Highly Reversible Li–Se Batteries with Ultra-Lightweight N,S-Codoped Graphene Blocking Layer

Nano-Micro Letters

Yanglong Hou¹  Min Fu²  Fan Dong²  Xingxing Gu²  Yang Li³  Lingbao Xin⁴ 

[1] Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices (BKLMMD), BIC-ESAT, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University;Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials, College of Environment and Resources, Chongqing Technology and Business University;College of Arts, Chongqing Technology and Business University;School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology;

关键词: Li–Se batteries;    N,S-codoped;    Graphene;    Ultra-lightweight;    Free-standing;    Vacuum filtration;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s40820-018-0213-5

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract The desire for practical utilization of rechargeable lithium batteries with high energy density has motivated attempts to develop new electrode materials and battery systems. Here, without additional binders we present a simple vacuum filtration method to synthesize nitrogen and sulfur codoped graphene (N,S-G) blocking layer, which is ultra-lightweight, conductive, and free standing. When the N,S-G membrane was inserted between the catholyte and separator, the lithium–selenium (Li–Se) batteries exhibited a high reversible discharge capacity of 330.7 mAh g−1 at 1 C (1 C = 675 mA g−1) after 500 cycles and high rate performance (over 310 mAh g−1 at 4 C) even at an active material loading as high as ~ 5 mg cm−2. This excellent performance can be ascribed to homogenous dispersion of the liquid active material in the electrode, good Li+-ion conductivity, fast electronic transport in the conductive graphene framework, and strong chemical confinement of polyselenides by nitrogen and sulfur atoms. More importantly, it is a promising strategy for enhancing the energy density of Li–Se batteries by using the catholyte with a lightweight heteroatom doping carbon matrix.

【 授权许可】

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