Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Abstract MOF‐derived heterostructures have been widely utilized as S hosts to address the three issues faced by the sulfur (S) cathode in lithium–sulfur batteries. Precisely pinpointing the active center in the heterostructure and unlocking the modulation rule of heterostructure on polysulfides (LiP...

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Main Authors: Wenbin Li, Ni Wang, Jingjie Pei, Dongyan Li, Guiqiang Cao, Ruixian Duan, Jingjing Wang, Xifei Li
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202501940
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author Wenbin Li
Ni Wang
Jingjie Pei
Dongyan Li
Guiqiang Cao
Ruixian Duan
Jingjing Wang
Xifei Li
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Ni Wang
Jingjie Pei
Dongyan Li
Guiqiang Cao
Ruixian Duan
Jingjing Wang
Xifei Li
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description Abstract MOF‐derived heterostructures have been widely utilized as S hosts to address the three issues faced by the sulfur (S) cathode in lithium–sulfur batteries. Precisely pinpointing the active center in the heterostructure and unlocking the modulation rule of heterostructure on polysulfides (LiPSs) conversion are particularly important. Herein, the two homologous hetero‐hosts of ZIF‐67‐derived CoSe2@CoSe0.25S1.75/NC and CoSe2@CoS2/NC nanoparticles anchored in the nitrogen‐doped carbon (NC) matrix are successfully constructed, and confirm that Co at the heterointerface is the primary active center, rather than Co within the individual phases. It is revealed that the ɛd (d‐band center) of Co in the heterostructure can be a significant descriptor for the adsorption ability and conversion ability to LiPSs, and the discharge‐specific capacities, which describe a volcano curve as a function of εd. It is also found that the best Li+ storage property appears at CoSe2@CoSe0.25S1.75 heterointerface among the five structures (CoSe2@CoSe0.25S1.75, CoSe2@CoS2, CoSe0.25S1.75, CoSe2, CoS2). The capacity is up to 600 mAh g−1 with a large retention rate of 73.3% at 0.2 C after 100 cycles, and the capacity decay rate is only 0.083% per cycle at 1 C during 300 long‐cycling process.
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spelling doaj-art-d36c106f0d714958bef24b478974daa02025-08-20T03:48:47ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442025-05-011217n/an/a10.1002/advs.202501940Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur BatteriesWenbin Li0Ni Wang1Jingjie Pei2Dongyan Li3Guiqiang Cao4Ruixian Duan5Jingjing Wang6Xifei Li7Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaInstitute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaInstitute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaInstitute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaInstitute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaInstitute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaInstitute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaInstitute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an University of TechnologyXi'an 710048 ChinaAbstract MOF‐derived heterostructures have been widely utilized as S hosts to address the three issues faced by the sulfur (S) cathode in lithium–sulfur batteries. Precisely pinpointing the active center in the heterostructure and unlocking the modulation rule of heterostructure on polysulfides (LiPSs) conversion are particularly important. Herein, the two homologous hetero‐hosts of ZIF‐67‐derived CoSe2@CoSe0.25S1.75/NC and CoSe2@CoS2/NC nanoparticles anchored in the nitrogen‐doped carbon (NC) matrix are successfully constructed, and confirm that Co at the heterointerface is the primary active center, rather than Co within the individual phases. It is revealed that the ɛd (d‐band center) of Co in the heterostructure can be a significant descriptor for the adsorption ability and conversion ability to LiPSs, and the discharge‐specific capacities, which describe a volcano curve as a function of εd. It is also found that the best Li+ storage property appears at CoSe2@CoSe0.25S1.75 heterointerface among the five structures (CoSe2@CoSe0.25S1.75, CoSe2@CoS2, CoSe0.25S1.75, CoSe2, CoS2). The capacity is up to 600 mAh g−1 with a large retention rate of 73.3% at 0.2 C after 100 cycles, and the capacity decay rate is only 0.083% per cycle at 1 C during 300 long‐cycling process.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202501940d‐band centerheterointerface engineeringlithium–sulfur batteriespolysulfides conversionsulfur cathode host
spellingShingle Wenbin Li
Ni Wang
Jingjie Pei
Dongyan Li
Guiqiang Cao
Ruixian Duan
Jingjing Wang
Xifei Li
Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Advanced Science
d‐band center
heterointerface engineering
lithium–sulfur batteries
polysulfides conversion
sulfur cathode host
title Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
title_full Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
title_fullStr Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
title_full_unstemmed Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
title_short Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
title_sort unlocking modulation rule of heterointerface engineering induced d band center on polysulfides conversion in lithium sulfur batteries
topic d‐band center
heterointerface engineering
lithium–sulfur batteries
polysulfides conversion
sulfur cathode host
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202501940
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