@PP separator. The supercatalytic effect and adsorption properties exhibited by the VN nanosheets significantly enhance the conversion of polysulfides, thereby improving both the capacity and stability of Li-S batteries. Due to the coating of PEG, Li⁺ are attracted to the polar functional groups, enabling selective transport, which improves the transport efficiency of Li⁺ and the rate capability of Li-S batteries. The Li-S battery assembled with PEG-VN@PP exhibits a high specific capacity of 782.0 mAh·g⁻¹ and an average capacity decay of 0.048% per cycle at 1C (1675 mA·g⁻¹) for 700 cycles, using the carbon nanotubes/sulfur cathode with a sulfur mass loading of 1.2 mg·cm⁻².

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