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Chlorine bridge bond-enabled binuclear copper complex for electrocatalyzing lithium–sulfur reactions

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  • Qin Yang

    (Southwest University of Science and Technology)

  • Jinyan Cai

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Guanwu Li

    (Jilin University)

  • Runhua Gao

    (Tsinghua University Shenzhen)

  • Zhiyuan Han

    (Tsinghua University Shenzhen)

  • Jingjing Han

    (China Academy of Engineering Physics)

  • Dong Liu

    (China Academy of Engineering Physics)

  • Lixian Song

    (Southwest University of Science and Technology)

  • Zixiong Shi

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST))

  • Dong Wang

    (Jilin University)

  • Gongming Wang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Weitao Zheng

    (Jilin University)

  • Guangmin Zhou

    (Tsinghua University Shenzhen)

  • Yingze Song

    (Southwest University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Engineering atom-scale sites are crucial to the mitigation of polysulfide shuttle, promotion of sulfur redox, and regulation of lithium deposition in lithium–sulfur batteries. Herein, a homonuclear copper dual-atom catalyst with a proximal distance of 3.5 Å is developed for lithium–sulfur batteries, wherein two adjacent copper atoms are linked by a pair of symmetrical chlorine bridge bonds. Benefiting from the proximal copper atoms and their unique coordination, the copper dual-atom catalyst with the increased active interface concentration synchronously guide the evolutions of sulfur and lithium species. Such a delicate design breaks through the activity limitation of mononuclear metal center and represents a catalyst concept for lithium–sulfur battery realm. Therefore, a remarkable areal capacity of 7.8 mA h cm−2 is achieved under the scenario of sulfur content of 60 wt.%, mass loading of 7.7 mg cm−2 and electrolyte dosage of 4.8 μL mg−1.

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  • Qin Yang & Jinyan Cai & Guanwu Li & Runhua Gao & Zhiyuan Han & Jingjing Han & Dong Liu & Lixian Song & Zixiong Shi & Dong Wang & Gongming Wang & Weitao Zheng & Guangmin Zhou & Yingze Song, 2024. "Chlorine bridge bond-enabled binuclear copper complex for electrocatalyzing lithium–sulfur reactions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-47565-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47565-1
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