2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.05.028
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An integrally-designed, flexible polysulfide host for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries with stabilized lithium-metal anode

Abstract: Fast capacity degradation and low sulfur loading hamper lithium-sulfur batteries from practical application. We present here a flexible and robust paper electrode consisting of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and activated carbon nanofibers (ACNF) loaded with MnO 2 nanosheets to serve as an efficient sulfur host for Li/dissolved polysulfide batteries. This integrally-designed flexible host facilitates high sulfur loading, improves sulfur utilization, and suppresses effectively the parasitic shuttle.Accordingly, the Li/… Show more

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“…It has been recognized that fabricating thick sulfur cathodes via-traditional slurry coating with a large fraction of carbon (>40%) is problematic due to cracking and peeling off problems. 102 Manthiram et al adopted alternate approaches with carbon nanotubes, i.e., i) a dual-layer design with carbon nanofibers as host in which lithium polysulfide solution was active material 103 and ii) a flexible and robust paper electrode consisting of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and activated carbon nanofibers (ACNF) loaded with MnO 2 nanosheets to serve as an efficient sulfur host 104 for Li/dissolved polysulfide batteries. Even though high loadings are possible in some of the approaches, these methods yield low volumetric/gravimetric energy densities and are not readily relevant to conventional large scale cell manufacturing.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has been recognized that fabricating thick sulfur cathodes via-traditional slurry coating with a large fraction of carbon (>40%) is problematic due to cracking and peeling off problems. 102 Manthiram et al adopted alternate approaches with carbon nanotubes, i.e., i) a dual-layer design with carbon nanofibers as host in which lithium polysulfide solution was active material 103 and ii) a flexible and robust paper electrode consisting of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and activated carbon nanofibers (ACNF) loaded with MnO 2 nanosheets to serve as an efficient sulfur host 104 for Li/dissolved polysulfide batteries. Even though high loadings are possible in some of the approaches, these methods yield low volumetric/gravimetric energy densities and are not readily relevant to conventional large scale cell manufacturing.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thes olid electrolyte can efficiently block the polysulfide shuttle,w hich is as evere problem in Li-S batteries. [15] Thet otal resistance of the cells with LLZT and LLZT-2LiF in Figure 4a were 1000 and 2620 W cm À2 ,r espectively.T he cells with LLZT and LLZT-LiF display welldefined discharge/charge plateaus and low overpotentials, suggesting full electrolyte wetting. Thec ell with LLZT-2LiF exhibited am uch lower voltage gap (0.34 V) than that with LLZT (0.59 V) at the current density of 200 mAcm À2 .T he much reduced interfacial resistance allows the cells to be cycled at high current densities.A ss hown in Figure 4c, discharge capacities of 1137, 1074, and 1042 mAh g À1 can be obtained at the rates of 100, 200 and 300 mAcm À2 ,r espectively.Notably,since the polysulfide shuttle can be completely blocked by the solid electrolyte,t he hybrid cells assembled also exhibit astable cyclability at 200 mAcm À2 .The reversible capacity stabilized at 988 mAh g À1 after 100 cycles with the retention of 93 %ofthe stabilized capacity in the second cycle (Figure 4d).…”
Section: Angewandte Chemiementioning
confidence: 96%
“…The solid electrolyte can efficiently block the polysulfide shuttle, which is a severe problem in Li-S batteries. [15] The total resistance of the cells with LLZT and LLZT-2LiF in Figure 4 a were 1000 and 2620 W cm À2 , respectively. The cells with LLZT and LLZT-LiF display welldefined discharge/charge plateaus and low overpotentials, suggesting full electrolyte wetting.…”
Section: à2mentioning
confidence: 96%