Citation: Ming Xu, Teng Deng, Chenzhaosha Li, Hongyang Zhao, Juan Wang, Yatao Liu, Jianan Wang, Guodong Feng, Na Li, Shujiang Ding, Kai Xi. Oxygen deficient Eu₂O₃₋_δ synchronizes the shielding and catalytic conversion of polysulfides toward high-performance lithium sulfur batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(10): 110372. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110372 shu

Oxygen deficient Eu₂O₃₋_δ synchronizes the shielding and catalytic conversion of polysulfides toward high-performance lithium sulfur batteries

Ming Xu ^{a, 1} ,
Teng Deng ^{a, b, 1} ,
Chenzhaosha Li ^{a, 1} ,
Hongyang Zhao ^a ,
Juan Wang ^{b, *,} ,
Yatao Liu ^d ,
Jianan Wang ^c ,
Guodong Feng ^a ,
Na Li ^{a, *,} ,
Shujiang Ding ^a ,
Kai Xi ^{a, *,}

a.
School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, National Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, State Key Laboratory for Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Engineering Research center of Energy Storage Material and Chemistry, Universities of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
b.
School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Clean Energy, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
c.
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
d.
State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

juanwang168@gmail.com

lina0831@xjtu.edu.cn

kx210.cam@xjtu.edu.cn

Received Date: 30 June 2024
Revised Date: 16 July 2024
Accepted Date: 24 August 2024
Available Online: 25 August 2024

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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are promising energy storage systems due to their low cost and high energy density. However, sluggish reaction kinetics and the "shuttle effect" of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) from sulfur cathode hinder the practical application of LSBs. In this work, a separator loaded with the Eu₂O₃₋_δ nanoparticles/carbon nanotube interlayer is designed to immobilize LiPSs and catalyze their conversion reaction. The oxygen-deficient Eu₂O₃₋_δ nanoparticles, with abundant catalytic sites, promote LiPSs conversion kinetics even at high current densities. Moreover, the unique 4f electronic structure of Eu₂O₃₋_δ effectively mitigates undesired sulfur cathode crossover, significantly enhancing the cycling performance of LSBs. Specifically, a high capacity of 620.7 mAh/g at a rate of 5 C is achieved, maintaining at 545 mAh/g after 300 cycles at 1 C. This work demonstrates the potential application of rare earth catalysts in LSBs, offering new research avenues for promoting dynamic conversion design in electrocatalysts.
- Rare earth catalysts,
- Interlayer structure,
- Shuttle effect,
- Mitigation,
- Lithium–sulfur batteries
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