To improve the sulfur loading capacity of lithium-sulfur batteries(Li-S batteries)cathode and avoid the inevitable“shuttle effect”,hollow N doped carbon coated CoO/SnO_(2)(CoO/SnO_(2)@NC)composite has been designed ...To improve the sulfur loading capacity of lithium-sulfur batteries(Li-S batteries)cathode and avoid the inevitable“shuttle effect”,hollow N doped carbon coated CoO/SnO_(2)(CoO/SnO_(2)@NC)composite has been designed and prepared by a hydrothermal-calcination method.The specific surface area of CoO/SnO_(2)@NC composite is 85.464 m2·g^(-1),and the pore volume is 0.1189 cm3·g^(-1).The hollow core-shell structure as a carrier has a sulfur loading amount of 66.10%.The initial specific capacity of the assembled Li-S batteries is 395.7 mAh·g^(-1) at 0.2 C,which maintains 302.7 mAh·g^(-1) after 400 cycles.When the rate increases to 2.5 C,the specific capacity still has 221.2 mAh·g^(-1).The excellent lithium storage performance is attributed to the core-shell structure with high specific surface area and porosity.This structure effectively increases the sulfur loading,enhances the chemical adsorption of lithium polysulfides,and reduces direct contact between CoO/SnO_(2) and the electrolyte.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52072330)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20181469)Science and Technology Planning Social Development Project of Zhenjiang City(SSH20190140049).
文摘To improve the sulfur loading capacity of lithium-sulfur batteries(Li-S batteries)cathode and avoid the inevitable“shuttle effect”,hollow N doped carbon coated CoO/SnO_(2)(CoO/SnO_(2)@NC)composite has been designed and prepared by a hydrothermal-calcination method.The specific surface area of CoO/SnO_(2)@NC composite is 85.464 m2·g^(-1),and the pore volume is 0.1189 cm3·g^(-1).The hollow core-shell structure as a carrier has a sulfur loading amount of 66.10%.The initial specific capacity of the assembled Li-S batteries is 395.7 mAh·g^(-1) at 0.2 C,which maintains 302.7 mAh·g^(-1) after 400 cycles.When the rate increases to 2.5 C,the specific capacity still has 221.2 mAh·g^(-1).The excellent lithium storage performance is attributed to the core-shell structure with high specific surface area and porosity.This structure effectively increases the sulfur loading,enhances the chemical adsorption of lithium polysulfides,and reduces direct contact between CoO/SnO_(2) and the electrolyte.