Porous Ionic Network/CNT Composite Separator as a Polysulfide Snaring Shield for High Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery.
Macromol Rapid Commun
; 44(24): e2300451, 2023 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37795776
ABSTRACT
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery features a high theoretical energy density, but the shuttle of soluble polysulfides between the two electrodes often results in a rapid capacity decay. Herein, a straightforward electrostatic adsorption strategy based on a cross-linked polyimidazolium separator as a snaring shield of polysulfides is reported, which suppresses the undesirable migration of polysulfides to the anode. The porous ionic network (PIN)-modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are successfully prepared and coated onto a commercial porous polypropylene membrane in a vacuum-filtration step. The favorable affinity of the imidazolium ring toward polysulfide via the polar interaction and the electrostatic effect of ions mitigates the undesirable shuttle of polysulfides in the electrolyte, improving the LiâS battery in terms of rate performance and cycling life. Compared to the reference PIN-free CNT-coated separator, the PIN/CNT-coated one has an increased initial capacity of 1.3 folds (up to 1394.8 mAh g-1 for PIN/CNT/PP-3) at 0.1 C.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Nanotubes, Carbon
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Lithium
Language:
En
Journal:
Macromol Rapid Commun
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China