Design and modification of metal sulfide-based catalysts for lithium-sulfur batteries (Open Access)--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Zhao, Y., Geng, C., Wang, L., Yang, H., Lv, W., & Yang, Q.-H. (2024). Design and modification of metal sulfide-based catalysts for lithium-sulfur batteries. Particuology, 86, 86-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2023.04.010

Design and modification of metal sulfide-based catalysts for lithium-sulfur batteries (Open Access)

Yufei Zhao ^{a b c 1}, Chuannan Geng ^a^{b c 1}, Li Wang ^{a c d *}, Haotian Yang ^{a c d}, Wei Lv ^b *, Quan-Hong Yang ^{a c d}

a Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National Industry-Education Integration Platform of Energy Storage, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
b Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
c Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
d Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Fuzhou, 350207, China

10.1016/j.partic.2023.04.010

Volume 86, March 2024, Pages 86-100

Received 1 April 2023, Revised 26 April 2023, Accepted 26 April 2023, Available online 15 May 2023, Version of Record 23 May 2023.

E-mail: liwangcn@tju.edu.cn; lv.wei@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn

Highlights

• Properties and functions of metal sulfides (MSs) as the catalysts for Li–S batteries are reviewed.

• Modification methods for MSs to enhance the catalytic ability, efficiency, and stability are summarized.

• Perspectives on future application of MSs in Li–S batteries are proposed.

Abstract

Metal sulfide (MS) have good conductivity, strong adsorption ability, and excellent catalytic activity for the conversion of sulfur species, and thus, show great promise as the catalysts in Li–S batteries. However, the relationship between their properties and electrochemical performance is still unclear. Thus, further in-depth discussions are required to improve their design in Li–S batteries. This review systematically summarizes the basic structural and electrochemical properties of MSs and highlights the advantages that guarantee them as high-performance catalysts in Li–S batteries. Then, various modification strategies for MSs to enhance the catalytic activity, efficiency, and stability are also reviewed. At last, future opportunities for MS catalysts in Li–S batteries are proposed.

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Keywords

Lithium-sulfur battery; Metal sulfide; Catalysis

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