Citation: Feng-Qian YAN, Xin-Guo JING, Ting-Yun FAN, He-Sheng ZHU, Shan LIU, Cheng-Xu LIU, Xi WU, Guo-Yu DING, Wei-Wei JIANG, Chang-Xin TANG, Fu-Gen SUN. Preparation and Electrochemical Performance of Selenium/Sulfur/Carbon Composite Cathode Materials Based on Chain-like Small Se_mS_n (2≤m+n≤4) Molecules[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2022, 38(4): 645-653. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2022.078 shu

Preparation and Electrochemical Performance of Selenium/Sulfur/Carbon Composite Cathode Materials Based on Chain-like Small Se_mS_n (2≤m+n≤4) Molecules

Institute of Photovoltaics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China

Corresponding author: Chang-Xin TANG, tcx@ncu.edu.cn Fu-Gen SUN, sunfugen@ncu.edu.cn
Received Date: 1 November 2021
Revised Date: 25 February 2022

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Chain-like small Se_mS_n (2≤m +n≤4) molecules were successfully constructed in the ultra-microporous car- bons (UMC) by the incorporation of Se into the chain - like small S_2-4 molecules and space - confining of UMC, and then used as cathode materials for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Compared with the chain-like small S_2-4 molecules, the chain - like small Se_mS_n (2≤m+n≤4) molecules have higher electronic conductivity, lower lithiation energy, and higher electrochemical activity. Moreover, the obtained UMC/Se_mS_n (2≤m+n≤4) composites exhibited a one -step sol- id conversion behavior during the discharge process, which could effectively prohibit the shuttle and loss of active materials in Li - S batteries. Compared with UMC/S_2-4 composites, UMC/Se_mS_n (2≤m+n≤4) composites deliver lower charge-transfer resistance and higher discharge specific capacity. Therefore, UMC/Se_mS_n-40 (2≤m+n≤4, w_SeS₂∶w_UMC=4∶6) composites maintained a high reversible specific capacity of 844 mAh·g^-1 at the current rate of 0.1C after 100 cycles and long-term cycling stability over 500 cycles with the capacity decay rate of about 0.07% per cycle at the current rate of 0.5C.
- lithium-sulfur battery,
- sulfur cathode,
- selenium-sulfur solid solution,
- small sulfur molecule,
- selenium/sulfur/carbon composites
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