材料科学
硫黄
润湿
电解质
多孔性
阴极
电极
电池(电)
化学工程
储能
曲折
复合材料
冶金
物理化学
化学
物理
工程类
功率(物理)
量子力学
作者
Yucheng Fu,Rajesh Singh,Shuo Feng,Jun Li,Jie Xiao,Jie Bao,Zhijie Xu,Dongping Lu
标识
DOI:10.1002/aenm.202203386
摘要
Abstract The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is a promising technology for large‐scale energy storage and vehicle electrification due to its high theoretical energy density and low cost. Reducing the sulfur cathode porosity has been identified recently as a viable strategy for improving the cell practical energy density and minimizing pore‐filling electrolytes to extend cell life at lean electrolyte conditions. Direct use of a low‐porosity cathode for Li–S battery results in poor electrode wetting, nonuniform electrode reactions, and thus early cell failure. To understand and mitigate the barriers associated with the use of low‐porosity electrodes, multiscale modeling is performed to predict electrode wetting, electrolyte diffusion, and their impacts on sulfur reactions in Li–S cells by explicitly considering the electrode wettability impacts and electrode morphologies. The study elucidates the critical impact of low tortuosity and large channel pore design for promoting electrode wetting and species diffusion. It is suggested that the secondary particle size should be comparable with the electrode thickness to effectively promote electrolyte wettability and sulfur reactivity. This study provides new insights into the low‐porosity electrode material and designs and is expected to accelerate the development of practical high‐energy Li–S batteries.
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