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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | e202500200 |
| Journal | Batteries and Supercaps |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2025 |
Abstract
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries offer a promising alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries due to their high energy density, large capacity, cost advantages, and environmental benefits. However, their commercialization is impeded by challenges like the lithium polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle effect, necessitating advanced sulfur host materials and separator coatings for the effective trapping of LiPSs and enhancing the ion transfer. In this research, single-atom chromium-incorporated nitrogen-doped graphene (Cr@NG) is introduced as a novel separator coating, synthesized by an NaCl soft-template method. This material, as an efficient and economic alternative to other existing single-atom catalysts-based materials, combines high conductivity and catalytic activity, effectively suppressing the shuttle effect and enhancing sulfur conversion. First-principles calculations and electrochemical studies further demonstrate that Cr@NG significantly improves adsorption capabilities, capacity retention, rate capability, and cycling stability. The incorporation of chromium offers substantial benefits in electron transport and catalytic efficiency, establishing Cr@NG as a promising multifunctional separator coating for high-performance Li–S batteries.
Keywords
- chromium, electrocatalysts, Li–S batteries, separator coatings, single-atom catalysts
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy(all)
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Engineering(all)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Chemistry(all)
- Electrochemistry
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Batteries and Supercaps, Vol. 8, No. 12, e202500200, 15.12.2025.
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T1 - Single-Atom Chromium-Embedded N-Doped Graphene as a Multifunctional Separator Coating for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
AU - Bettels, Frederik
AU - Rashidi, Donna
AU - Lin, Zhihua
AU - Schenk, Leon
AU - Li, Taoran
AU - Wu, Haiwei
AU - Frank, Irmgard
AU - Nadimi, Ebrahim
AU - Liu, Yuping
AU - Zhang, Chaofeng
AU - Ding, Fei
AU - Zhang, Lin
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Batteries & Supercaps published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2025/12/15
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N2 - Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries offer a promising alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries due to their high energy density, large capacity, cost advantages, and environmental benefits. However, their commercialization is impeded by challenges like the lithium polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle effect, necessitating advanced sulfur host materials and separator coatings for the effective trapping of LiPSs and enhancing the ion transfer. In this research, single-atom chromium-incorporated nitrogen-doped graphene (Cr@NG) is introduced as a novel separator coating, synthesized by an NaCl soft-template method. This material, as an efficient and economic alternative to other existing single-atom catalysts-based materials, combines high conductivity and catalytic activity, effectively suppressing the shuttle effect and enhancing sulfur conversion. First-principles calculations and electrochemical studies further demonstrate that Cr@NG significantly improves adsorption capabilities, capacity retention, rate capability, and cycling stability. The incorporation of chromium offers substantial benefits in electron transport and catalytic efficiency, establishing Cr@NG as a promising multifunctional separator coating for high-performance Li–S batteries.
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