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Titanium carbide nanosheets as sulfur hosts with excellent adsorption and electrocatalysis properties for advanced electrochemical performance

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The rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery is an attractive energy storage device due to the high specific capacity and high energy density. The wide application of lithium-sulfur batteries, however, is hindered owing to the rapid capacity fading caused by the polysulfide dissolution and migration between the cathode and anode side. Herein, we demonstrate a new strategy to address the severe problem of polysulfide migration during the electrochemical cycles by designing titanium carbide nanosheets/S hybrid composites. In this unique hybrid structure, the titanium carbide nanosheets could provide fast lithium-ion and electron paths and keep structural stability during the cycles. Moreover, the space of the titanium carbide nanosheets acts as binding sites for trapping polysulfide. As a result, the hybrid titanium carbide nanosheets/S composites exhibit high performance with specific capacity, rate capability, and cycling stability.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Electrical Technology, Xijing University, Xi’an, 710123, Shaanxi, China

    Jinguo Zhao

  2. School of Mechanical and Precision Instrument Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, 710048, Shaanxi, China

    Jiaofei Huo

  3. Industrial Technology Center, Hebei Petroleum University of Technology, Chengde, 067000, Hebei, China

    Chunfeng Li

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Zhao, J., Huo, J. & Li, C. Titanium carbide nanosheets as sulfur hosts with excellent adsorption and electrocatalysis properties for advanced electrochemical performance. Ionics 27, 3869–3873 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04170-2

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