Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: May 19, 2025
Abstract The kinetics difference of sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) results in the “shuttle effect” issue lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, challenging their commercial use. electrocatalytic polysulfide conversion is regarded as a proactive strategy for suppressing such shuttling. Here, phase engineering proposed constructing high‐performance crystal catalysts, using 2D TaTe 2 typical example to demonstrate rational catalyst design principle that urgent need developing right push forward practical use Li–S batteries. Te‐enriched edges facilitate formation thin‐layer LiTe x analogs, thereby accelerating rate‐determining step SRR, evidenced by activation energy from 0.96 0.76 eV. presence dynamic catalytic intermediates (LiTe ) and mitigation shuttle effect are confirmed through situ Raman spectroscopy. Consequently, ‐catalyzed battery delivers an outstanding cycle‐ability with low capacity degradation rate 0.035% per cycle over 1500 cycles at 2.0 C, even ultrahigh retention 94.9% 100 achieved pouch cell high areal loading ≈9.4 mg cm −2 .
Language: Английский