Accelerated Multi-step Sulfur Redox Reactions in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Enabled by Dual Defects in Metal-Organic Framework-based Catalysts

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The sluggish sulfur redox kinetics and shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) are recognized as the main obstacles to the practical applications of the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Accelerated conversion by catalysis can mitigate these issues, leading to enhanced Li-S performance. However, a catalyst with single active site cannot simultaneously accelerate multiple LiPSs conversion. Herein, we developed a novel dual-defect (missing linker and missing cluster defects) metal-organic framework (MOF) as a new type of catalyst to achieve synergistic catalysis for the multi-step conversion reaction of LiPSs. Electrochemical tests and first-principle density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that different defects can realize targeted acceleration of stepwise reaction kinetics for LiPSs. Specifically, the missing linker defects can selectively accelerate the conversion of S8 →Li2 S4 , while the missing cluster defects can catalyze the reaction of Li2 S4 →Li2 S, so as to effectively inhibit the shuttle effect. Hence, the Li-S battery with an electrolyte to sulfur (E/S) ratio of 8.9 mL g-1 delivers a capacity of 1087 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C after 100 cycles. Even at high sulfur loading of 12.9 mg cm-2 and E/S=3.9 mL g-1 , an areal capacity of 10.4 mAh cm-2 for 45 cycles can still be obtained.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 62(2023), 42 vom: 16. Okt., Seite e202306901

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaomin [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Shui, Lingling [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yebao [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Ge [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yaojie [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yongguang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Guofu [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Aiping [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhongwei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dual-defect MOF
Journal Article
Li−S battery
Multiple conversion reaction
New type catalyst
Polysulfides

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Date Revised 10.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202306901

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358047064