Effect of preparation conditions of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-graphene-carbon nanotube composites on sulfur loading properties

DONG Wei; MENG Lingqiang; ZHAO Meina; SHEN Ding; SUN Wen; YANG Shaobin; WANG Wenbo; JI Lingxiao; YANG Zongsong; LIU Yaohan

doi:10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220424.001

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DONG Wei, MENG Lingqiang, ZHAO Meina, et al. Effect of preparation conditions of Fe2O3-graphene-carbon nanotube composites on sulfur loading properties[J]. Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 2023, 40(3): 1501-1511. doi: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220424.001

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DONG Wei, MENG Lingqiang, ZHAO Meina, et al. Effect of preparation conditions of Fe₂O₃-graphene-carbon nanotube composites on sulfur loading properties[J]. Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 2023, 40(3): 1501-1511. doi: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220424.001

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Effect of preparation conditions of Fe₂O₃-graphene-carbon nanotube composites on sulfur loading properties

doi: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220424.001

College of Material Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000

Funds: National Natural Science Foundation of China (21808095); Project of Discipline Innovation Team of Liaoning Technical University (LNTU20 TD-16); Basic Research Project of Education Department of Liaoning Province (LJKZ0339); Funded Project of Discipline Innovation Team of Liaoning Technical University (LNTU20 TD-09)

Received Date: 2022-03-03
Accepted Date: 2022-04-16
Rev Recd Date: 2022-04-13

Available Online: 2022-04-24

Publish Date: 2023-03-15

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Abstract

Lithium sulfur battery is one of the most promising alternatives to traditional lithium-ion battery. The dissolution and poor conductivity of polysulfides are two important factors restricting the application of lithium sulfur battery. In this paper, Fe₂O₃-reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-carbon nanotube (CNT) composite sulfur carrying materials are synthesized by hydrothermal method. By adjusting the ammonia concentration, the particle size of Fe₂O₃ in the composites is successfully adjusted. It is found that Fe₂O₃ with small particles had better adsorption and catalysis. Cathode material synthesized from it at 1 C, the first discharge capacity is 1286 mA·h/g, 718 mA·h/g remains after 500 cycles, and the capacity attenuation rate of each cycle is 0.08%. The average specific capacities at 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 C are 983, 825, 769, 673 and 604 mA·h/g, which has good rate performance and good cycle performance at high current. 527 mA·h/g remains after 500 cycles at 5 C. Fe₂O₃-RGO-CNT-S cathode material is especially suitable for high-performance lithium sulfur batteries. It has excellent electrochemical performance, mainly because the three-dimensional conductive network of RGO and CNT provides strong electron transmission path, rich pore structure, and sulfur is in full contact with the three-dimensional conductive network composed of RGO and CNT.
- lithium sulfur battery,
- graphene,
- carbon nanotubes,
- Fe₂O₃,
- compound material
Long Abstrsct
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