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Interface-induced polymerization strategy for constructing titanium dioxide embedded carbon porous framework with enhanced chemical immobilization towards lithium polysulfides

Yue Ouyang1,§, Xiaoxiao Li1,§, Jiexin Zhu4,§, Wei Zong1,4( ), Yuhang Dai4, Xuan Gao4, Wei Zhang4, Shengyuan Yang1, Roohollah Bagherzadeh3, Feili Lai5, Yue-E Miao1( ), Tianxi Liu1,2
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai 201620, China
The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
Advanced Fibrous Materials LAB, Institute for Advanced Textile Materials and Technologies (ATMT), School of Advanced Materials and Processes, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15914, Iran
Christopher Ingold Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven 3001, Belgium

§ Yue Ouyang, Xiaoxiao Li, and Jiexin Zhu contributed equally to this work.

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A titanium dioxide nanoparticle embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanofiber composite is constructed via an interface-induced polymerization strategy to serve as an ideal sulfur host for Li-S batteries, presenting high active material utilization, superb rate capability, and prominent cycling lifespan even under high sulfur loading and lean electrolyte conditions.

Abstract

The shuttle effect induced by soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) is known as one of the crucial issues that limit the practical applications of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, a titanium dioxide nanoparticle embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanofiber (TiO2@NCNF) composite is constructed via an interface-induced polymerization strategy to serve as an ideal sulfur host. Under the protection of the nanofiber walls, the uniformly dispersed TiO2 nanocrystalline can act as capturing centers to constantly immobilize LiPSs towards durable sulfur chemistry. Besides, the mesoporous microstructure in the fibrous framework endows the TiO2@NCNF host with strong physical reservation for sulfur and LiPSs, sufficient pathways for electron/ion transfer, and excellent endurance for volume change. As expected, the sulfur-loaded TiO2@NCNF composite electrode presents a fabulous rate performance and long cycle lifespan (capacity fading rate of 0.062% per cycle over 500 cycles) at 2.0 C. Furthermore, the assembled Li-S batteries harvest superb areal capacity and cycling stability even under high sulfur loading and lean electrolyte conditions.

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interface-induced polymerizationelectrospun porous nanofiberslithium-sulfur (Li-S) batterieshigh sulfur loadinglithium polysulfides (LiPSs) immobilization

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 3,
March 2024
Pages 1473-1481
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5894-5
Cite this article:
Ouyang Y, Li X, Zhu J, et al. Interface-induced polymerization strategy for constructing titanium dioxide embedded carbon porous framework with enhanced chemical immobilization towards lithium polysulfides. Nano Research, 2024, 17(3): 1473-1481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5894-5
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Received: 06 May 2023
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