Sawing Angles on Property of Lithium-sulfur Battery Interlayer Prepared with Birch Derived Orientedly Microchannel Biochar

doi:10.15541/jim20190285

Abstract

Abstract:

Bio-source materials have attracted wide attention due to their rich sources, recyclability, pollution-free and multi-functional properties. Herein, a lithium-sulfur battery interlayer was obtained by slicing the birch at different angles, following with the delignification and carbonization processes. Biochar containing lots of micropores and mesopores shows a specific surface area up to 267.7 m ²/g. The biochar interlayer sawing along 45° achieved the highest electrochemical performances. Based on this biochar interlayer, lithium-sulfur battery exhibits a high initial capacity of 979.4 mAh/g at 0.2C (1C=1650 mA/g) and retains a discharge specific capacity of 625.4 mAh/g after 200 cycles, which degrades only 0.18% per cycle. Furthermore, the hierarchical microchannel and transpiration of birch effectively adsorb polysulfide and reduce the shuttle effect, suggesting that it can be widely employed in commercial lithium sulfur battery.

Key words: lithium-sulfur battery, bionics, birch, interlayer

CLC Number:

TQ174

JIANG Hao,WU Hao,HOU Chengyi,LI Yaogang,XIAO Ru,ZHANG Qinghong,WANG Hongzhi. Sawing Angles on Property of Lithium-sulfur Battery Interlayer Prepared with Birch Derived Orientedly Microchannel Biochar[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(6): 717-723.

Figures/Tables 5

Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of Li-S battery using biochar interlayer

Fig. 2 Cross-sectional and longitudinal (inserts) SEM images of the of biochar saw along varying angles: 0°(a), 30° (b), 45° (c), 60° (d), and 90° (e); SEM images of wood before (insert in (f)) and after (f) delignification; TEM (g) and HRTEM(h) images of biochar oriented at 45°

Fig. 3 SEM image (a), corresponding C (b) and S (c) elements distribution mappings of biochar oriented at 45°, XPS spectra of biochar oriented at 45°, survey spectrum (d), C1s (e), and S2p (f)

Fig. 4 (a-c) N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms of the untreated birch (a), lignin-free birch (b), biochar sawing along 45°(c) and pore size distribution curve (insert in (c)) of biochar sawing along 45°; Raman spectrum (d) and XRD pattern (e) of biochar oriented at 45°

Fig. 5 Cyclic voltammograms of battery B (a) and battery A-45° (b) between 1.7-2.6 V at 0.1 mV/s; (c) Cycling performances of batteries A with different cutting orientation biochar interlayers and battery B with insert showing the cycling performance of battery C; (d) Charging-discharging profiles of battery A-45° at 0.05C

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