Advances in Single Metal Atom Catalysts Enhancing Kinetics of Sulfur Cathode

Design and Synthesis of Multi‐Functional Polymeric Binders for High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries Based on Ring Opening Polymerization of Thiolactone†

“…In order to overcome these challenges, researchers try to develop various sulfur composite carbon materials for cathodes to improve the electrochemical performance of Li‐S batteries. [ 14‐17 ] As an important part of the cathode, the binder plays an indispensable role, including: (1) Ensuring close contact between the sulfur and the conductive carbon. (2) Providing strong adhesion to bind the S/C active material to the current collector.…”

Low-coordination single Ni atoms on graphitic C3N4 for nitrite electroreduction to ammonia

“…16 Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have garnered extensive attention in electrocatalysis because of their unique electron/ligand configurations and high atomic utilization. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Recent studies have indicated that Ni-SACs can efficiently promote the activation of nitrogen-containing species and facilitate the selective NH 3 generation, [26][27][28] implying the great potential of Ni-SACs for the NO 2 RR. Moreover, graphitic carbon nitride (labeled as C 3 N 4 hereafter) is considered as an effective SAC support owing to its unique tertiary amine-like structure with rich nitrogen coordinators to strongly anchor metal single atoms, as well as other advantages of low cost, high chemical stability and easy synthesis.…”

Highly Catalytic CoP@N, P-Codoped Porous Carbon Synthesized by a Supramolecular Gel and Salt Template Method for Li–S Batteries

“…5,6 The structural damage caused by the low conductivity and volume change of sulfur cathode materials is also an important challenge for Li− S. At present, the general method is to design a reasonable host for the active material sulfur. 7,8 The ideal sulfur host material needs to have the properties of conductivity, porosity, adsorption, and catalysis at the same time. 9 It is difficult for a single material to achieve the above requirements.…”

“…However, there are still several key problems to be solved in Li–S batteries. , The main problem is due to the shuttle effect caused by soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), resulting in a decrease in battery cycle life and reliability. , The structural damage caused by the low conductivity and volume change of sulfur cathode materials is also an important challenge for Li–S. At present, the general method is to design a reasonable host for the active material sulfur. , The ideal sulfur host material needs to have the properties of conductivity, porosity, adsorption, and catalysis at the same time . It is difficult for a single material to achieve the above requirements.…”