石墨烯包覆的硫填充碳纳米笼自支撑整体材料的制备及其锂硫电池性能研究

锂硫电池具有理论能量密度高、活性物质价廉、毒性低等优点,是最具发展潜力的高能量二次电池之一,其应用仍存在硫面载量小、循环寿命短和库伦效率低等难题.制备了石墨烯包覆的硫填充碳纳米笼自支撑整体材料,可直接用作锂硫电池正极,避免使用粘结剂、导电剂和集流体,当硫的面载量为3.8 mg·cm^-2时,锂硫电池展现出高的可逆比容量（1104 mAh·g^-1）、优异的循环稳定性（每圈容量衰减率仅为0.049%@1.0 A·g^-1）和>99.9%的库伦效率,其面积比容量（3.7 mAh·cm^-2）处于锂硫电池的先进水平.该电极的优异性能可归因于以下因素的协同作用：碳纳米笼的物理限域作用及石墨烯中含氧官能团的化学吸附作用有效抑制了活性物质的流失,微孔-介孔-大孔共存的分级孔结构和高导电性利于离子和电子的传输,纳米笼空腔填充有利于缓解体积膨胀造成的影响,整体材料的自支撑稳定结构有利于增加硫载量且维持电化学性能.本研究还提供了一种工艺简单、能有效提高面积比容量的硫正极制备方法.     

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.     

锂离子电池用复合导电剂浆料制备与性能

采用超声波混合、抽滤的方法把多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs）和乙炔黑混合制备了锂离子电池用复合导电剂浆料，用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和恒流充放电测试考察了复合导电剂的结构和其作为导电剂对LiCoO2电极放电比容量的影响。SEM的分析结果表明MWCNTs和乙炔黑实现了纳米层次的均匀混合。复合导电剂悬浮液和浆料分别被用作导电剂制成了两种LiCoO2电极，前一种电极为Cathode A，后一种电极为Cathode B，考察了不同MWCNTs含量时，两种电极0．5C第10次放电比容量的差异。实验结果表明，随着MWCNTs含量的增加，两种电极放电比容量的差值增大，说明低含量MWCNTs的复合导电剂浆料是一种理想的锂离子电池导电剂。     

锂离子电池碳包覆锡负极性能研究

应用水热法分解葡萄糖制作锂离子电池碳包覆锡负极. 充放电测试表明,添加5%（by mass）乙炔黑导电剂的该电极初始放电比容量达967 mAh.g^-1,经50周循环其放电比容量仍保持362 mAh.g^-1,远高于锡电极的比容量（50周循环166 mAh.g^-1）. 碳包覆可防止锡粉团聚,降低锡的不可逆容量损失. 而添加乙炔黑可降低碳包覆电极与电解液间的交流阻抗,改善电极内部锂离子及电子的传导通道,从而也提高了该电极的初始放电比容量.     

硝酸锂作添加剂对锂硫电池电化学性能的影响

采用充放电测试和交流阻抗测试研究了硝酸锂作电解液添加剂对锂硫电池电化学性能的影响. 采用电子扫描显微镜观察分析了添加剂对锂负极的影响, 探讨了硝酸锂的作用机理.  结果表明, 采用硝酸锂作为锂硫电池电解液的添加剂, 可以在锂负极表面形成具有钝化负极活性表面及保护锂负极的界面膜.  该膜可以抑制电解液中高价态聚硫离子与锂负极的副反应, 避免在锂负极表面形成不可逆的硫化锂, 从而提高锂硫电池的循环性能和放电容量. 采用硝酸锂作添加剂的锂硫电池首次放电比容量达1172 mA?h/g, 循环100次比容量保持为629 mA?h/g.     

硫/水热碳球复合材料的制备及对锂硫电池倍率性能的影响

在锂硫电池正极材料的研究中,碳材料可以有效改善电池倍率及循环性能.为了提高锂硫电池的高倍率放电性能,通过水热合成的方法,制备了由非均匀粒径碳球组成的碳材料.与硫热合成后,硫均匀分布在碳材料表面及周围,复合材料含硫量为52wt%.0.2C放电电流下,首次放电比容量为1174mAh·g^-1,100次循环后放电比容量为788mAh·g^-1.在4C的放电电流下,放电比容量稳定维持在600mAh·g^-1,循环过程中,库伦效率高于90%.该碳材料有良好的导电网络,且制备方便,成本低廉,对于穿梭效应和放电过程中的膨胀效应有一定的抑制作用,是一种优秀的正极材料.     

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。     

锂离子电池用复合导电剂浆料制备与性能

采用超声波混合、抽滤的方法把多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)和乙炔黑混合制备了锂离子电池用复合导电剂浆料,用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和恒流充放电测试考察了复合导电剂的结构和其作为导电剂对LiCoO2电极放电比容量的影响.SEM的分析结果表明MWCNTs和乙炔黑实现了纳米层次的均匀混合.复合导电剂悬浮液和浆料分别被用作导电剂制成了两种LiCoO2电极,前一种电极为Cathode A,后一种电极为Cathode B,考察了不同MWCNTs含量时,两种电极0.5 C第10次放电比容量的差异.实验结果表明,随着MWCNTs含量的增加,两种电极放电比容量的差值增大,说明低含量MWCNTs的复合导电剂浆料是一种理想的锂离子电池导电剂.     

乙炔黑涂层对锂硫电池性能的影响

锂硫电池的循环放电稳定性较低,因此我们采用一种低成本的方法改善锂硫电池的性能,即在硫电极表面制备乙炔黑涂层并测试了材料的形貌结构及电化学性能。结果表明,在硫含量（质量分数）70%的硫-乙炔黑复合材料中,硫附着在乙炔黑颗粒表面。接着在硫电极表面制备了厚度15 μm左右的乙炔黑涂层,乙炔黑涂层-硫电极的氧化反应电位低于硫电极,说明乙炔黑涂层有助于硫电极氧化反应的进行。与硫电极相比,乙炔黑涂层-硫电极活性物质的聚集程度低于硫电极,乙炔黑涂层-硫电极具有更高的放电比容量和循环放电稳定性。在150次循环充放电后,乙炔黑涂层-硫电极的放电比容量为894 mAh·g^-1。     

Li-S电池硫正极性能衰减机理分析及研究现状概述

由于汽车工业的持续发展, 对高能量密度二次电池的需求逐步增加, 锂硫电池开始走进人们的视野. 锂硫电池的理论比能量高达2600 Wh/kg, 而单质硫的理论比容量达1680 mAh/g. 同时, 硫的储量丰富, 廉价, 并且环境友好. 虽然可充电锂硫电池相比于传统锂离子电池有诸多优势, 但目前其可实现的实际比容量远低于理论比容量, 循环寿命也较短等弊端限制了其大规模应用. 作者从Li-S电池正极的工作原理出发, 对硫正极容量损失及衰减机理做了深刻的解析, 并结合本实验室的工作归纳总结了导致硫正极容量衰减的主要因素. 针对硫正极容量衰减因素, 从碳导电结构、聚合物包覆以及纳米金属氧化物添加剂等方面, 对近年来提高硫正极性能的主要研究方向及最新研究进展进行了综述, 并对其中存在的问题进行分析, 最后对提高Li-S电池的整体性能提出展望.     

锂硫电池正极材料的制备及工艺优化

锂硫电池具有能量密度高、价格低等优势,有希望应用于下一代储能领域. 但锂硫电池仍然存在一些问题,如多硫化物穿梭效应、缺乏有效的锂硫电池规模制备工艺等. 为了解决这些问题,作者以不同商用碳材料（乙炔黑、科琴黑与碳纳米管）和单质硫复合作为正极材料,探究正极制备工艺对多硫化物穿梭效应抑制效果及锂硫电池性能的影响. 通过研究,作者得出以下结论：科琴黑作为单质硫的载体,与单质硫球磨8 h后,匹配粘结剂聚乙烯吡咯烷酮（PVP）制备的正极浆料可实现在涂布和辊压后极片的厚度达到500 μm、压实密度达到991.65 mg·cm ^-3. 作者将最终得到的正极极片应用于高硫载量锂硫软包电池,电池首圈放电容量为137.4 mA·h,经过10圈循环后,放电容量为115.5 mA·h,表现出优异的电化学性能. 该碳硫复合正极材料制备工艺有望在锂硫电池的宏量制备中获得应用.     

High performance lithium-sulfur batteries by facilely coating a conductive carbon nanotube or graphene layer

A dual-layer cathode electrode is constituted by facilely coating a conductive carbon nanotube or graphene layer on the pristine sulfur cathode electrode. The conductive layer can effectively improve the conductivity and suppress the polysulfide diffusion, giving rise to an enhanced electrochemical performance for Li-S batteries.     

Self-crystallized Interlayer Integrating Polysulfide-adsorbed TiO2/TiO and Highly-electron-conductive TiO for High-stability Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Low-cost lithium sulfur(Li-S)batteries afford preeminent prospect as a next-generation high-energy storage device by virtue of great theoretical capacity.Nevertheless,their applications are restricted by some challenging technical barriers,such as weak cycling stability and low poor-conductivity sulfur loading originated in notorious shuttling effect of polysulfide intermediates.Herein,free of any complicated compositing process,we design an interlayer of carbon fiber paper supported TiO2/TiO to impede the shuttle effect and enhance the electrical conductivity via physical isolation and chemical adsorption.Such a self-crystallized homogeneous interlayer,where TiO2/TiO enables absorbing lithium polysulfides(LiPSs)and TiO plays a key role of high-electron-conductivity exhibited ultrahigh capacities(1000 mA·h/g at 0.5 C and 900 mA·h/g at 1 C)and outstanding capacity retention rate(97%)after 100 cycles.Thus,our design provides a simple route to suppress the shuttle effect via self-derived evolution Li-S batteries.     

Non-trivial Contribution of Carbon Hybridization in Carbon-based Substrates to Electrocatalytic Activities in Li-S Batteries

Appling an electrochemical catalyst is an efficient strategy for inhibiting the shuttle effect and enhancing the S utilization of Li-S batteries. Carbon-based materials are the most common conductive agents and catalyst supports used in Li-S batteries, but the correlation between the diversity of hybridizations and sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) catalytic activity remains unclear. Here, by establishing two forms of carbon models, i.e., graphitic carbon (GC) and amorphous carbon (AC), we observe that the nitrogen atom doped in the GC possesses a higher local charge density and a lower Gibbs free energy towards the formation of polysulfides than in the AC. And the GC-based electrode consistently inherits considerably enhanced SRR kinetics and superior cycling stability and rate capability in Li-S batteries. Therefore, the function of carbon in Li-S batteries is not only limited as conductive support but also plays an unignorable contribution to the electrocatalytic activities of SRR.     

Porous carbon framework nested nickel foam as freestanding host for high energy lithium sulfur batteries

Constructing 3 D multifunctional conductive framework as stable sulfur cathode contributes to develop advanced lithium-sulfur(Li-S) batteries.Herein,a freestanding electrode with nickel foam framework and nitrogen doped porous carbon(PC) network is presented to encapsulate active sulfur for Li-S batteries.In such a mutually embedded architecture with high stability,the interconnected carbon network and nickel foam matrix can expedite ionic/electro nic tra nsport and sustain volume variations of sulfur.Furthermore,rationally designed porous structures provide sufficient internal space and large surface area for high active sulfur loading and polar polysulfides anchoring.Benefiting from the synergistic superiority,the Ni/PC-S cathode exhibits a high initial capacity of around 1200 mAh/g at 0.2 C,excelle nt rate perfo rmance,and high cycling stability with a low decay rate of 0.059% per cycle after 500 cycles.This work provides a useful strategy to exploit freestanding porous framework for diverse applications.     

Copper sulfide nanoneedles on CNT backbone composite electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors and Li-S batteries

Hierarchical-structured copper sulfide nanoneedles were grown on multi-walled carbon nanotube backbone (denoted as CuS@CNT) as electrodes for supercapacitors via a facile template-based hydrothermal conversion approach and further by simply impregnating sulfur into CuS@CNT (S@CuS@CNT) as electrodes for Li-S batteries. The electrochemical measurements showed that the resultant CuS@CNT composite electrodes deliver outstanding electrochemical performance with a specific capacitance up to 566.4 F g^?1 and cyclic stability of 94.5 % of its initial capacitance after 5000 cycles at a current density of 1 A g^?1. A synergistic effect arising from the unique hierarchical structure was responsible for the electrode performance, including a large surface area of 49.3 m² g^?1 and active CuS ultrafine nanoneedles firmly bonded to the highly conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) backbone. When used as an electrode material for Li-S batteries, the S@CuS@CNT (S content 59 wt%) exhibited satisfying electrochemical performance. The S@CuS@CNT electrode showed that coulombic efficiency was close to 100 % and capacity maintained more than 500 mA h g^?1 with progressive cycling up to more than 100 cycles even at a high current density. This strategy of stabilizing S with a small amount of copper sulfide nanoneedles can be a very promising method to prepare free-standing cathode material for high-performance Li-S batteries. The fabrication strategy presented here is low cost, facile, and scalable, which can be considered as a promising material for large-scale energy storage device. In particular, the use of CNT as backbone for the growth of active materials presents many potential merits owing to its lightweight, biodegradable, and stretchable characteristics.     

中空碳双面修饰的隔膜在高性能锂硫电池中的应用

为减少多硫化锂(LIPs) “穿梭效应” 及锂枝晶对锂硫电池的影响,采用刮涂法制备中空碳材料修饰隔膜。接触角测试表明修饰隔膜对 LIPs具有更强的吸引力, 其对 LIPs “穿梭” 的有效抑制也可以通过渗透性实验进一步得到印证。在隔膜的正极对称电池测试中, 电流响应显示中空碳材料的催化使 LIPs快速转化为Li₂S。通过隔膜的负极对称电池测试发现修饰隔膜呈现出更稳定的电压-时间曲线。为证明隔膜修饰对锂硫电池性能改进的效果, 分别采用聚丙烯(PP)隔膜、单面改性和双面改性的 PP隔膜组装成纽扣电池并进行电化学测试, 其中电极材料的硫负载量为 1.8~2.0 mg·cm^-2。GITT(恒电流间歇滴定法)测试和锂离子扩散系数计算表明, 改性隔膜的离子传输更快且阻抗较小。通过分析第 1、5、10、50及 100次的充放电循环阻抗谱图发现, 中空碳材料的多通道能够为锂离子的传输提供更多的通道, 因此能够使锂离子具有更加稳定的扩散行为。在电流密度为 0.2 C时, 由双面改性隔膜组装的锂硫电池在首次充放电时有 1 035 mAh·g^-1的可逆比容量, 700圈后仍有 500 mAh·g^-1的高比容量,并在高硫负载时表现出 500 mAh·g^-1的可逆比容量。双面修饰隔膜赋予了锂硫电池优异的电化学性能, 这是由于中空碳材料的修饰加速了 LIPs的转化和吸附, 有效缓解了 LIPs的穿梭效应, 且对锂枝晶有很好的抑制作用, 提高了锂硫电池的安全性。     

Multifunctional Electrocatalytic Cathodes Derived from Metal–Organic Frameworks for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

The rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is a promising candidate for the next generation of energy storage technology, owing to the high theoretical capacity, high specific energy density, and low cost of electrode materials. The main drawbacks in the development of long-life Li-S batteries are capacity fading and the sluggish kinetics at the cathode caused by the polysulfides shuttle. These limitations are addressed through the design of novel nanocages containing cobalt phosphide (CoP) nanoparticles embedded in highly porous nitrogen-doped carbon (CoP-N-GC) by thermal annealing of ZIF-67 in a reductive atmosphere followed by a phosphidation step using sodium hypophosphite. The CoP nanoparticles, with large surface area and uniform homogeneous distribution within the N-doped nanocage graphitic carbon, act as electrocatalysts to suppress the shuttle of soluble polysulfides through strong chemical interactions and catalyze the sulfur redox. As a result, the S@CoP-N-GC electrode delivers an extremely high specific capacity of 1410 mA h g⁻¹ at 0.1 C (1 C=1675 mA g⁻¹) with an excellent coulombic efficiency of 99.7 %. Moreover, capacity retention from 864 to 678 mA h g⁻¹ is obtained after 460 cycles with a very low decay rate of 0.046 % per cycle at 0.5 C. Therefore, the combination of the CoP catalyst and polar conductive porous carbon effectively stabilizes the sulfur cathode, enhancing the electrochemical performance and stability of the battery.     

Enhanced Adsorption of Polysulfides on Carbon Nanotubes/Boron Nitride Fibers for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are one of the most promising high-energy-density storage systems. However, serious capacity attenuation and poor cycling stability induced by the shuttle effect of polysulfide intermediates can impede the practical application of Li-S batteries. Herein we report a novel sulfur cathode by intertwining multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and porous boron nitride fibers (BNFs) for the subsequent loading of sulfur. This structural design enables trapping of active sulfur and serves to localize the soluble polysulfide within the cathode region, leading to low active material loss. Compared with CNTs/S, CNTs/BNFs/S cathodes deliver a high initial capacity of 1222 mAh g⁻¹ at 0.1 C. Upon increasing the current density to 4 C, the cell retained a capacity of 482 mAh g⁻¹ after 500 cycles with a capacity decay of only 0.044 % per cycle. The design of CNTs/BNFs/S gives new insight on how to optimize cathodes for Li-S batteries.     

Solution-based Preparation of High Sulfur Content Sulfur/Graphene Cathode Material for Li-S Battery

Practical Li-sulfur batteries require the high sulfur loading cathode to meet the large-capacity power demand of electrical equipment.However,the sulfur content in cathode materials is usually unsatisfactory due to the excessive use of carbon for improving the conductivity.Traditional cathode fabrication strategies can hardly realize both high sulfur content and homogeneous sulfur distribution without aggregation.Herein,we designed a cathode material with ultrahigh sulfur content of 88%(mass fraction)by uniformly distributing the water dispersible sulfur nanoparticles on three-dimensionally conductive graphene framework.The water processable fabrication can maximize the homogeneous contact between sulfur nanoparticles and graphene,improving the utilization of the interconnected conductive surface.The obtained cathode material showed a capacity of 500 mA·h/g after 500 cycles at 2.0 A/g with an areal loading of 2 mg/cm2.This strategy provides possibility for the mass production of high-performance electrode materials for high-capacity Li-S battery.