Elemental Sulfur and Molybdenum Disulfide Composites for Li–S Batteries with Long Cycle Life and High-Rate Capability

Philip T. Dirlam; Jungjin Park; Adam G. Simmonds; Kenneth Domanik; Clay B. Arrington; Jennifer L. Schaefer; Vladimir P. Oleshko; Tristan S. Kleine; Kookheon Char; Richard S. Glass; Christopher L. Soles; Chunjoong Kim; Nicola Pinna; Yung-Eun Sung; Jeffrey Pyun

doi:10.1021/acsami.6b03200

journal article·2016-06-01

Elemental Sulfur and Molybdenum Disulfide Composites for Li–S Batteries with Long Cycle Life and High-Rate Capability

Philip T. Dirlam, Jungjin Park, Adam G. Simmonds, Kenneth Domanik, Clay B. Arrington, Jennifer L. Schaefer, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Tristan S. Kleine, Kookheon Char, Richard S. Glass, Christopher L. Soles, Chunjoong Kim, Nicola Pinna, Yung-Eun Sung, Jeffrey Pyun

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces· Volume 8· Issue 21

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The practical implementation of Li-S technology has been hindered by short cycle life and poor rate capability owing to deleterious effects resulting from the varied solubilities of different Li polysulfide redox products. Here, we report the preparation and utilization of composites with a sulfur-rich matrix and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) particulate inclusions as Li-S cathode materials with the capability to mitigate the dissolution of the Li polysulfide redox products via the MoS2 inclusions acting as "polysulfide anchors". In situ composite formation was completed via a facile, one-pot method with commercially available starting materials. The composites were afforded by first dispersing MoS2 directly in liquid elemental sulfur (S8) with sequential polymerization of the sulfur phase via thermal ring opening polymerization or copolymerization via inverse vulcanization. For the practical utility of this system to be highlighted, it was demonstrated that the composite formation methodology was amenable to larger scale processes with composites easily prepared in 100 g batches. Cathodes fabricated with the high sulfur content composites as the active material afforded Li-S cells that exhibited extended cycle lifetimes of up to 1000 cycles with low capacity decay (0.07% per cycle) and demonstrated exceptional rate capability with the delivery of reversible capacity up to 500 mAh/g at 5 C.

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Energy storage Polymers Composites

OpenAlex topics: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Advancements in Battery Materials · Advanced Battery Technologies Research

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States

School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, The National CRI Center for Intelligent Hybrids, and Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Research (IBS), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States

Materials Science and Engineering Division, Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States

Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University (CNU), Daejeon 350-764, Republic of Korea

Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 12489, Germany

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Division of Chemistry · University of Arizona · National Institute of Standards and Technology · National Research Foundation of Korea · Institute for Basic Science · Kuraray Co., Ltd.

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