RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(49), P. 36593 - 36601
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Ni
x
P/C
fiber
mat
interlayers
with
tailored
surface
oxidation
layers
exhibit
strong
polysulfide
adsorption
and
catalytic
conversion,
enhancing
lithium–sulfur
cell
stability
by
up
to
200
cycles
at
2C
a
discharge
capacity
of
∼800
mA
h
g
−1
.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(27), P. 35063 - 35073
Published: June 26, 2024
The
slow
redox
kinetics
of
lithium–sulfur
batteries
severely
limit
their
application,
and
sulfur
utilization
can
be
effectively
enhanced
by
designing
different
cathode
host
materials.
Herein,
we
report
the
hollow
porous
nanofiber
LaNi0.6Co0.4O3
as
a
bidirectional
material
for
batteries.
After
Co
is
substituted
into
LaNiO3,
oxygen
vacancies
are
generated
to
enhance
conductivity
enrich
active
sites
material,
electrochemical
reaction
rate
further
accelerated
synergistic
catalytic
ability
Ni
elements
in
B-site
site
LaNi0.6Co0.4O3.
As
illustrated
kinetic
test
results,
interconversion
lithium
polysulfides,
nucleation
Li2S
dissolution
were
significantly
enhanced,
indicating
that
battery
during
charging
discharging
process.
In
performance
test,
initial
discharge
specific
capacity
S/LaNi0.6Co0.4O3
was
1140.4
mAh
g–1
at
0.1
C,
it
able
release
584.2
5
C.
It
also
showed
excellent
cycling
long
cycle
with
single-cycle
degradation
only
0.08%.
Even
under
harsh
conditions
high
loaded
low
electrolyte
dosage,
still
delivers
capability.
Therefore,
this
study
provides
an
idea
future
development
high-activity
electrocatalysts
Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(5), P. 1141 - 1141
Published: March 4, 2025
In
this
paper,
the
natural
waste
pinecone
as
a
carbon
precursor
for
generation
of
satisfactory
sulfur
host
materials
in
lithium-sulfur
batteries
was
realized
by
introducing
molybdenum
carbide
nanoparticles
into
derived
structure.
The
conductive
pinecone-derived
doped
with
N,
O
reveals
an
expansive
specific
surface
area,
facilitating
accommodation
higher
load.
Moreover,
integration
Mo2C
also
significantly
enhances
its
chemical
affinity
and
catalytic
capacity
polysulfides
(LiPSs)
to
alleviate
shuttle
effect
accelerate
redox
conversion.
As
result,
WPC-Mo2C/S
electrode
displays
excellent
electrochemical
performance,
including
low
decay
rate
0.074%
per
cycle
during
600
cycles
at
1
C
outstanding
(631.2
mAh
g-1
3
C).
high
loading
5.5
mg
cm-2,
shows
area
5.1
cm-2
after
60
0.2
C.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(15), P. 11537 - 11548
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
A
spin-coating
method
was
used
to
develop
an
S/CNT/SP
cathode
and
PEO/PVDF/LiTFSI/LLZO
electrolyte
for
Li–S
thin-film
batteries.
nanoporous
quasi-solid
reduced
polysulfide
shuttling
enhanced
lithium-ion
transport.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 15, 2025
Abstract
Metal‐sulfur
batteries
(MSBs)
are
emerging
energy
storage
candidates
due
to
their
high
density,
cost‐effective
nature,
and
environmental
compatibility.
However,
polysulfide
shuttling,
slow
kinetics,
dendritic
issues
severely
plague
nexus
stage
from
academic
commercial
applications.
Inspired
by
the
low
cost
higher
capacity
of
metal
sulfur
batteries,
numerous
strategies,
electrode
design
separator
modification,
developed
eliminate
these
challenges
on
practical
grounds.
Among
them,
functionalizing
separators
hold
great
promise
stabilize
battery
operation
mechanistically
in
terms
safety,
stability,
electrochemical
benchmarks,
as
existing
polyolefin
designs
cannot
fully
satisfy
complex
chemistry
polysulfides.
This
review
first
discusses
critical
with
associated
mechanistic
approaches
better
describe
requirement
for
material
manipulation
design.
Furthermore,
role
modulated
functional
materials
is
critically
highlighted
screened
synergistically
achieve
an
advanced
recent
four‐year
plethora
separators.
Finally,
future
directions
outlined
research.
will
offer
a
comprehensive
reference
new
paths
designing
modulating
advancing
high‐energy‐density
systems.
Nitrogen-doped
porous
carbon
microtubes
embedded
with
Ni/Zn
catalytic
sites
(NiZn-NPCT)
are
constructed
from
palm
threads
and
can
be
used
as
both
a
S
cathodic
host
separator
modifier
for
advanced
lithium-sulfur
batteries.
NiZn-NPCT
possesses
unique
interconnected
tunnels
abundantly
exposed
active
sites,
which
increase
the
affinity
lithium
polysulfides
(LiPSs)
thus
inhibit
shuttle
effect.
The
kinetic
studies
indicate
that
accelerate
redox
transformation
of
sulfur
species.
battery
assembled
NiZn-NPCT-modified
achieves
high
initial
discharge
capacities
1220
409.1
mAh
g-1
at
0.1C
5C,
respectively,
good
cycling
stability
(418.1
after
500
cycles
1C).
In
addition,
higher
sulfur/NiZn-NPCT
mass
ratio
(9:1),
still
exhibited
1234.4
(0.1C)
551.3
(5C).
This
study
offers
an
effective
strategy
to
utilize
renewable
biomass
microstructure
realize
high-performance
Li-S