Abstract
Due to the increasing demand of new energy vehicles and large-scale power grids for high energy density devices, lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) have attracted more and more researchers' attention stemming from their advantages of high theoretical specific capacity, low cost of active substances and environmental friendliness. However, there are still some intractable problems hindering the commercialization of LSBs, among which the most serious problem is “shuttle effect” of polysulfides. For the purpose of solving this problem, this paper prepared hollow structure molybdenum sulfide/cobalt sulfide mixed with amorphous carbon (MoS2/Co9S8/C) (HMCC) nanoparticles using ZIF-67 as the precursor and coated on the side of ordinary PE separator facing the positive electrode by a simple scraper coating process. The combination of MoS2 and Co9S8 bimetallic sulfides can not only adsorb and catalyze the rapid transformation of intermediates, but also effectively conduct lithium ions mainly because of the exposure of many active sites of layered MoS2 in the outermost layer. In addition, a small amount of carbon inside can enhance electrical conductivity of the coating, increasing the utilization of active substances, and the stable hollow structure can act as a "transfer station", greatly inhibiting the large amount of polysulfides to run off. The dual advantages of structure and composition make the modified separator have excellent performance in different current densities. Reversible specific capacities of 930.4 mAh g−1 and 690.7 mAh g−1 are released at 0.5 C and 1 C, and capacity retention of 72 % and 64 % after 500 and 600 cycles, respectively. In addition, due to the rapid conduction of lithium ions, the growth of lithium dendrites is greatly inhibited, which maintains the high safety of the battery. This provides a new research direction for the application of other new bimetallic sulfides in the separator modification of LSBs.
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