清华大学张强教授与北京理工大学黄佳琦教授联合在EcoMat发表了题为“Redox mediator assists electron transfer in lithium–sulfur batteries with sulfurized polyacrylonitrile cathodes”的研究论文。该工作提出了一种氧化还原介导策略,加速以SPAN为正极的锂硫电池中的电子转移过程。具体地,引入醌基氧化还原介质(RM),以提供具有增强界面动力学的额外氧化还原途径。含氧化还原介质的SPAN正极与醚基以及碳酸盐基电解质匹配均表现出更高的比容量、更好的倍率性能、更低的极化和更长的循环寿命。该工作证明了氧化还原介导可有效促进高性能Li-S电池SPAN正极的电子可及性。
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Figure 1 Schematic of the RM-assisted electron transfer strategy for SPAN electrode Figure 2 Electrochemical evaluation of BEAQ. A, CV curves of the Li|SPAN and Li|BEAQ cells at a scan rate of 0.1 mV s−1. B, Cycling performance of the Li|BEAQ cell (0.015 mA cm−2) and the Li|SPAN cell. The insert is the galvanostatic discharge-charge profile of the Li|BEAQ cellFigure 3 Kinetic evaluation of the BEAQ-assisted SPAN cathodes. A, CV curves of the Li|SPAN cells with/without BEAQ and B, corresponding Tafel plots for the delithiation process. C, EIS spectra of the Li|SPAN cells with/without BEAQ. D, The charge profiles at 2.0C of the conductive carbon-free Li|SPAN cells with/without BEAQ. The cells were predischarged at 0.05 C. The insert is the amplified profilesFigure 4 Electrochemical performance of Li|SPAN batteries with ether-based electrolyte. A, Rate performances, B, galvanostatic discharge-charge profiles at different current densities, and C, cycling performances at the current density of 0.5 C of Li|SPAN batteries with/without BEAQFigure 5 Electrochemical performance of Li|SPAN batteries with carbonate-based electrolyte. A, Rate performances, B, galvanostatic discharge-charge profiles at different current densities, and C, long-term cycling at the current density of 1.0 C of Li|SPAN batteries with/without BEAQ