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Polydopamine-assisted in-situ formation of dense MOF layer on polyolefin separator for synergistic enhancement of lithium-sulfur battery

Xiuxiu Wu1,§, Cheng Zhou1,§, Chenxu Dong2, Chunli Shen1, Binbin Shuai1, Cheng Li1, Yan Li1, Qinyou An1(), Xu Xu2(), Liqiang Mai1
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China

§ Xiuxiu Wu and Cheng Zhou contributed equally to this work.

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Ultrathin ZIF-8 modified layer was in situ grown on the surface of the separator by a new method. Continuous adsorption of Li2Sx was realized by the interior of the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) gradient modified separator.

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The separator is of great significance to alleviate the shuttle effect and dendrite growth of lithium-sulfur batteries. However, most of the current commercial separators cannot meet these requirements well. In this work, a dense metal-organic-framework (MOF) modification layer is in-situ prepared by the assistant of polydopamine on the polypropylene separators. Due to the unique structure and synergistic effect of polydopamine (PDA) and zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), the functional separator can not only trap the polysulfides effectively but also promote the transport of lithium ions. As a result, the battery assembled with the functional separator exhibits excellent cycle stability. The capacity remains 711 mAh·g−1 after 500 cycles at 2 C, and the capacity decay rate is as low as 0.013% per cycle. The symmetrical battery is cycled for 1,000 h at 2 mA·cm−2 (2 mAh·cm−2) with the plating/stripping overpotential of 20 mV. At the same time, the modification separator shows a higher lithium ion transference number (0.88), better thermal stability and electrolyte wettability than the unmodified separator.

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metal-organic frameworksin-situ growth polysulfidesshuttle effectgradient distribution

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 9,
September 2022
Pages 8048-8055
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4423-2
Cite this article:
Wu X, Zhou C, Dong C, et al. Polydopamine-assisted in-situ formation of dense MOF layer on polyolefin separator for synergistic enhancement of lithium-sulfur battery. Nano Research, 2022, 15(9): 8048-8055. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4423-2
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