Cellulose-Derived Carbon Microfiber Mesh for Binder-Free Lithium—Sulfur Batteries

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 5629-5635
Author(s):  
Shiqi Li ◽  
Zhiqun Cheng ◽  
Tian Xie ◽  
Zhihua Dong ◽  
Guohua Liu
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
Lithium Sulfide ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Binder Free ◽  
Carbon Microfiber ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

The practical application of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) has been impeded by several chronic problems related to the insulating nature of sulfur and lithium sulfide, in addition to the dissolution and diffusion of lithium polysulfides. In view of these problems, a large variety of carbonaceous materials have been employed to enhance the electronic conductivity of the cathode and/or sequester lithium polysulfides within conductive matrixes. Although they may exhibit impressive electrochemical performance, the fabrication of most carbon materials involves costly precursors and complicated procedures. Waste paper—the main constituent of municipal waste—is composed of carbohydrates, and can be an ideal precursor for carbon materials. Herein, carbon microfiber meshes (CMFMs) obtained by the pyrolysis of common filter paper in argon (A-CMFM) or ammonia (N-CMFM) were used to form sulfur cathodes. Compared with LSBs based on A-CMFM, those based on N-CMFM demonstrated higher specific capacity and better rate capability, with a capacity of 650 mA h g−1 at 0.2 C and 550 mA h g−1 at 0.5 C. This was owing to the strong immobilization of lithium polysulfides resulting from the heteroatom doping and hydrophilicity of N-CMFM. The results indicate that cellulose paper-derived carbon is a promising candidate for application in high-performance LSBs.

scholarly journals MnO2/rGO/CNTs Framework as a Sulfur Host for High-Performance Li-S Batteries

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Dong ◽  
Lingqiang Meng ◽  
Xiaodong Hong ◽  
Sizhe Liu ◽  
Ding Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Physical Adsorption ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Framework Structure ◽  
Shuttle Effect ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Lithium Sulfur ◽  
Initial Capacity

Lithium-sulfur batteries are very promising next-generation energy storage batteries due to their high theoretical specific capacity. However, the shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur batteries is one of the important bottlenecks that limits its rapid development. Herein, physical and chemical dual adsorption of lithium polysulfides are achieved by designing a novel framework structure consisting of MnO2, reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The framework-structure composite of MnO2/rGO/CNTs is prepared by a simple hydrothermal method. The framework exhibits a uniform and abundant mesoporous structure (concentrating in ~12 nm). MnO2 is an α phase structure and the α-MnO2 also has a significant effect on the adsorption of lithium polysulfides. The rGO and CNTs provide a good physical adsorption interaction and good electronic conductivity for the dissolved polysulfides. As a result, the MnO2/rGO/CNTs/S cathode delivered a high initial capacity of 1201 mAh g−1 at 0.2 C. The average capacities were 916 mAh g−1, 736 mAh g−1, and 547 mAh g−1 at the current densities of 0.5 C, 1 C, and 2 C, respectively. In addition, when tested at 0.5 C, the MnO2/rGO/CNTs/S exhibited a high initial capacity of 1010 mAh g−1 and achieved 780 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles, with a low capacity decay rate of 0.11% per cycle. This framework-structure composite provides a simple way to improve the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries.

Super-aligned carbon nanotube/graphene hybrid materials as a framework for sulfur cathodes in high performance lithium sulfur batteries

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 5305-5312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Sun ◽  
Weibang Kong ◽  
Ying Jiang ◽  
Hengcai Wu ◽  
Kaili Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Composite Electrode ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
Graphene Composite ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Binder Free ◽  
Sulfur Cathodes ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

A binder-free sulfur–carbon nanotube/graphene composite electrode is fabricated by a scalable ultrasonication-assisted method, demonstrating high capacity, reversibility, and rate capability.

Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries: Advances and Prospects

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Zhao ◽  
Chonglong Wang ◽  
Ziwei Li ◽  
Xuechun Hu ◽  
Amir A. Razzaq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Rechargeable Batteries ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Theoretical Specific Capacity ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

The lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries have a high theoretical specific capacity (1675 mAh g-1) and energy density (2600 Wh kg-1), exerting a high perspective as the next-generation rechargeable batteries for...

scholarly journals One-Pot Synthesis of Glucose-Derived Carbon Coated Ni3S2 Nanowires as a Battery-Type Electrode for High Performance Supercapacitors

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 678
Author(s):  
Zhongkai Wu ◽  
Haifu Huang ◽  
Wenhui Xiong ◽  
Shiming Yang ◽  
Huanhuan Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Great Performance ◽  
Carbon Coated ◽  
Binder Free ◽  
Coated Carbon ◽  
Supercapacitor Applications

We report a novel Ni3S2 carbon coated (denoted as NCC) rod-like structure prepared by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method and employ it as a binder free electrode in supercapacitor. We coated carbon with glucose as carbon source on the surface of samples and investigated the suitable glucose concentration. The as-obtained NCC rod-like structure demonstrated great performance with a huge specific capacity of 657 C g−1 at 1 A g−1, preeminent rate capability of 87.7% retention, the current density varying to 10 A g−1, and great cycling stability of 76.7% of its original value through 3500 cycles, which is superior to the properties of bare Ni3S2. The result presents a facile, general, viable strategy to constructing a high-performance material for the supercapacitor applications.

Construction of a stable lithium sulfide membrane to greatly confine polysulfides for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (18) ◽  
pp. 8655-8661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Wu ◽  
Chunxian Guo ◽  
JingGao Wu ◽  
Wei Ai ◽  
Ting Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Discharge Current ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Material Surface ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Battery ◽  
Galvanostatic Discharge ◽  
Lithium Sulfide ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Sulfur Battery ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

A stable lithium sulfide membrane is constructedin situto wrap the mixed sulfur/C material surface of a lithium–sulfur battery (LSB) by delicately tuning the galvanostatic discharge current.

Ultrastable lithium–sulfur batteries with outstanding rate capability boosted by NiAs-type vanadium sulfides

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (35) ◽  
pp. 18358-18366
Author(s):  
Chao Yue Zhang ◽  
Guo Wen Sun ◽  
Yun Fei Bai ◽  
Zhe Dai ◽  
Yi Rong Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Vanadium Sulfide ◽  
New Type ◽  
Nias Type ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

A new type of vanadium sulfide (V2S3) was used for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries.

A Mn3O4 nano-wall array based binder-free cathode for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (14) ◽  
pp. 6447-6454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junling Guo ◽  
Xiaolong Zhang ◽  
Xinyu Du ◽  
Fengxiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Binder Free ◽  
Lithium Sulfur ◽  
Polysulfide Shuttle

Nano-sheet array structured, highly stable Mn3O4 (compared with MnO2) provides long-lasting suppression of polysulfide shuttle in lithium sulfur batteries.

Increasing Electrical Conductivity of Free-Standing Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile Cathode for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1441-1445
Author(s):  
Huihun Kim ◽  
Seon-Hwa Choe ◽  
Milan K. Sadan ◽  
Changhyeon Kim ◽  
Kwon-Koo Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
Charge Transfer Resistance ◽  
Acetylene Black ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Transfer Resistance ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (S-PAN) is one of the best materials for addressing some of the intrinsic drawbacks of lithium–sulfur batteries, such as the intrinsic insulating properties of sulfur and the shuttle phenomenon. Moreover, while S-PAN nanofiber composites are flexible, they still presents shortcomings, such as low rate capability, which is due to their semiconductor electrical conductivity. In this study, we prepared S-PAN webs with high electrical conductivity via electrospinning using conducting agents. Additionally, we analyzed the electrochemical properties of the S-PAN webs prepared using various conducting agents (acetylene black, Ketjen black, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes). The specific capacity of the S-PAN web prepared using acetylene black was 740 mAh g–1 at the charge rate of 5 C. The excellent rate capability of S-PAN prepared using acetylene black was attributed to its low electrical resistance and low charge transfer resistance.

Graphene oxide-polypyrrole composite as sulfur hosts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (06) ◽  
pp. 1840007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Chengkai Yang ◽  
Hui Tang ◽  
Kai Wu ◽  
Henghui Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Composite Cathodes ◽  
Lithium Sulfur Batteries ◽  
Lithium Sulfur ◽  
Capacity Decay

Lithium-sulfur batteries are considered as a promising candidate for the next-generation high energy density storage devices. However, they are still hindered by serious capacity decay on cycling caused by the dissolution of redox intermediates. Here, we designed a unique structure with polypyrrole (ppy) inserting into the graphene oxide (GO) sheet for accommodating sulfur. Such a sulfur host not only exhibits a good electronic and ionic conductivity, but also can suppress polysulfide dissolution effectively. With this advanced design, the composite cathode showed a high specific capacity of 548.4[Formula: see text]mA[Formula: see text]h[Formula: see text]g[Formula: see text] at 5.0 C. A stable Coulombic efficiency of [Formula: see text]99.5% and a capacity decay rate as low as 0.089% per cycle along with 300 cycles at 1.0 C were achieved for composite cathodes with 78[Formula: see text]wt.% of S. Besides, the interaction mechanism between PPy and lithium polysulfides (LPS) was investigated by density-functional theory (DFT), suggesting that only the polymerization of N atoms can bind strongly to Li ions of LPS rather than single N atoms. The 3D structure GO-PPy host with high conductivity and excellent trapping ability to LPS offered a viable strategy to design high-performance cathodes for Li–S batteries.

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