Metal Nitrides as Cathode hosts for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Authors

Hai-Ji Xiong, Jimei University, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
Cheng-wei Zhu, Jimei University, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
Ding-Rong Deng, Jimei University, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
Qi-Hui Wu, Jimei University, College of Marine Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Energy Cleaning Utilization, Development, Cleaning Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Smart Protective Materials, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China

Document Type

Review

Corresponding Author(s)

Ding-Rong Deng(drdeng@jmu.edu.cn);
Qi-Hui Wu(qihui.wu@jmu.edu.cn)

Abstract

Lithium-sulfur batteries are considered as one of the potential solutions as integrating renewable energy systems for large-scale energy storage because of the high theoretical energy density (2600 Wh·kg^-1) and specific capacity (1675 mAh·g^-1). Due to this face, various strategies have been proposed to overcome the technical barriers, e.g. “shuttle effect”, capacity decay, and volumetric change, which impede the successful commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries. This paper reviews the applications of metal nitrides as the cathode hosts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries, summarizes the design strategies of different host materials, discusses the relationship between the properties of metal nitrides and their electrochemical performances. Finally, reasonable suggestions for the design and development of metal nitrides are proposed, along with ideas to promote future breakthroughs. We hope that this review could attract more attention to metal nitrides and their derivatives, and further promote the electrochemical performance of lithium-sulfur batteries.

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Keywords

Lithium-sulfur batteries, Metal nitrides, Host materials

DOI

10.61558/2993-074X.3488

Online Date

8-21-2024

Recommended Citation

Hai-Ji Xiong, Cheng-wei Zhu, Ding-Rong Deng, Qi-Hui Wu . Metal Nitrides as Cathode hosts for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, doi: 10.61558/2993-074X.3488.