Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 38, Issue 8, 938(2023)

SnS2/ZIF-8 Derived Two-dimensional Porous Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanosheets for Lithium-sulfur Batteries

Xinling WANG1, Na ZHOU1, Yawen TIAN1, Mingran ZHOU1, Jingru HAN1, Yuansheng SHEN1, Zhiyi HU1,2, and Yu LI1,2、*
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  • 11. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • 22. Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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    Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) have attracted wide attention due to their high energy density, abundant raw material reserves and environmental friendliness. However, the shuttle effect of polysulfides, the large volume expansion during the reaction, and the poor electron conductivity of sulfur greatly limit their practical development. In this work, a ZIF-8 derived flower-like two-dimensional (2D) porous carbon nanosheet/sulfur composite (ZCN-SnS2-S) combined with SnS2 nanoparticles is designed as the cathode for LSBs. The unique 2D flower-shaped porous structure not only effectively alleviates the volume expansion during the reaction process, but also provides a fast channel for Li+ and electron transport. The presence of heteroatom N further promotes the adsorption of polysulfide. In particular, the polar SnS2 enhances the chemical adsorption on polysulfides, resulting in excellent electrochemical performance. The ZCN-SnS2-S electrode exhibits high reversible specific capacity of 948 mAh·g-1 after 100 cycles at 0.2C (1C=1675 mA·g-1), demonstrating the capacity retention rate of 83.7%. Even at a high current density of 2C for 300 cycles, it still has a reversible specific capacity of 546 mAh·g-1.

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    Xinling WANG, Na ZHOU, Yawen TIAN, Mingran ZHOU, Jingru HAN, Yuansheng SHEN, Zhiyi HU, Yu LI. SnS2/ZIF-8 Derived Two-dimensional Porous Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanosheets for Lithium-sulfur Batteries [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2023, 38(8): 938

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    Received: Dec. 7, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: LI Yu (yu.li@whut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20220741

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