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- Title
Acacia Senegal-Inspired Bifunctional Binder for Longevity of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.
- Authors
Li, Gaoran; Ling, Min; Ye, Yifan; Li, Zhoupeng; Guo, Jinghua; Yao, Yingfang; Zhu, Junfa; Lin, Zhan; Zhang, Shanqing
- Abstract
The sulfur cathode in traditional lithium-sulfur batteries suffers from poor cyclability due to polysulfide shuttling effect as well as large volume change during charge/discharge processes. Gum arabic (GA), a low cost, nontoxic, and sustainable natural polymer from Acacia senegal, is adopted as a binder for the sulfur cathode to address these issues. The excellent mechanical properties of GA endow the cathode with high binding strength and suitable ductility to buffer volume change, while the functional groups chemically and physically confine sulfur species within the cathode to inhibit the shuttling effect of polysulfides. Additionally, GA shifts the electrode fabrication process from the organic solvent process to an aqueous process, eliminates the use of toxic organic solvents, and achieves uniformly distributed electrode with lower impedance. A remarkable cycling performance, i.e., 841 mAh g−1 at low current rate of C/5, is achieved throughout 500 cycles due to the bifunctions of the GA binder.
- Subjects
SENEGALIA senegal; LITHIUM sulfur batteries; GUM arabic; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; POLYSULFIDES; ORGANIC solvents
- Publication
Advanced Energy Materials, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 21, pn/a
- ISSN
1614-6832
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aenm.201500878