Citation: Chi Zhang, Zhilong Wang, Xinyue Wang, Yufei Zhang, Zhiguo Zhang, An Chen, Jinjin Li, Xitian Zhang, Lili Wu. Chip−like high−entropy oxide catalysts enhance fast sulfur evolution reaction for long−life lithium−sulfur batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(12): 110551. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110551 shu

Chip−like high−entropy oxide catalysts enhance fast sulfur evolution reaction for long−life lithium−sulfur batteries

Chi Zhang ^{a, 1} ,
Zhilong Wang ^{b, 1} ,
Xinyue Wang ^a ,
Yufei Zhang ^a ,
Zhiguo Zhang ^c ,
An Chen ^b ,
Jinjin Li ^{b, *,} ,
Xitian Zhang ^{a, *,} ,
Lili Wu ^{a, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
b.
Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Micro/Nano-electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
c.
Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

lijinjin@sjtu.edu.cn

xtzhangzhang@hotmail.com

wll790107@hotmail.com

Received Date: 29 August 2024
Revised Date: 28 September 2024
Accepted Date: 13 October 2024
Available Online: 15 October 2024

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Many catalysts have shown excellent activity for the sulfur reduction reaction (SRR), but sluggish electrochemistry kinetics have hindered the development of lithium–sulfur batteries. It has been found that the activity of catalysts for the sulfur evolution reaction (SER) plays a crucial role in determining the overall reaction kinetics. To address this issue, the rational design of catalysts is crucial. Here, we proposed a popular rule to accelerate SER by using chip–like high–entropy perovskite oxide La_0.7Sr_0.3(Fe_0.2Co_0.2Ni_0.2Zn_0.2Mn_0.2)O_3-_δ (LMO–HEO) as advanced electrocatalysts. The strong interaction between the adjacent metal atoms in different metals of LMO–HEO electrocatalysts could lead to a "cocktail effect", which not only greatly improved the catalytic capacity toward sulfur species, but also accelerated the oxidation reaction kinetics of Li₂S. As a result, the S/La_0.7Sr_0.3(Fe_0.2Co_0.2Ni_0.2Zn_0.2Mn_0.2)O_3-_δ cathodes delivered excellent cyclic stability with a capacity decay of only 0.025% after 1200 cycles at 2 C. This work has provided a rational design idea for new multifunctional electrocatalysts with high catalytic capacity.
- Lithium–sulfur battery,
- High–entropy oxide,
- Sulfur evolution reaction,
- Cathode,
- Electrocatalyst
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