An Investigation in the Performance of Lithium Sulfur Battery with a TiC Coated Separator

Authors

Jian-hua FANG, College of Chemical And Biological Engineering，Guilin University Of Technology，Guilin 541004;Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials，Guilin 541004;
Yong CAO, Hefei Guoxuan High-tech. Co. Ltd., Hefei230001, Anhui, China;Follow
Mao-ping YANG, Hefei Guoxuan High-tech. Co. Ltd., Hefei230001, Anhui, China;
Ming-sen ZHENG, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Quan-feng DONG, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;

Corresponding Author

Yong CAO(yongcao@stu.xmu.edu.cn);
Quan-feng DONG(qfdong@xmu.edu.cn)

Abstract

To improve the specific capacity and cycle stability of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery, a TiC/Celgard coating separator was developed and its performance in Li-S battery was investigated. The electrochemical test results confirmed that the TiC coating layer could significantly increase the capacity and cycle stability. At a high rate of 2C, it still delivered the capacity of 650 mAh?g-1. At 0.5C, the specific capacity was maintained at 841.3 mAh?g-1 after 100 cycles.

Graphical Abstract

Keywords

Li-S battery, TiC, Coating separator

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.160606

Publication Date

2017-02-28

Online Available Date

2016-09-28

Revised Date

2016-08-10

Received Date

2016-06-06

Recommended Citation

Jian-hua FANG, Yong CAO, Mao-ping YANG, Ming-sen ZHENG, Quan-feng DONG. An Investigation in the Performance of Lithium Sulfur Battery with a TiC Coated Separator[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2017 , 23(1): 86-90.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.160606
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol23/iss1/12

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