Nickel Sulfide Nanocrystals on Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbon Nanotubes with High-efficiency Electrocatalysis for Room-temperature Sodium-sulfur Batteries

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2019 Oct 24

PMID 31641115

Citations 14

Authors

Zichao Yan

Jin Xiao

Weihong Lai

Li Wang

Florian Gebert

Yunxiao Wang

Qinfen Gu

Hui Liu

Shu-Lei Chou

Huakun Liu

Shi-Xue Dou

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Abstract

Polysulfide dissolution and slow electrochemical kinetics of conversion reactions lead to low utilization of sulfur cathodes that inhibits further development of room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. Here we report a multifunctional sulfur host, NiS nanocrystals implanted in nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanotubes, which is rationally designed to achieve high polysulfide immobilization and conversion. Attributable to the synergetic effect of physical confinement and chemical bonding, the high electronic conductivity of the matrix, closed porous structure, and polarized additives of the multifunctional sulfur host effectively immobilize polysulfides. Significantly, the electrocatalytic behaviors of the Lewis base matrix and the NiS component are clearly evidenced by operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction and density functional theory with strong adsorption of polysulfides and high conversion of soluble polysulfides into insoluble NaS/NaS. Thus, the as-obtained sulfur cathodes exhibit excellent performance in room-temperature Na/S batteries.

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