journal article·2022-03-02

Employing Ni-Embedded Porous Graphitic Carbon Fibers for High-Efficiency Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Changhao Wang, Yahao Li, Feng Cao, Yongqi Zhang, Xinhui Xia, Lingjie Zhang

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Abstract

The rational electrode design is one of the most important ways to enhance the electrochemical properties of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs). In this contribution, we use Ni-embedded porous graphitic carbon fiber (PGCF@Ni) as the scaffold to construct a novel cathode and anode for LSBs. With the help of elaborate surface engineering, the constructed solid electrolyte interface (SEI)@Li/PGCF@Ni anodes can effectively restrain the growth of lithium dendrites during the cycle, exhibiting an ultralow overpotential of ∼10 mV for 2000 h at 1 mA cm–2/1 mA h cm–2. The underlying mechanism is further investigated by COMSOL Multiphysics simulations. Additionally, the PGCF@Ni/S cathode fabricated by the molten sulfurizing method manifests superior rate performance and stability. Ultimately, the assembled SEI@Li/PGCF@Ni||PGCF@Ni/S full battery exhibits prominent electrochemical property with a high capacity retention of about 77.9% after 600 cycles at 1 C. Such success at the performance improvement in LSBs may open up avenues toward other rational designs of high-quality electrodes in electrochemical energy storage.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Advancements in Battery Materials · Advanced Battery Technologies Research

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Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313000, P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China

Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, College of Electrical Engineering & New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, P. R. China

Department of Engineering Technology, Huzhou College, Huzhou 313000, China

State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials · Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province · State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University

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