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Synthesis of TiO2/S@PPy composite for chemisorption of polysulfides in high performance Li-S batteries

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The commercial application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is hampered by the insulating characteristic and dissolution problem of sulfur and lithium polysulfides. Herein, a mesoporous TiO2@PPy material has been fabricated to act as the chemical immobilizer for sulfur species in Li-S battery. In the structure, PPy layer is covered uniformly on surface of the mesoprous TiO2, forming a core-shell structure. The well-developed mesopores act as the reservoir for sulfur, while the PPy layer improves the conductivity of material and further prevents diffusion of soluble polysulfides. The synthesized TiO2/S@PPy composite delivers an improved rate capability and cycling stability, with an initial discharge specific capacity of 1013.7 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C. In addition, the composite reserves a high capacity of 567.0 mAh g−1 after 300 cycles at 0.5 C, with a decreasing rate of 0.103% per cycle.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (2018JJ3176).

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, Hunan, China

    Haishen Song, Hailiang Yuan, Hezhang Chen, Guorong Xu & Qiujuan Kuang

  2. Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion, Xiangtan, Hunan, China

    Haishen Song & Anping Tang

  3. Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, Hunan Province College Key Laboratory of QSAR/QSPR, Xiangtan, China

    Haishen Song & Lihua Liu

  4. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410012, Hunan, China

    Zhian Zhang

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Song, H., Yuan, H., Chen, H. et al. Synthesis of TiO2/S@PPy composite for chemisorption of polysulfides in high performance Li-S batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 24, 997–1006 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-020-04564-8

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