Citation: Da-Ze NING, Hong-Guang SUN. Performance of the Inward Radial Hollow TiN Particles as Cathodes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2022, 38(7): 1375-1381. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2022.143 shu

Performance of the Inward Radial Hollow TiN Particles as Cathodes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Da-Ze NING ,
Hong-Guang SUN ^,

School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266044, China

Corresponding author: Hong-Guang SUN, hgsun816@qust.edu.cn
Received Date: 18 March 2022
Revised Date: 17 May 2022

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The inward radially hollow structure TiN particles (IRHTiNs) was designed and synthesized by using the hard-template method and combined with sulfur (S) to prepare lithium-sulfur batteries (LSB) cathodes. Subsequently, the structure and composition of IRHTiNs and IRHTiNs/S composite cathodes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). In the electrochemical test process, compared with the C cathodes, LSB using the IRHTiNs cathodes exhibited a high original specific capacity of 1 256 mAh·g^-1, the capacity fading rate was significantly reduced, and the LSB performance was significantly improved.
- lithium-sulfur battery,
- titanium nitride,
- nanoparticles,
- shuttle effect
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