Isolated Fe-Co heteronuclear diatomic sites as efficient bifunctional catalysts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

Xun Sun; Yue Qiu; Bo Jiang; Zhaoyu Chen; Chenghao Zhao; Hao Zhou; Li Yang; Lishuang Fan; Yu Zhang; Naiqing Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35736-x

Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Isolated Fe-Co heteronuclear diatomic sites as efficient bifunctional catalysts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

Xun Sun,
Yue Qiu,
Bo Jiang,
Zhaoyu Chen,
Chenghao Zhao,
Hao Zhou,
Li Yang,
Lishuang Fan,
Yu Zhang,
Naiqing Zhang

Affiliations

Xun Sun: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Yue Qiu: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Bo Jiang: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Zhaoyu Chen: Space Environment Simulation Research Infrastructure, Harbin Institute of Technology
Chenghao Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Hao Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Li Yang: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Lishuang Fan: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Yu Zhang: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Naiqing Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35736-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The slow redox kinetics of polysulfides and the difficulties in decomposition of Li2S are two serious obstacles to lithium-sulfur batteries. Here, the authors report an isolated Fe-Co heteronuclear diatomic catalyst to achieve high efficiency bifunctional catalysis for lithium-sulfur batteries.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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