Mechanism of Lithium Storage in MoS2 and the Feasibility of Using Li2S/Mo Nanocomposites as Cathode Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries |
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| Authors: | Dr Xiangpeng Fang Dr Xianwei Guo Dr Ya Mao Dr Chunxiu Hua Dr Lanyao Shen Prof Yongsheng Hu Prof Zhaoxiang Wang Prof Feng Wu Prof Liquan Chen |
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| Institution: | 1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed, Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China), Fax: (+86) 10-82649050;2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering & Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081 (China);3. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed, Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China), Fax: (+86) 10-82649050
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757 (Republic of Korea) |
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| Abstract: | The most-popular strategy to improve the cycling stability and rate performance of the sulfur electrode in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries is to astrict the sulfur in a conducting medium by using complicated chemical/physical processing. Lithium sulfide (Li2S) has been proposed as an alternative electrode material to sulfur. However, for its application, it must meet challenges such as high instability in air together with all of the drawbacks of a sulfur–containing electrode. Herein, we report the feasibility of using Li2S, which was obtained by electrochemical conversion of commercial molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) into Li2S and metallic molybdenium (Mo) at low voltages, as a high-performance active material in Li–S batteries. Metallic Mo prevented the dissolution of lithium polysulfides into the electrolyte and enhanced the conductivity of the sulfide electrode. Therefore, the in situ electrochemically prepared Li2S/Mo composite exhibited both high cycling stability and high sulfur utilization. |
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| Keywords: | batteries lithium molybdenum redox chemistry sulfur |
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