多硫化物
材料科学
纳米晶
碳纳米管
纳米技术
阳极
化学工程
储能
涂层
锂硫电池
分离器(采油)
电化学
电极
电解质
化学
工程类
物理化学
功率(物理)
物理
热力学
量子力学
作者
Jun Xu,Qi Zhang,Xin Liang,Jian Yan,Jiaqin Liu,Yucheng Wu
出处
期刊:Nanoscale
[The Royal Society of Chemistry]
日期:2020-01-01
卷期号:12 (12): 6832-6843
被引量:29
摘要
Rare earths (REs) and their oxides have aroused worldwide interest because of their unusual and remarkable properties, which mainly stem from the unique 4f orbital of REs. Research on their potential applications in electrochemical energy storage devices is just budding, and needs bold and active exploration. Here, a multifunctional Sc2O3@CNT-coated separator was developed and introduced into the Li-S battery system, simply by coating a thin and lightweight capping layer of a synthesized composite of Sc2O3 nanocrystal decorated carbon nanotubes (Sc2O3@CNTs) over one side of a commercial separator. The Li-S battery based on the Sc2O3@CNT-coated separator possesses very important properties, including high capacity, superior cycling stability, impressive rate performance, favorable anti-self-discharge capabilities, and greatly mitigated anode corrosion. Theoretical computation and experimental results demonstrate that such outstanding electrochemical properties originate from the synergy of CNTs and Sc2O3, which enables the Sc2O3@CNT-coated separator to achieve an optimal balance of multiple functions: (1) physically blocking polysulfide migration and acting as an upper current collector, (2) chemically anchoring polysulfide species, and (3) catalytically promoting the conversion of sulfur species into Li2S2/Li2S. This work first applies Sc2O3 to Li-S batteries, and the encouraging results show great potential of rare earth oxides for producing high-performance energy storage devices.
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