이산화바나듐 나노플라워 구조 최적화를 통한 리튬-황 전지의 폴리설파이드 셔틀 효과 완화 = Alleviating the Polysulfide Shuttle Effect by Optimization of 3D Flower-Shaped Vanadium Dioxide for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

With the rapid development of portable devices and Energy Storage Systems (ESS), secondary batteries with high energy density and high capacity are in great demand. Among various candidates, Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have been considered for next-generation energy devices given their high theoretical capacity (1675 mAh g-1) and energy density (2500 Wh kg-1). However, the commercialization of LiS batteries faces challenges due to sulfur’s low electrical conductivity and the shuttle effect, caused by the dissolution of lithium polysulfide intermediates in the electrolyte during the charge-discharge process. Herein, to resolve these problems, we report the fabrication of a vanadium dioxide (VO2) composite via a simple hydrothermal method and optimize the structure of VO2 for constructing an effective Multi-Walled Carbon Nano Tube (MWCNT) and 3D flower-shaped VO2 (MWCNT@VO2) binary sulfur host by a simple melt diffusion method. In particular, the polar VO2 composite not only physically absorbs the soluble lithium polysulfides but also has strong chemical bonds with a higher affinity for lithium polysulfides, which act as a catalyst, enhancing electrochemical reversibility. Additionally, MWCNT improves sulfur’s poor electrical conductivity and buffers volume expansion during cycling. The designed S-MWCNT@VO2 electrode also exhibits better capacity retention and cycling performance than a bare S-MWCNT electrode as a lithium polysulfide reservoir.

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