High-Index Faceted Nanocrystals as Highly Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

• Published in: Nano-micro letters Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 40 - 15
• Main Authors: Jiang, Bo, Tian, Da, Qiu, Yue, Song, Xueqin, Zhang, Yu, Sun, Xun, Huang, Huihuang, Zhao, Chenghao, Guo, Zhikun, Fan, Lishuang, Zhang, Naiqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.12.2022; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Singapore; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Adsorption; Catalysts; Catalytic activity; Catalytic converters; Decomposition; Electrocatalysis; Electrocatalysts; Electrochemical analysis; Engineering; Fe2O3 nanocrystals; Ferric oxide; Graphene; High-index faceted; Iron oxides; Li-S batteries; Lithium sulfur batteries; Nanocrystals; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Polysulfides; Surface structure; Unsaturated coordinated; Electrocatalysis; nanocrystals; Unsaturated coordinated; Lithium–sulfur batteries; High-index faceted; Fe; O; Fe2O3 nanocrystals

Highlights High-index faceted Fe 2 O 3 nanocrystals with abundant unsaturated Fe sites not only have strong adsorption capacity to anchor LiPSs but also have superior catalytic activity to facilitate the redox conversion of LiPSs and reduce the decomposition energy barrier of Li 2 S. Our work deepen...