高容量硫/碳复合正极材料

以锂为负极、硫为正极的锂/硫二次电池,由于其较高的理论能量密度(2 600Wh/kg),而成为最具发展潜力的新型高能化学电源体系.但是,硫正极材料存在的活性物质利用率偏低和循环性能较差等缺点制约了锂/硫电池的快速发展.本文主要综述了基于多孔碳材料负载硫来构筑硫/碳复合材料,进而改善硫电极材料电化学性能的研究进展,多孔碳...     

锂硫电池硫碳复合正极材料研究现状及展望

二次锂硫电池被视为最具有发展潜力的下一代高能量密度二次电池之一. 但由于正极硫的电导率低（5×10^-30 S·cm^-1）,且在放电过程中产生的中间体多硫化物易溶于有机电解液,致使锂硫电池活性物质利用率降低,溶解后的多硫化物还会迁移到负极,被还原成不溶物Li2S2/Li2S而沉积于负极锂,使电极结构遭受破坏,造成电池容量大幅衰减,循环性能差,从而限制了进一步的开发应用. 研究表明,以碳作为导电骨架的硫碳复合正极材料能在不同程度上解决上述问题,从而有效提高了锂硫电池的放电容量和循环性能. 本文综述了近年来国内外报道的各种锂硫电池正极材料的研究进展,结合作者课题组的研究,重点探讨了硫碳复合正极材料,并对其今后的发展趋势进行了展望.     

由含铝金属有机骨架材料制备的多孔碳在锂硫电池中的应用

采用水热法制备了一种含铝金属有机骨架材料, 其在高温下发生炭化得到多孔碳, 最后与硫复合制得锂硫电池正极材料. XRD图谱显示在高温炭化时多孔碳样品出现了部分石墨化. N₂等温吸附-脱附测试分析显示合成的多孔碳材料含有微孔和介孔结构. 对不同载硫量的锂硫电池进行了充放电性能测试, 结果显示S质量分数为46.3%的样品在0.01 C倍率下首次放电容量达到1272 mA·h/g; 在0.1 C倍率下首次放电容量为934 mA·h/g, 循环性能良好.     

锂硫电池正极材料研究进展

电动汽车行业的迅速发展,逐步提高了对二次电池容量的要求,因此急需发展新型高容量锂电池。锂硫电池具有高理论比容量(1675mAh/g)和高理论比能量(2600Wh/kg),使其能够实现锂离子电池3~5倍的能量密度。但是,正极长链多硫化物溶解引起的容量衰减快、循环寿命短等因素限制了锂硫电池的实用化进程。本文针对正极聚硫锂溶解问题,从正极材料表面包覆、表面吸附、表面催化的角度对近年来提高锂硫电池循环性能的正极材料研究思路和研究进展进行综述,最后对提高锂硫电池性能的发展趋势提出展望。     

有机硫化合物在锂硫电池中的应用

锂硫电池具有理论能量密度高、环境友好和成本低等优点,有望成为替代锂离子电池的新一代储能系统。然而,锂硫电池充放电产物的绝缘性、可溶性多硫化锂的穿梭效应、硫正极体积膨胀及锂枝晶的不可控生长,严重影响了锂硫电池的实际容量发挥和循环稳定性。为解决上述问题,采用有机硫化合物来替代单质硫作为正极材料是有前途的策略。调控有机硫化合物的硫链、碳链及其相互作用,可改变其电化学反应过程,提高离子/电子电导,抑制穿梭效应。有机硫化合物作为电解液添加剂,可调控硫正极的反应过程并保护金属锂负极,作为聚合物电解质的改性链段可加速锂离子传导。本综述对有机硫化合物在锂硫电池的正极、电解液添加剂和固态电解质中的应用研究进展进行详细的阐述。将有机硫化合物的结构、反应机理和电化学性质联系起来,为解决锂硫电池存在的问题提供见解。最后,提出高性能有机硫化合物的设计合成和机理研究思路,以期实现可实用化的锂硫电池。     

百香果皮基原位氮掺杂多孔碳/硫复合正极的制备及储锂性能

以生物质百香果皮为碳源,KHCO3为活化剂,采用同步活化碳化方法制备原位氮掺杂的分级多孔碳材料,将其与单质硫复合制得多孔碳/硫正极材料。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)等表征技术对制备材料的物相组成、微观形貌、比表面积及孔结构进行研究分析。同时,利用紫外可见吸收光谱研究了多孔碳对多硫化物的吸附作用,用恒电流充放电测试了不同硫含量(60%～80%)的多孔碳/硫复合正极材料的电化学性能。结果表明,制得的多孔碳材料为无定型,具有1 093 m²·g^-1的高比表面积和0.63 cm³·g^-1的孔容;丰富的多孔结构和原位氮掺杂对多硫化物的物理化学协同吸附作用,有效降低了锂硫电池的“穿梭效应”,提高了电池的放电比容量和循环性能。硫含量为60%的多孔碳/硫复合材料,在0.05C和0.2C倍率下可释放1 057.7和763.4 mAh·g^-1的高初始放电比容量,在1C的高倍率下循环300次后的保持率为75%。     

锂硫二次电池正极研究进展

综述了锂硫电池中硫基正极材料的制备方法、结构特征以及电化学性能. 简述了单质硫正极材料, 重点探讨了有机硫化物、碳/硫复合材料、聚合物/硫复合材料的结构设计、材料制备、反应机理以及充放电特性, 并对其中存在的问题进行了分析, 还介绍了硫化锂正极材料. 最后对硫基正极的进一步发展, 以及锂硫电池的商业化应用进行了展望.     

用纳米羟基磷灰石@多孔碳构建锂硫电池高效反应界面

由于正极活性物质硫具有能量密度高、成本低廉和储量丰富等优点,锂硫（Li-S）电池受到了人们的极大关注。然而,锂硫电池充放电过程中产生的多硫化锂的“穿梭效应”严重阻碍了其实用化进程。为了解决这个问题,本研究借助动物软骨的组成和结构特点,制备了纳米羟基磷灰石@多孔碳（nano-HA@CCPC）复合材料,并以此设计了面向正极的锂硫电池隔膜涂层。研究表明,纳米羟基磷灰石不仅对多硫化物具有吸附固定作用,并且对多硫化锂的转化具有催化作用,加快了多硫化锂的氧化还原动力学,有效地提升了活性物质硫的利用率。另外,软骨基碳复合材料的多孔结构形成了很好的导电网络,为电化学反应提供了优良的电子传导路径;也有利于电解液的浸润,加快了离子传输;碳的氮原子掺杂进一步限制了多硫化物的穿梭效应。因此,采用nano-HA@CCPC隔膜涂层的锂硫电池表现出较长的循环寿命、低的容量损失以及高的倍率性能。在0.5 C下,循环325次后,电池仍然能保持815 mAh·g^-1的放电比容量,并且每次的容量衰减率仅为0.051%。nano-HA@CCPC的设计制备将为锂硫电池的发展提供新材料。     

锂硫电池正极材料研究进展

总结了近几年来锂硫电池正极材料的研究进展,简要阐释了锂硫电池正极材料的研究现状、存在的问题及其面临的挑战.通过碳材料的引入,导电聚合物的复合,金属氧化物的添加均不同程度地提高了硫电极材料的电导率,有效抑制了多硫化物的溶解,为体积膨胀提供了空间,从而改善了锂硫电池的活性物质利用率和循环稳定性.简化工艺,降低成本,提高硫的负载量,这将是下一阶段锂硫电池研究的重点.     

金属有机框架衍生的空心碳纳米笼的结构调控与锂硫电池性能研究

锂硫电池因其高理论比容量、低成本与环境友好等优点吸引了广泛的研究兴趣, 但实际应用仍受硫的利用率偏低、穿梭与极化效应严重等问题的制约. 本研究以金属有机框架材料为前体, 通过单宁酸蚀刻ZIF8、ZIF67和ZIF8@ZIF67@ZIF8颗粒产生空心内腔, 再经热解与碳化处理制得了粒径相近、笼壁组成与结构不同的三种空心碳纳米笼. 填充硫后用作锂硫电池的正极材料, ZIF8@ZIF67@ZIF8衍生的碳纳米笼展现出最优的性能, 在0.1 C时放电比容量达到1010 mAh•g^-1, 在1 C时仍可保留664 mAh•g^-1; 在0.5 C下循环300圈后仍可保留492 mAh•g^-1, 显著优于ZIF8与ZIF67衍生的碳纳米笼对比样. 前者优异的性能源于其特殊的笼壁结构与组成: 前体中Co的存在可提高其导电性, Zn物种的蒸发带来大的比表面积和丰富的微孔/介孔, 有利于硫的填充以及Co物种与活性硫物种的接触及催化转化, 从而有效地抑制穿梭与极化效应, 提高正极中硫的利用率, 表现出更优的锂硫电池性能.     

冷冻干燥法制备聚合物基新型材料及其应用

冷冻干燥法是一种环境友好、经济高效的制备通孔先进材料的成型方法,采用冷冻干燥技术高效可控地构筑多孔结构材料备受关注.近年来采用冷冻干燥法制备出的聚合物基新型材料,在不同功能材料领域展现出广阔的应用前景.本文综述了国内外通过冷冻干燥法制备聚合物新型材料的研究进展,对其在生物医学、环境保护、导电以及气体检测方面的应用进行了总结,并展望了其发展趋势.     

Robust Aqua Material: A Pressure‐Resistant Self‐Assembled Membrane for Water Purification

“Aqua materials” that contain water as their major component and are as robust as conventional plastics are highly desirable. Yet, the ability of such systems to withstand harsh conditions, for example, high pressures typical of industrial applications has not been demonstrated. We show that a hydrogel‐like membrane self‐assembled from an aromatic amphiphile and colloidal Nafion is capable of purifying water from organic molecules, including pharmaceuticals, and heavy metals in a very wide range of concentrations. Remarkably, the membrane can sustain high pressures, retaining its function. The robustness and functionality of the water‐based self‐assembled array advances the idea that aqua materials can be very strong and suitable for demanding industrial applications.     

A Sustainable Freeze‐Drying Route to Porous Polysaccharides with Tailored Hierarchical Meso‐ and Macroporosity

Bio‐derived polysaccharide aerogels are of interest for a broad range of applications. To date, these aerogels have been obtained through the time‐ and solvent‐intensive procedure of hydrogel fomation, solvent exchange, and scCO2 drying, which offers little control over meso/macropore distribution. A simpler and more versatile route is developed, using freeze drying to produce highly mesoporous polysaccharide aerogels with various degrees of macroporosity. The hierarchical pore distribution is controlled by addition of different quantities of t‐butanol (TBA) to hydrogels before drying. Through a systematic study an interesting relationship between the mesoporosity and t‐butanol/water phase diagram is found, linking mesoporosity maxima with eutectic points for all polysaccharides studied (pectin, starch, and alginic acid). Moreover, direct gelation of polysaccharides in aqueous TBA offers additional time savings and the potential for solvent reuse. This finding is a doorway to more accessible polysaccharide aerogels for research and industrial scale production, due to the widespread accessibility of the freeze drying technology and the simplicity of the method.

     

Pumping through Porous Hydrophobic/Oleophilic Materials: An Alternative Technology for Oil Spill Remediation

Recently, porous hydrophobic/oleophilic materials (PHOMs) have been shown to be the most promising candidates for cleaning up oil spills; however, due to their limited absorption capacity, a large quantity of PHOMs would be consumed in oil spill remediation, causing serious economic problems. In addition, the complicated and time‐consuming process of oil recovery from these sorbents is also an obstacle to their practical application. To solve the above problems, we apply external pumping on PHOMs to realize the continuous collection of oil spills in situ from the water surface with high speed and efficiency. Based on this novel design, oil/water separation and oil collection can be simultaneously achieved in the remediation of oil spills, and the oil sorption capacity is no longer limited to the volume and weight of the sorption material. This novel external pumping technique may bring PHOMs a step closer to practical application in oil spill remediation.     

Preparation of flame retardant and thermal insulation polystyrene foams via high internal phase emulsion template

Expanded polystyrene foam (EPSF), valued for its excellent insulation properties, faces a significant flammability challenge due to its cellular structure. Traditional flame retardant methods such as physical blending and layer-by-layer assembly have poor applicability to EPSF. Therefore, it is necessary to find other more effective methods for synthesizing flame-retardant EPSF. The high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) template is one of the simplest and most commonly used methods for synthesizing porous materials, which have features such as adjustable pore structures and high porosity. In this work, ammonium polyphosphate (APP)/starch was added to the dispersed phase of the HIPE to prepare the flame-retardant EPSF by one-pot method. The morphology, thermal stability and flame retardancy of the foams were investigated. When the addition of APP/starch (the weight ratio is 1:1) reached 30 wt.%, the peak heat release rate (PHRR), total heat release (THR), and total smoke release (TSR) of the composite foam decreased by 74.7%, 65.9%, and 24.7%, respectively, compared to the pure PS foam. Meanwhile, its limiting oxygen index (LOI) value reached 25.8%, and the UL-94 rating reached V-1 level, indicating significant improvement in flame retardancy. This study provides an effective strategy for synthesizing flame-retardant porous materials.     

有机微孔聚合物研究进展

有机微孔聚合物(MOPs)是一类新型的多孔材料,具有合成方法多样、化学和物理性质稳定、孔尺寸可调控、表面可修饰等优点。近年来,MOPs在物理吸附储存气体方面表现出巨大潜力,从而在储氢和温室气体封存方面成为研究的热点之一。本文首先介绍了MOPs的结构类型及特点,分别介绍了自具微孔聚合物、超交联聚合物、共价有机网络以及共轭微孔聚合物的最新进展,分析结构与性能间的关系,并对其在催化、分离和气体储存方面的应用做了简单总结。最后对MOPs未来的研究进行了展望。     

Microemulsion‐Assisted Preparation of a Mesoporous Ferrihydrite/SiO2 Composite for the Efficient Removal of Formaldehyde from Air

Mesoporous ferrihydrite/SiO₂ composites were synthesized according to a water‐in‐oil microemulsion method and characterized by X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, nitrogen‐adsorption/desorption, and by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The as‐prepared porous ferrihydrite/SiO₂ composites showed an excellent adsorption performance for formaldehyde (HCHO) removal from indoor air at ambient temperature. It was found that the aging time during the synthesis had a significant impact on the pore structure, surface area, and HCHO adsorption of these materials. The ferrihydrite/SiO₂ composite that was aged for 3 h in the presence of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) exhibited a relatively high HCHO adsorption capacity, as well as good recyclability, which was attributed to a relatively large BET surface area, optimal pore size, a suitable Si/Fe atomic ratio, and a synergistic effect between ferrihydrite and SiO₂. This work not only demonstrates that porous ferrihydrite/SiO₂ composites can act as an efficient adsorbent toward HCHO, but suggests a new route for the rational design of cost‐effective and environmentally benign adsorbents with high performance for indoor air purification.     

High‐Internal‐Phase Pickering Emulsions Stabilized Solely by Peanut‐Protein‐Isolate Microgel Particles with Multiple Potential Applications

High‐internal‐phase Pickering emulsions have various applications in materials science. However, the biocompatibility and biodegradability of inorganic or synthetic stabilizers limit their applications. Herein, we describe high‐internal‐phase Pickering emulsions with 87 % edible oil or 88 % n‐hexane in water stabilized by peanut‐protein‐isolate microgel particles. These dispersed phase fractions are the highest in all known food‐grade Pickering emulsions. The protein‐based microgel particles are in different aggregate states depending on the pH value. The emulsions can be utilized for multiple potential applications simply by changing the internal‐phase composition. A substitute for partially hydrogenated vegetable oils is obtained when the internal phase is an edible oil. If the internal phase is n‐hexane, the emulsion can be used as a template to produce porous materials, which are advantageous for tissue engineering.     

3D Microporous Base‐Functionalized Covalent Organic Frameworks for Size‐Selective Catalysis

The design and synthesis of 3D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been considered a challenge, and the demonstrated applications of 3D COFs have so far been limited to gas adsorption. Herein we describe the design and synthesis of two new 3D microporous base‐functionalized COFs, termed BF‐COF‐1 and BF‐COF‐2, by the use of a tetrahedral alkyl amine, 1,3,5,7‐tetraaminoadamantane (TAA), combined with 1,3,5‐triformylbenzene (TFB) or triformylphloroglucinol (TFP). As catalysts, both BF‐COFs showed remarkable conversion (96 % for BF‐COF‐1 and 98 % for BF‐COF‐2), high size selectivity, and good recyclability in base‐catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reactions. This study suggests that porous functionalized 3D COFs could be a promising new class of shape‐selective catalysts.