Lithium sulfur(Li-S)batteries have been regarded as a promising next-generation energy storage system with high theoretical specific capacity and energy density,but still facing challenges.In order to make Li-S batter...Lithium sulfur(Li-S)batteries have been regarded as a promising next-generation energy storage system with high theoretical specific capacity and energy density,but still facing challenges.In order to make Li-S batteries more competitive,combination of trapping sites and electrocatalytic properties for polysulfides is an effective way to improve the battery performance.In this study,we prepare a type of multifunctional V3S4-nanowire/graphene composites(V3S4-G)by uniformly dispersing V3S4 nanowires on the graphene substrate.This structure contributes to the sufficient exposure of multifunctional V3S4 active sites which can anchor polysulfides and accelerate reaction kinetics.Thus,the Li-S batteries based on the multifunctional V3S4-G sulfur cathode deliver a stable cycling performance and good rate capability.Even at sulfur loading of 3 mg cm^−2,the V3S4-G sulfur cathode possesses a low capacity decay rate of 0.186%per cycle at 0.5 C.展开更多
基金We acknowledge the financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFA0200102 and 2017YFA0206301)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51631001,51590882,51672010 and 81421004).
文摘Lithium sulfur(Li-S)batteries have been regarded as a promising next-generation energy storage system with high theoretical specific capacity and energy density,but still facing challenges.In order to make Li-S batteries more competitive,combination of trapping sites and electrocatalytic properties for polysulfides is an effective way to improve the battery performance.In this study,we prepare a type of multifunctional V3S4-nanowire/graphene composites(V3S4-G)by uniformly dispersing V3S4 nanowires on the graphene substrate.This structure contributes to the sufficient exposure of multifunctional V3S4 active sites which can anchor polysulfides and accelerate reaction kinetics.Thus,the Li-S batteries based on the multifunctional V3S4-G sulfur cathode deliver a stable cycling performance and good rate capability.Even at sulfur loading of 3 mg cm^−2,the V3S4-G sulfur cathode possesses a low capacity decay rate of 0.186%per cycle at 0.5 C.
