Dual-Functional Organotelluride Additive for Highly Efficient Sulfur Redox Kinetics and Lithium Regulation in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries  

作　　者：Wei Zhang Fenfen Ma Qiang Wu Ziqi Zeng Wei Zhong Shijie Cheng Xin Chen Jia Xie 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology,School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China [2]GuSu Laboratory of Materials,Suzhou,Jiangsu 215123,China [3]State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die&Mould Technology,School of Materials Science and Engineering,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China

出　　处：《Energy & Environmental Materials》2023年第3期126-133,共8页能源与环境材料（英文）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China(Nos.21975087,U1966214);the Certificate of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant(2020M672337).

摘　　要：High energy density and low cost made lithium–sulfur(Li–S)batteries appealing for the next-generation energy storage devices.However,their commercial viability is seriously challenged by serious polysulfide shuttle effect,sluggish sulfur kinetics,and uncontrollable dendritic Li growth.Herein,a dual-functional electrolyte additive,diphenyl ditelluride(DPDTe)is reported for Li–S battery.For sulfur cathodes,DPDTe works as a redox mediator to accelerate redox kinetics of sulfur,in which Te radical-mediated catalytic cycle at the solid–liquid interface contributes significantly to the whole process.For lithium anodes,DPDTe can react with lithium metal to form a smooth and stable organic–inorganic hybrid solid-electrolyte interphase(SEI),enabling homogeneous lithium deposition for suppressing dendrite growth.Consequently,the Li–S battery with DPDTe exhibits remarkable cycling stability and superb rate capability,with a high capacity up to 1227.3 mAh g^(-1)and stable cycling over 300 cycles.Moreover,a Li–S pouch cell with DPDTe is evaluated as the proof of concept.This work demonstrates that organotelluride compounds can be used as functional electrolyte additives and offers new insights and opportunities for practical Li–S batteries.

关 键 词：electrolyte additive Li anode Li2 S deposition Li–S battery sulfur kinetics 

分 类 号：TM912[电气工程—电力电子与电力传动] TB34[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]