Lightweight freestanding hollow carbon fiber interlayer for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries
Qinglong Meng
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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Rong Yang
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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Rong Yang and Ying Liu, International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China.
Email: [email protected] (R. Y.) and [email protected] (Y. L.)
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Ying Liu
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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Rong Yang and Ying Liu, International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China.
Email: [email protected] (R. Y.) and [email protected] (Y. L.)
Search for more papers by this authorMingxu Li
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this authorShaozheng Chen
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this authorYinglin Yan
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this authorQinglong Meng
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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Rong Yang
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Correspondence
Rong Yang and Ying Liu, International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China.
Email: [email protected] (R. Y.) and [email protected] (Y. L.)
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Ying Liu
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Correspondence
Rong Yang and Ying Liu, International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China.
Email: [email protected] (R. Y.) and [email protected] (Y. L.)
Search for more papers by this authorMingxu Li
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this authorShaozheng Chen
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this authorYinglin Yan
International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government, Grant/Award Number: 21JK0797; Science and Technology Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government, Grant/Award Numbers: 2021GY-151, 2019TD-019, 2020JM450
Summary
As a promising next-generation energy storage device, lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have the high theoretical energy densities, however, the notorious “Shuttling Effect” greatly impacts their commercialization. Herein, a freestanding hollow carbon fiber (HCF) derived from waste cotton tissues was designed as an interlayer for Li-S batteries by one-step carbonization at different temperatures. The inherently interwoven fibers and exceptional hollow structure of the carbon interlayers can effectively accelerate the reaction kinetics and restrain the “Shuttling Effect.” Moreover, carbon interlayer can also act as an upper current collector to reutilize the active material, and further enhance the reversible capacities. In this study, the HCF-800 carbon fiber interlayer was fabricated by carbonization at 800°C, which can endow the HCF interlayer with many profitable properties such as rich pore structures, excellent flexibility, and exceptional hollow tube structure. Therefore, the S/super-P with HCF-800 cell was shown the excellent cycling stability with 733 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C after 100 cycles. Even under a high sulfur loading of 2.23 mg cm−2, the cell also maintained a high capacity of 502 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles.
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