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Conducting polymer-functionalized mesoporous metal-organic frameworks for high-performance Li-S battery

Show Author's Information Xiao-Fei Liu1,  Ya-Rui Wang1,  Hong Chen1,  Bo Li2,  Shuang-Quan Zang1( )
Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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conductivity, metal-organic framework, mesoporous, Li-S battery, shuttle effect
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Liu X-F, Wang Y-R, Chen H, et al. Conducting polymer-functionalized mesoporous metal-organic frameworks for high-performance Li-S battery. Nano Research, 2023, 16(4): 4867-4873. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5116-6
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It was known that mesoporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with hierarchical pores and unsaturated metal sites can effectively inhibit the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides in lithium-sulfur battery, however, the unsatisfactory structural stability and electrical conductivity limit the application of mesoporous MOFs (MMOFs) in Li-S batteries. Aiming at sensible solutions, the conductive polyaniline (PANI) was incorporated into the MMOF to enhance the discharge capacity and the cycling stability of proposed Li-S batteries, as the stability and the conductivity of the MMOF cathode was improved simultaneously. The activated MMOF-PANI provides physical and chemical adsorption of polysulfides against their shuttle effect. Moreover, the introduction of PANI into the channels of MMOF effectively improves the conductivity of MMOF, thus improving the electrochemical performance of the MMOF-PANI-based batteries. Benefiting from these synergetic effects, the S@MMOF-PANI cathode delivers improved electrochemical performance including excellent rate performance and cycling stability. The battery shows an initial capacity of 777.7 mAh·g−1 at 2.0 C and a low decay rate of 0.06% per cycle in 1,000 cycles and approximately a repeatable rate performance.


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Conducting polymer-functionalized mesoporous metal-organic frameworks for high-performance Li-S battery

Show Author's information Xiao-Fei Liu1, Ya-Rui Wang1, Hong Chen1, Bo Li2, Shuang-Quan Zang1( )
Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Chemistry and Pharmacy Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China

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It was known that mesoporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with hierarchical pores and unsaturated metal sites can effectively inhibit the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides in lithium-sulfur battery, however, the unsatisfactory structural stability and electrical conductivity limit the application of mesoporous MOFs (MMOFs) in Li-S batteries. Aiming at sensible solutions, the conductive polyaniline (PANI) was incorporated into the MMOF to enhance the discharge capacity and the cycling stability of proposed Li-S batteries, as the stability and the conductivity of the MMOF cathode was improved simultaneously. The activated MMOF-PANI provides physical and chemical adsorption of polysulfides against their shuttle effect. Moreover, the introduction of PANI into the channels of MMOF effectively improves the conductivity of MMOF, thus improving the electrochemical performance of the MMOF-PANI-based batteries. Benefiting from these synergetic effects, the S@MMOF-PANI cathode delivers improved electrochemical performance including excellent rate performance and cycling stability. The battery shows an initial capacity of 777.7 mAh·g−1 at 2.0 C and a low decay rate of 0.06% per cycle in 1,000 cycles and approximately a repeatable rate performance.

Keywords: conductivity, metal-organic framework, mesoporous, Li-S battery, shuttle effect

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Received: 09 July 2022
Revised: 28 September 2022
Accepted: 28 September 2022
Published: 28 October 2022
Issue date: April 2023

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21825106, 92061201, and 21975065), the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (No. 22230020289), the Henan Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 202102002), and Zhengzhou University.

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