Sulfur confined MXene hosts enabling the use of carbonate-based electrolytes in alkali metal (Li/Na/K)-sulfur batteries

Rahul Pai; Varun Natu; Maxim Sokol; Michael Carey; Thomas Greszler; Michel W. Barsoum; Vibha Kalra

doi:10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101000

Sulfur confined MXene hosts enabling the use of carbonate-based electrolytes in alkali metal (Li/Na/K)-sulfur batteries

Rahul Pai, Varun Natu, Maxim Sokol, Michael Carey, Thomas Greszler, Michel W. Barsoum, Vibha Kalra

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Room-temperature alkali metal–sulfur batteries are promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries because of their high capacity and low inherent cost. Herein, we report MXene (Ti₃C₂Tx) as a host to confine sulfur (S₈), enabling the use of commercialization-friendly carbonate electrolyte in metal–sulfur batteries. The multilayer MXene structure provides tunable spacing for S₈ confinement, and its unique interlayer spacing prevents adverse polysulfide-carbonate reactions.

Original language	English
Article number	101000
Journal	Materials Today Energy
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101000
State	Published - 1 Jul 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

2D
Carbides
Chalcogen
Energy
Intercalation

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Sulfur confined MXene hosts enabling the use of carbonate-based electrolytes in alkali metal (Li/Na/K)-sulfur batteries

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