Edge-rich MoS2 nanosheets for high performance self-supporting Li-S batteries

doi:10.12028/j.issn.2095-4239.2019.0007

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Abstract: Despite the high theoretical energy density and specifc capacity, the practical application of Li-S battery is still impeded because of the low electrical conductivity of sulfur and the dissolution of lithium polysulfides in electrolyte. Edge sites of 2D layered transition metal dichalcogenides have been show advantages than in-plane sites on preventing the shuttling effects of polysulfdes. While the synthesis of 3D hierarchical MoS₂ structures with abundant active edge sites is still a challenge. Herein, vertically aligned MoS₂ nanosheets with richly exposed (002) plane edges on the carbon cloth were fabricated via hydrothermal process and served as the host of sulfur to improve its electrochemical performance. Besides the carbon cloth as ideal supporting material to facilitate electron/ion transport, edge-rich layered MoS₂ nanosheets with abundant dangling Mo-S bonds can localized the size of sulfur particles to 5~10 nm, which results a high utilization of active substances (~1174 mA·h·g^-1 at 0.1 C) and improve the reversibility and polysulfde redox kinetics. Furthermore, the edge sites have strong rules to absorb and catalyze the conversion of polysulfdes. Therefore, the self-supporting cathode can deliver a specifc discharge capacity (based on sulfur) of 857 mA·h·g^-1 at 1 C after 400 cycles and 579 mA·h·g^-1 at 2 C after 800 cycles.

Key words: lithium-sulfur battery, edge sites, catalytic conversion, self-supporting

CLC Number:

TM911

YAO Lin, ZHOU Ling, LI Shixiong, LI Xiaomin, HE Kai, HE Qingquan, ZAI Jiantao, REN Qizhi, QIAN Xuefeng. Edge-rich MoS₂ nanosheets for high performance self-supporting Li-S batteries[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2019, 8(3): 523-531.

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