Citation: Ruilong Li, Zhe Bai, Wensuo Hou, Zeyu Wu, Pingli Feng, Yu Bai, Kening Sun, Zhenhua Wang. Enhancing electrochemical conversion of lithium polysulfide by 1T-rich MoSe₂ nanosheets for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(11): 108263. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108263 shu

Enhancing electrochemical conversion of lithium polysulfide by 1T-rich MoSe₂ nanosheets for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Beijing Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

wangzh@bit.edu.cn

Received Date: 16 December 2022
Revised Date: 9 February 2023
Accepted Date: 22 February 2023
Available Online: 3 March 2023

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The sluggish conversion kinetics and shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) severely hamper the commercialization of lithium–sulfur batteries. Numerous electrocatalysts have been used to address these issues, amongst which, transition metal dichalcogenides have shown excellent catalytic performance in the study of lithium–sulfur batteries. Note that dichalcogenides in different phases have different catalytic properties, and such catalytic materials in different phases have a prominent impact on the performance of lithium–sulfur batteries. Herein, 1T-phase rich MoSe₂ (T-MoSe₂) nanosheets are synthesized and used to catalyze the conversion of LiPSs. Compared with the 2H-phase rich MoSe₂ (H-MoSe₂) nanosheets, the T-MoSe₂ nanosheets significantly accelerate the liquid phase transformation of LiPSs and the nucleation process of Li₂S. In-situ Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) find that T-MoSe₂ effectively captures LiPSs through the formation of Mo-S and Li-Se bonds, and simultaneously achieves fast catalytic conversion of LiPSs. The lithium–sulfur batteries with T-MoSe₂ functionalized separators display a fantastic rate performance of 770.1 mAh/g at 3 C and wonderful cycling stability, with a capacity decay rate as low as 0.065% during 400 cycles at 1 C. This work offers a novel perspective for the rational design of selenide electrocatalysts in lithium–sulfur chemistry.
- MoSe₂,
- Functionalized separator,
- Lithium–sulfur battery,
- Phase,
- Catalytic conversion
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