One-Pot Synthesis of High-Capacity Sulfur Cathodes via In-Situ Polymerization of a Porous Imine-Based Polymer.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 63(28): e202400382, 2024 Jul 08.
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ABSTRACT
Lithium-ion batteries, essential for electronics and electric vehicles, predominantly use cathodes made from critical materials like cobalt. Sulfur-based cathodes, offering a high theoretical capacity of 1675â
mAh g-1 and environmental advantages due to sulfur's abundance and lower toxicity, present a more sustainable alternative. However, state-of-the-art sulfur-based electrodes do not reach the theoretical capacities, mainly because conventional electrode production relies on mixing of components into weakly coordinated slurries. Consequently, sulfur's mobility leads to battery degradation-an effect known as the "sulfur-shuttle". This study introduces a solution by developing a microporous, covalently-bonded, imine-based polymer network grown in situ around sulfur particles on the current collector. The polymer network (i) enables selective transport of electrolyte and Li-ions through pores of defined size, and (ii) acts as a robust host to retain the active component of the electrode (sulfur species). The resulting cathode has superior rate performance from 0.1â
C (1360â
mAh g-1) to 3â
C (807â
mAh g-1). Demonstrating a high-performance, sustainable sulfur cathode produced via a simple one-pot process, our research underlines the potential of microporous polymers in addressing sulfur diffusion issues, paving the way for sulfur electrodes as viable alternatives to traditional metal-based cathodes.
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