Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Lanthanum
modification
and
defect
engineering
were
used
to
regulate
the
microenvironment
of
Co
in
MOF-74.
DFT
demonstrated
strong
hybridization
between
unpaired
electrons
O
explained
enhanced
2
activation
for
epoxidation.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 18, 2025
High-entropy
alloy
(HEA)
electrocatalysts
have
attracted
increasing
attention
for
improving
sulfur
reaction
kinetics
and
anchoring
lithium
polysulfides
(LiPSs)
in
lithium-sulfur
batteries
(LSBs).
However,
fundamentally
understanding
the
relationship
between
components
of
HEAs
adsorption
catalysis
LiPSs
remains
a
challenge.
Here,
FeCoNiMnRu
are
employed
as
model
to
first
disclose
selective
adsorption-catalysis
effect
LiPSs,
induced
by
competition
spin
polarization
electronegativity
Ni−Co−Ru
sites
HEAs.
By
correlating
electron
structure,
we
find
that
high-electronegativity
Ru
induce
transfer
from
Co
sites,
generating
local
delocalization,
while
Ni
adopt
high-spin
state.
Specifically,
with
stronger
Ni−S
covalency
can
sustainably
anchor
electron-delocalized
Co−Ru
function
better
LiPS
conversion.
Consequently,
benefiting
LSBs
FeCoNiMnRu/CNF
interlayers
deliver
exceptional
cycling
performance
(0.06%
per
cycle
over
500
cycles
at
1
C,
an
outstanding
areal
capacity
11.2
mAh
cm−2
0.1
C).
This
work
offers
key
insights
extending
enable
high-performance
LSBs.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Lanthanum
modification
and
defect
engineering
were
used
to
regulate
the
microenvironment
of
Co
in
MOF-74.
DFT
demonstrated
strong
hybridization
between
unpaired
electrons
O
explained
enhanced
2
activation
for
epoxidation.