Double‐Shelled Nanocages with Cobalt Hydroxide Inner Shell and Layered Double Hydroxides Outer Shell as High‐Efficiency Polysulfide Mediator for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
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- 19 February 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie
- Vol. 55 (12), 3982-3986
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201511632
Abstract
Lithium–sulfur (Li-S) batteries have been considered as a promising candidate for next-generation electrochemical energy-storage technologies because of their overwhelming advantages in energy density. Suppression of the polysulfide dissolution while maintaining a high sulfur utilization is the main challenge for Li–S batteries. Here, we have designed and synthesized double-shelled nanocages with two shells of cobalt hydroxide and layered double hydroxides (CH@LDH) as a conceptually new sulfur host for Li–S batteries. Specifically, the hollow CH@LDH polyhedra with complex shell structures not only maximize the advantages of hollow nanostructures for encapsulating a high content of sulfur (75 wt %), but also provide sufficient self-functionalized surfaces for chemically bonding with polysulfides to suppress their outward dissolution. When evaluated as cathode material for Li–S batteries, the CH@LDH/S composite shows a significantly improved electrochemical performance.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Education (Singapore) (M4011258)
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