Precise Synthesis of Fe-N<sub>2</sub> Sites with High Activity and Stability for Long-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Precisely tuning the coordination environment of the metal center and further maximizing the activity of transition metal-nitrogen carbon (M-NC) catalysts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries are greatly desired. Herein, we construct an Fe-NC material with uniform and stable Fe-N<sub>2</sub> coordination structure. The theoretical and experimental results indicate that the unsaturated Fe-N<sub>2</sub> center can act as a multifunctional site for anchoring lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), accelerating the redox conversion of LiPSs and reducing the reaction energy barrier of Li<sub>2</sub>S decomposition. Consequently, the batteries based on a porous carbon nitride supported Fe-N<sub>2</sub> site (Fe-N<sub>2</sub>/CN) host exhibit excellent cycling performance with a capacity decay of 0.011% per cycle at 2 C after 2000 cycles. This work deepens the understanding of the relationship between electronic structure of M-NC sites and the catalysis effect for the conversion of LiPSs. This strategy also provides a potent guidance for the further application of M-NC materials in advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.