• 文献标题:   Catalyzing polysulfide conversion by g-C3N4 in a graphene network for long-life lithium-sulfur batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG M, LIANG QH, HAN JW, TAO Y, LIU DH, ZHANG C, LV W, YANG QH
  • 作者关键词:   lithiumsulfur batterie, lithium polysulfide, graphitic carbon nitride gc3n4, graphene, catalytic conversion
  • 出版物名称:   NANO RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1998-0124 EI 1998-0000
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tianjin Univ
  • 被引频次:   27
  • DOI:   10.1007/s12274-018-2023-y
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries with a high energy density has been plagued by the poor cycling stability of the sulfur cathode, which is a result of the insulating nature of sulfur and the dissolution of polysulfides. Much work has been done to construct nanostructured or doped carbon as a porous or polar host for promising sulfur cathodes, although restricting the polysulfide shuttle effect by improving the redox reaction kinetics is more attractive. Herein, we present a well-designed strategy by introducing graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) into a three-dimensional hierarchical porous graphene assembly to achieve a synergistic combination of confinement and catalyzation of polysulfides. The porous g-C3N4 nanosheets in situ formed inside the graphene network afford a highly accessible surface to catalyze the transformation of polysulfides, and the hierarchical porous graphene-assembled carbon can function as a conductive network and provide appropriate space for g-C3N4 catalysis in the sulfur cathode. Thus, this hybrid can effectively improve sulfur utilization and block the dissolution of polysulfides, achieving excellent cycling performance for sulfur cathodes in lithium-sulfur batteries.