Authors
Cheng Ma, Youquan Zhang, Yiming Feng, Ning Wang, Liangjun Zhou, Chaoping Liang, Libao Chen, Yanqing Lai, Xiaobo Ji, Chenglin Yan, Weifeng Wei
Publication date
2021/7
Journal
Advanced Materials
Volume
33
Issue
30
Pages
2100171
Description
Critical drawbacks, including sluggish redox kinetics and undesirable shuttling of polysulfides (Li2Sn, n = 4–8), seriously deteriorate the electrochemical performance of high‐energy‐density lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. Herein, these challenges are addressed by constructing an integrated catalyst with dual active sites, where single‐atom (SA)‐Fe and polar Fe2N are co‐embedded in nitrogen‐doped graphene (SA‐Fe/Fe2N@NG). The SA‐Fe, with plane‐symmetric Fe‐4N coordination, and Fe2N, with triangular pyramidal Fe‐3N coordination, in this well‐designed configuration exhibit synergistic adsorption of polysulfides and catalytic selectivity for Li2Sn lithiation and Li2S delithiation, respectively. These characteristics endow the SA‐Fe/Fe2N@NG‐modified separator with an optimal polysulfides confinement–catalysis ability, thus accelerating the bidirectional liquid–solid conversion (Li2Sn↔Li2S) and …
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