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dc.title | Building better lithium-sulfur batteries: From LiNO2 to solid oxide catalyst | |
dc.contributor.author | Ding, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Geng, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Yang, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Chien, S.W | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Z | |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, M.-F | |
dc.contributor.author | Yu, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Hor, T.S.A | |
dc.contributor.author | Sullivan, M.B | |
dc.contributor.author | Zong, Y | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-31T11:26:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-31T11:26:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ding, N, Zhou, L, Zhou, C, Geng, D, Yang, J, Chien, S.W, Liu, Z, Ng, M.-F, Yu, A, Hor, T.S.A, Sullivan, M.B, Zong, Y (2016). Building better lithium-sulfur batteries: From LiNO2 to solid oxide catalyst. Scientific Reports 6 : 33154. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33154 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2045-2322 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/182429 | |
dc.description.abstract | Lithium nitrate (LiNO2) is known as an important electrolyte additive in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. The prevailing understanding is that LiNO2 reacts with metallic lithium anode to form a passivation layer which suppresses redox shuttles of lithium polysulfides, enabling good rechargeability of Li-S batteries. However, this view is seeing more challenges in the recent studies, and above all, the inability of inhibiting polysulfide reduction on Li anode. A closely related issue is the progressive reduction of LiNO2 on Li anode which elevates internal resistance of the cell and compromises its cycling stability. Herein, we systematically investigated the function of LiNO2 in redox-shuttle suppression, and propose the suppression as a result of catalyzed oxidation of polysulfides to sulfur by nitrate anions on or in the proximity of the electrode surface upon cell charging. This hypothesis is supported by both density functional theory calculations and the nitrate anions-suppressed self-discharge rate in Li-S cells. The catalytic mechanism is further validated by the use of ruthenium oxide (RuO2, a good oxygen evolution catalyst) on cathode, which equips the LiNO2 -free cell with higher capacity and improved capacity retention over 400 cycles. © The Author(s) 2016. | |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.source | Unpaywall 20201031 | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | CHEMISTRY | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1038/srep33154 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Scientific Reports | |
dc.description.volume | 6 | |
dc.description.page | 33154 | |
dc.published.state | published | |
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