Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-protected Pt/Au bimetallic nanoparticles were obtained by reducing the mixture of HAuCl4 and H2PtCl6 with sodium borohydride.UV-vis spectra,transmission electronic microscopy and X-ray di...Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-protected Pt/Au bimetallic nanoparticles were obtained by reducing the mixture of HAuCl4 and H2PtCl6 with sodium borohydride.UV-vis spectra,transmission electronic microscopy and X-ray diffraction reveal that the prepared bimetallic nanoparticles are of alloy structure.展开更多
Due to low cost,high capacity,and high energy density,lithium–sulfur(Li–S)batteries have attracted much attention;however,their cycling performance was largely limited by the poor redox kinetics and low sulfur utili...Due to low cost,high capacity,and high energy density,lithium–sulfur(Li–S)batteries have attracted much attention;however,their cycling performance was largely limited by the poor redox kinetics and low sulfur utilization.Herein,predicted by density functional theory calculations,single‐atomic Co‐B2N2 site‐imbedded boron and nitrogen co‐doped carbon nanotubes(SA‐Co/BNC)were designed to accomplish high sulfur loading,fast kinetic,and long service period Li–S batteries.Experiments proved that Co‐B2N2 atomic sites can effectively catalyze lithium polysulfide conversion.Therefore,the electrodes delivered a specific capacity of 1106 mAh g−1 at 0.2 C after 100 cycles and exhibited an outstanding cycle performance over 1000 cycles at 1 C with a decay rate of 0.032%per cycle.Our study offers a new strategy to couple the combined effect of nanocarriers and single‐atomic catalysts in novel coordination environments for high‐performance Li–S batteries.展开更多
文摘Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-protected Pt/Au bimetallic nanoparticles were obtained by reducing the mixture of HAuCl4 and H2PtCl6 with sodium borohydride.UV-vis spectra,transmission electronic microscopy and X-ray diffraction reveal that the prepared bimetallic nanoparticles are of alloy structure.
基金Yunnan Expert Workstation,Grant/Award Number:202005AF150028Program for the Outstanding Young Talents of Hebei Province,China,Grant/Award Number:YGZ+6 种基金Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Team Program,Grant/Award Number:2016ZT06C517Guangdong Science and Technology Department,Grant/Award Number:2020B0909030004National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:21601136,22075211,52071125Outstanding Youth Project of Guangdong Natural Science Foundation,Grant/Award Number:2021B1515020051Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,China,Grant/Award Numbers:B2020202052,B2021202028,E2020202071Chunhui Project of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China,Grant/Award Number:Z2017010Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,Grant/Award Number:2019050001。
文摘Due to low cost,high capacity,and high energy density,lithium–sulfur(Li–S)batteries have attracted much attention;however,their cycling performance was largely limited by the poor redox kinetics and low sulfur utilization.Herein,predicted by density functional theory calculations,single‐atomic Co‐B2N2 site‐imbedded boron and nitrogen co‐doped carbon nanotubes(SA‐Co/BNC)were designed to accomplish high sulfur loading,fast kinetic,and long service period Li–S batteries.Experiments proved that Co‐B2N2 atomic sites can effectively catalyze lithium polysulfide conversion.Therefore,the electrodes delivered a specific capacity of 1106 mAh g−1 at 0.2 C after 100 cycles and exhibited an outstanding cycle performance over 1000 cycles at 1 C with a decay rate of 0.032%per cycle.Our study offers a new strategy to couple the combined effect of nanocarriers and single‐atomic catalysts in novel coordination environments for high‐performance Li–S batteries.