多硫化物
材料科学
硫黄
双功能
锂(药物)
阴极
催化作用
电导率
吉布斯自由能
纳米材料
过渡金属
吸附
化学工程
无机化学
纳米技术
物理化学
化学
电极
电解质
热力学
有机化学
冶金
内分泌学
工程类
物理
医学
作者
Ning Gong,Xuewen Hu,Tiantian Fang,Changyu Yang,Tianzhu Xie,Wenchao Peng,Li Yang,Fengbao Zhang,Xiaobin Fan
标识
DOI:10.1002/aenm.202201530
摘要
Abstract The practical applications of lithium–sulfur batteries are presently hindered by the shuttle effect, sluggish reaction kinetics, and poor electronic conductivity of sulfur. Siloxene, a new 2D nanomaterial with three types of structures (Weiss, chain like, and Kautsky), is regarded to be a promising cathode‐supporting material for Li–S batteries. Herein, a series of 3 d transition metal single‐atom embedded siloxenes (TM‐SA‐siloxenes) is designed and their potential in Li–S batteries is evaluated by first‐principles calculations. It is found that Weiss‐siloxene shows the best polysulfide anchoring ability and lowest Gibbs free energy for the sulfur reduction reaction (SRR). Among a series of TM‐SA‐siloxenes, Co‐SA‐siloxene is identified as the optimal candidate. It shows moderate adsorption energies for polysulfides and outstanding bifunctional electrocatalytic activity for SRR and Li 2 S decomposition, as well as excellent electronic conductivity. It is also revealed that suitable d and p band center positions, obvious hybridization between Co–3 d and S–3 p orbitals, and more charge obtained from adsorbed polysulfides, contribute to the high redox kinetics of Co‐SA‐siloxene for the catalyzing conversion of polysulfides. These interesting results provide valuable theoretical guidance for the study of siloxene‐based cathode host materials for Li–S batteries.
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