Enhanced cycle performance of Li/S battery with the reduced graphene oxide/activated carbon functional interlayer

The high-energy lithium/sulfur(Li/S) battery has become a very popular topic of research in recent years due to its high theoretical capacity of 1672 m Ah/g. However, the polysulfide shuttle effect remains of great concern with a great number of publications dedicated to its mitigation. In this contribution, a three-dimensional(3D) reduced graphene oxide/activated carbon(RGO/AC) film, synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method and convenient mechanical pressing, is sandwiched between the separator and the sulfur-based cathode, acting as a functional interlayer to capture and trap polysulfide species. Consequently, the Li/S cell with this interlayer shows an impressive initial discharge capacity of 1078 m Ah/g and a reversible capacity of 655 m Ah/g even after 100 cycles. The RGO/AC interlayer impedes the movement of polysulfide while providing unimpeded channels for lithium ion mass transfer. Therefore, the RGO/AC interlayer with a well-designed structure represents strong potential for high-performance Li/S batteries.

Ordered structure of interlayer constructed with metal-organic frameworks improves the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries

Lithium-sulfur(Li-S)battery has attracted intensive attention in the realm of energy storage owing to its high theoretical capacity and energy density.However,the shuttle effect of soluble lithium polysulfides(LiPSs)between electrodes results in rapid capacity degradation.Herein,a strategy which combines the design of both chemical interaction and microstructure of interlayer was proposed to suppress the shuttle effect.The chemical interaction between different functionalized MOFs and LiPSs was systematically studied to find the best candidate.Furthermore,an interlayer with ordered structure was constructed via the layer-by-layer assembly of metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)on graphene(UiO-66-NH_(2)@graphene)to create sinuous channels which can better impede the diffusion process of LiPSs by the strong adsorption of MOF toward LiPSs.Consequently,in comparison to the battery with a bare separator,the ordered interlayer increased the initial discharge capacity of battery by 28.98%at 1.0 C and lowered the capacity decay rate remarkably from 0.10%to 0.067%per cycle,indicating that the design of chemical interaction and microstructure paves the way for high-performance Li-S batteries.

Light field information transmission through scattering media with high fidelity

Realizing high-fidelity optical information transmission through a scattering medium is of vital importance in both science and applications,such as short-range fiber communication and optical encryption.Theoretically,an input wavefront can be reconstructed by inverting the transmission matrix of the scattering medium.However,this deterministic method for retrieving light field information encoded in the wavefront has not yet been experimentally demonstrated.Herein,we demonstrate light field information transmission through different scattering media with near-unity fidelity.Multi-dimensional optical information can be delivered through either a multimode fiber or a ground glass without relying on any averaging or approximation,where their Pearson correlation coefficients can be up to 99%.