Polypyrrole/TiO2 nanotube arrays with coaxial heterogeneous structure as sulfur hosts for lithium sulfur batteries

被引:72
作者
Zhao, Yun [1 ]
Zhu, Wen [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Chen, George Z. [2 ]
Cairns, Elton J. [3 ]
机构
[1] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, State Key Lab Mat Proc & Die & Mould Technol, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Nottingham, Dept Chem & Environm Engn, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[4] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol Shenzhen, Res Inst, Shenzhen Virtual Univ Pk, Shenzhen 518000, Peoples R China
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Coaxial heterogeneous structure; Lithium batteries; Sulfur; Polypyrrole; TiO2; nanotubes; CATHODE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE; PERFORMANCE; NANOCOMPOSITES; IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRODES; EFFICIENCY; POLYMERS; STORAGE; SHELL;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.07.082
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The lithium-sulfur cell has shown great prospects for future energy conversion and storage systems due to the high theoretical specific capacity of sulfur, 1675 mAh g(-1). However, it has been hindered by rapid capacity decay and low energy efficiency. In this work, polypyrrole (PPy)/TiO2 nanotubes with coaxial heterogeneous structure as the substrate of the cathode is prepared and used to improve the electrochemical performance of sulfur electrodes. TiO2 nanotubes decorated with PPy provide a highly ordered conductive framework for Li+ ion diffusion and reaction with sulfur. This architecture also is helpful for trapping the produced polysulfides, and as a result attenuates the capacity decay. Furthermore, the heat treatment temperature used in the sulfur loading process has been confirmed to have an important impact on the overall performance of the resultant cell. The as-designed S/PPy/TiO2 nanotube cathode using an elevated heating temperature shows excellent cycling stability with a high discharge capacity of 1150 mAh g(-1) and average coulombic efficiency of 96% after 100 cycles. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:447 / 456
页数:10
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