J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2022, Vol. 122: 101-120.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2021.12.048

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One dimensional carbon-based composites as cathodes for lithium-sulfur battery

Jin Luoa, Keke Guana, Wen Leia,*(), Shaowei Zhangb, Quanli Jiac, Haijun Zhanga,*()   

  1. aThe State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
    bCollege of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX44QF, United Kingdom
    cHenan Key Laboratory of High Temperature Functional Ceramics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
  • Received:2021-07-16 Revised:2021-11-16 Accepted:2021-12-04 Published:2022-09-20 Online:2022-03-12
  • Contact: Wen Lei,Haijun Zhang
  • About author:zhanghaijun@wust.edu.cn (H. Zhang).
    * E-mail addresses: leiwen@wust.edu.cn (W. Lei),

Abstract:

Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), owing to their much higher energy density compared to the traditional lithium-ion battery, are deemed as one of the most promising candidates for the energy storage system. However, several issues including shuttle effect, lithium dendrites, and volumetric expansion seriously impede the commercial applications of LSBs. One-dimensional carbon materials (1DCMs) have been widely used as the matrix material for LSBs due to their high surface area, superior conductivity, good flexibility, excellent mechanical stability, and functional modifiability. In this review, the recent progress in 1D carbon-based composites as cathode including metal compounds/1DCMs, MOFs/1DCMs, MXenes/1DCMs, and polymers/1DCMs were discussed. Different strategies for polysulfide confinement and analysis of the functions of various components in the composites were summarized detailly. In the end, the current challenges of LSBs were systematically summarized, and the future outlooks were proposed, aiming at providing a comprehensive insight into the design of new host materials for next-generation LSBs.

Key words: One-dimensional carbon materials, Composites, Lithium-sulfur batteries, Cathode, Suttle effect