Citation: Yue Zhao, Zhi Gu, Wei Weng, Dan Zhou, Ziqiang Liu, Wentong Fan, Shungui Deng, Hao He, Xiayin Yao. Nitrogen doped hollow carbon nanospheres as efficient polysulfide restricted layer on commercial separators for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(2): 107232. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.02.037 shu

Nitrogen doped hollow carbon nanospheres as efficient polysulfide restricted layer on commercial separators for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

Yue Zhao ^{a, b, 1} ,
Zhi Gu ^{b, c, 1} ,
Wei Weng ^{b, d} ,
Dan Zhou ^e ,
Ziqiang Liu ^{b, d} ,
Wentong Fan ^b ,
Shungui Deng ^b ,
Hao He ^{a, *,} ,
Xiayin Yao ^{b, d, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
b.
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
c.
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315100, China
d.
Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
e.
Chongqing Key Laboratory of Extraordinary Bond Engineering and Advanced Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China

hehao@zzu.edu.cn

yaoxy@nimte.ac.cn

Received Date: 12 January 2022
Revised Date: 6 February 2022
Accepted Date: 15 February 2022
Available Online: 19 February 2022

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The polysulfide shuttle limits the development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high energy density and long lifespan. Herein, nitrogen doped hollow carbon nanospheres (NHCS) derived from polymerization of dopamine on SiO₂ nanospheres are employed to modify the commercial polypropylene/polyethylene/polypropylene tri-layer separators (PP/PE/PP@NHCS). The abundant nitrogen heteroatoms in NHCS exhibit strong chemical adsorption toward polysulfides, which can effectively suppress the lithium polysulfides shuttle and further enhance the utilization of active sulfur. Lithium-sulfur batteries employing the PP/PE/PP@NHCS deliver an initial discharge capacity of 1355 mAh/g and retain high capacity of 921 mAh/g after 100 cycles at 0.2 C. At a high rate of 2 C, the lithium-sulfur batteries exhibit capacity of 461 mAh/g after 1000 cycles with a capacity fading rate of 0.049% per cycle. This work demonstrates that the NHCS coated PP/PE/PP separator is promising for future commercial applications of lithium-sulfur batteries with improved electrochemical performances.
- Nitrogen doped hollow carbon nanospheres,
- Separator modification,
- Shuffle effect,
- Polysulfides,
- Lithium-sulfur batteries
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