Issue 1, 2020

ZnS spheres wrapped by an ultrathin wrinkled carbon film as a multifunctional interlayer for long-life Li–S batteries

Abstract

The shuttling of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) in Li–S batteries during the cycling process is considered as a serious problem to handle. It often brings about sluggish redox kinetics, rapid capacity decay and limited sulfur utilization. In this study, we fabricate a novel functional interlayer by wrapping dispersed zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanospheres with a graphene-like ultrathin wrinkled carbon film (ZnS@WCF) through a facile hard-template method. The WCF acts as a unique 3D conductive network and ZnS nanospheres provide strong chemisorption of LiPSs. Owing to the synergistic effects between polar ZnS and the conductive WCF, the as-prepared interlayer can not only serve as a physical barrier but can also recycle the dissolved LiPSs with fast reaction kinetics. Li–S batteries based on such a ZnS@WCF modified separator exhibit remarkable capacity retention and outstanding rate performance. When cycling at 1C, a considerable specific capacity of 685 mA h g−1 can still be maintained after 600 cycles with an extremely low fading decay of 0.045% per cycle. This novel interlayer holds great potential in realizing the wide practical application of Li–S batteries.

Graphical abstract: ZnS spheres wrapped by an ultrathin wrinkled carbon film as a multifunctional interlayer for long-life Li–S batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Sep 2019
Accepted
08 Nov 2019
First published
09 Nov 2019

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 231-241

ZnS spheres wrapped by an ultrathin wrinkled carbon film as a multifunctional interlayer for long-life Li–S batteries

J. Yang, S. Zhao, Y. Lu, X. Zeng, W. Lv and G. Cao, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 231 DOI: 10.1039/C9TA10560C

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