Enhancing lithium–sulphur battery performance by strongly binding the discharge products on amino-functionalized reduced graphene oxide
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Lithium-sulphur batteries are one very appealing power source with high energy density. But their practical use is still hindered by several issues including short lifespan, low efficiency and safety concern from the lithium anode. Polysulphide dissolution and insulating nature of sulphur are generally considered responsible for the capacity degradation. However, the detachment of discharge products, that is, highly polar lithium sulphides, from nonpolar carbon matrix (for example, graphene) has been rarely studied as one critical factor. Here we report the strongly covalent stabilization of sulphur and its discharge products on amino-functionalized reduced graphene oxide that enables stable capacity retention of 80% for 350 cycles with high capacities and excellent high-rate response up to 4 C. The present study demonstrates a feasible and effective strategy to solve the long-term cycling difficulty for lithium-sulphur batteries and also helps to understand the capacity decay mechanism involved.
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In most cases, the lifespan of a Li-S cell is limited to few hundred cycles, especially at high discharge currents.
“In most cases, the lifespan of a Li-S cell is limited to few hundred cycles, especially at high discharge currents [45,50].”
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The Abstract describes short lifespan as a barrier to Li–S batteries, and the Synthesis and characterizations section says most reported carbon–sulphur nanocomposites lose almost all capacity when cycled at similarly high rates. It does not establish a general limit of a few hundred cycles for most Li–S cells; its own EFG-S cell retains capacity through 350 cycles. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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“In most cases, the lifespan of a Li-S cell is limited to few hundred cycles, especially at high discharge currents [45,50].”
- Authors
- Wang, Z., Dong, Y., Li, H., Zhao, Z., Bin Wu, H., Hao, C., Liu, S., Qiu, J., & Lou, X. W.
- Affiliations
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Dalian University of Technology (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Qiu, Jieshan
- Lou, Xiong Wen
- ORCID
- Venue
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2014-09-25
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5002-5002
- ISSN
- 2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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- W2087646097
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- 59.70
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- journal article
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- en
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21336001)
- Dalian University of Technology
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Structural mechanics and materials
- Keywords
- lithium-sulfur batteries, capacity retention, cycling stability, rate capability
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