Simple fabrication of Ni nanodots decorated Ni/Ketjen black composite for sulfur host in lithium-sulfur battery
Bing Wang
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Xinye Qian
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Xinye Qian, Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
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Search for more papers by this authorLina Jin
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorShanshan Yao
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorXiangqian Shen
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorBing Wang
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Xinye Qian
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Xinye Qian, Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorLina Jin
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorShanshan Yao
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorXiangqian Shen
Institute for Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: Jiangsu Province, Grant/Award Number: BK20190857
Summary
Ni nanomaterials exhibit excellent adsorption and catalytic ability in the redox reaction of Li-S batteries. Hence, Ni nanodots are embedded in the micropores and mesopores of commercial Ketjen black (KB) to obtain Ni/KB composite nanomaterials by an in situ preparation method with low cost and high yield. The prepared Ni nanodots with 5 to 30 nm diameter act as the active sites in KB matrix and enhance the intrinsic activity; they can not only adsorb lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) by the Ni-S bond but also promote the conversion rate of LiPSs. Consequently, with 3.1 mg cm−2 S loading on positive electrode, the initial discharge capacity of Ni/KB/S electrode at 0.05 C reaches 1253 mAh g−1 and the initial discharge capacity at 0.5 C reaches 818.4 mAh g−1, with the stable cycle exceeding over 500 cycles.
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