Boosting the Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with PY−DHBD−COF-Enhanced Separators
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesis of PY−DHBD−COF and Modified PP Separator
3.2. Characterization
3.3. Preparation of Cathode
3.4. Electrochemical Performance Test
3.5. Visualized Adsorption of Li2S6 Experiments
3.6. Symmetric Cell Measurements
3.7. Li2S Nucleation Experiments
3.8. Lithium-Ion Diffusion Coefficient
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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He, H.; Wang, W.; Guo, X. Boosting the Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with PY−DHBD−COF-Enhanced Separators. Inorganics 2024, 12, 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080218
He H, Wang W, Guo X. Boosting the Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with PY−DHBD−COF-Enhanced Separators. Inorganics. 2024; 12(8):218. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080218
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Hong, Wei Wang, and Xiaobei Guo. 2024. "Boosting the Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with PY−DHBD−COF-Enhanced Separators" Inorganics 12, no. 8: 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080218