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- Title
Nitrogen-doped hollow carbon sphere composite Mn<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> as an advanced host for lithium-sulfur battery.
- Authors
Wang, Haibin; Liu, Jun; Ju, Wenqi; Xu, Xupeng; Chen, Jiwei
- Abstract
As the most promising advanced energy storage system, lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are highly favored by the researchers because of their advantages of high energy density (2500 W h kg−1), low cost and non-pollution. However, the low conductivity, volume expansion of sulfur, and shuttle effect are still the great hindrance to the practical application of LSBs. Herein, the above problems can be addressed through the following strategies: (1) Hollow carbon microspheres with high specific surface area were constructed as sulfur hosts to increase sulfur loading while also being able to enhance the physical adsorption of polysulfides; (2) the loading of Mn3O4 particles on the basis of hollow carbon microspheres facilitates the capture and adsorption of polysulfides; (3) the hollow carbon sphere structure as a conductive network can provide more pathways for rapid electrical/ionic transport and also accelerate electrolyte wetting. Moreover, the thinner shell of hollow carbon microsphere is conducive to ion diffusion and speed up the reaction rate. Thus, the NHCS/Mn3O4/S composites exhibit a high discharge specific capacity of 1010.3 mAh g−1 at first and still maintained a reversible capacity of 269.2 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles. This work presents a facile sustainable and efficient synergistic strategy for the development of advanced LSBs.
- Subjects
LITHIUM sulfur batteries; CARBON composites; DOPING agents (Chemistry); ENERGY storage; PHYSISORPTION; COLLOIDAL carbon; NITROGEN; ENERGY density
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-024-64067-8