Full‐Range Redox Mediation on Sulfur Redox Kinetics for High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
Lithium‐sulfur (Li−S) battery is considered as a promising energy storage system because of its high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg−1, whose practical performance is limited by the sluggish sulfur redox kinetics. Homogeneous redox mediators (RMs) are effective promotors to propel the sulfu...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Batteries & supercaps 2022-03, Vol.5 (3), p.n/a |
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Zusammenfassung: | Lithium‐sulfur (Li−S) battery is considered as a promising energy storage system because of its high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg−1, whose practical performance is limited by the sluggish sulfur redox kinetics. Homogeneous redox mediators (RMs) are effective promotors to propel the sulfur redox kinetics. However, most of the RMs only focus on a single reaction process. Herein, a strategy of mixed redox mediators (mixed‐RM) is proposed for full‐range redox mediation on the sulfur redox kinetics in working Li−S batteries. Concretely, one of the mixed‐RM mainly mediates the liquid‐solid reduction from polysulfides (LiPSs) to Li2S during discharge, while the other aims to promote the solid‐liquid conversion from Li2S to LiPSs and the liquid‐solid conversion from LiPSs to S8 during charge. Consequently, 2.5 Ah Li−S pouch cells with the mixed‐RM achieve an actual initial energy density of 354 Wh kg−1 alongside stable 20 cycles. This work provides an effective strategy on promoting the sulfur redox kinetics for high‐energy‐density Li−S batteries and inspires rational combination of novel functional molecules for practical energy storage systems.
The mixed redox mediators are proposed for full‐range redox mediation on the sulfur redox kinetics in Li−S batteries. With the mixed redox mediators, 2.5 Ah Li−S pouch cells were constructed and achieved an actual energy density of 354 Wh kg−1 alongside stable 20 cycles. |
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ISSN: | 2566-6223 2566-6223 |
DOI: | 10.1002/batt.202100359 |