Polyisoprene Captured Sulfur Nanocomposite Materials for High-Areal-Capacity Lithium Sulfur Battery

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Li, Zeheng
Fang, Chen
Qian, Chao
Zhou, Shudong
Song, Xiangyun
Ling, Min
Liang, Chengdu
Liu, Gao
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2019
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A polyisoprene-sulfur (PIPS) copolymer and nano sulfur composite material (90 wt % sulfur) is synthesized through inverse vulcanization of PIP polymer with micrometer-sized sulfur particles for high-areal-capacity lithium sulfur batteries. The polycrystalline structure and nanodomain nature of the copolymer are revealed through high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). PIP polymer is also used as binders for the electrode to further capture the dissovlved polysulfides. A high areal capacity of ca. 7.0 mAh/cm2 and stable cycling are achieved based on the PIPS nanosulfur composite with a PIP binder, crucial to commercialization of lithium sulfur batteries. The chemical confinement both at material and electrode level alleviates the diffusion of polysulfides and the shuttle effect. The sulfur electrodes, both fresh and cycled, are analyzed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This approach enables scalable material production and high sulfur utilization at the cell level.

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ACS Applied Polymer Materials

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8

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This document is the Postprint: Accepted Manuscript of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Applied Polymer Materials, © 2019 American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.9b00006

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Materials engineering

Polymers and plastics

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Polymer Science

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Li, Z; Fang, C; Qian, C; Zhou, S; Song, X; Ling, M; Liang, C; Liu, G, Polyisoprene Captured Sulfur Nanocomposite Materials for High-Areal-Capacity Lithium Sulfur Battery, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019, 1 (8), pp. 1965-1970

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