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High-power lithium–selenium batteries enabled by atomic cobalt electrocatalyst in hollow carbon cathode

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  • Hao Tian

    (University of Technology Sydney
    Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Huajun Tian

    (University of Technology Sydney)

  • Shijian Wang

    (University of Technology Sydney)

  • Shuangming Chen

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Fan Zhang

    (University of Technology Sydney)

  • Li Song

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Hao Liu

    (University of Technology Sydney)

  • Jian Liu

    (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Surrey)

  • Guoxiu Wang

    (University of Technology Sydney)

Abstract

Selenium cathodes have attracted considerable attention due to high electronic conductivity and volumetric capacity comparable to sulphur cathodes. However, practical development of lithium-selenium batteries has been hindered by the low selenium reaction activity with lithium, high volume changes and rapid capacity fading caused by the shuttle effect of polyselenides. Recently, single atom catalysts have attracted extensive interests in electrochemical energy conversion and storage because of unique electronic and structural properties, maximum atom-utilization efficiency, and outstanding catalytic performances. In this work, we developed a facile route to synthesize cobalt single atoms/nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon (CoSA-HC). The cobalt single atoms can activate selenium reactivity and immobilize selenium and polyselenides. The as-prepared selenium-carbon (Se@CoSA-HC) cathodes deliver a high discharge capacity, a superior rate capability, and excellent cycling stability with a Coulombic efficiency of ~100%. This work could open an avenue for achieving long cycle life and high-power lithium-selenium batteries.

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  • Hao Tian & Huajun Tian & Shijian Wang & Shuangming Chen & Fan Zhang & Li Song & Hao Liu & Jian Liu & Guoxiu Wang, 2020. "High-power lithium–selenium batteries enabled by atomic cobalt electrocatalyst in hollow carbon cathode," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-18820-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18820-y
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