NPG Asia Materials   2016 年 8 卷 10 期

2016.10.07

The development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is of practical significance to meet the rapidly escalating demand for advanced energy storage technologies with long life and high-energy density. However, the dissolution and shuttling of the intermediate polysulfides (PS) initiates the loss of active sulfur and the poisoning of the lithium anode, leading to unsatisfactory cyclability and consequently hinders the commercialization of Li-S batteries. Herein, we develop a facile strategy to tame the PS dissolution and the shuttling effect in the Li-S system by introducing a modified polybenzimidazole (mPBI) with multiple functions. As a binder, the excellent mechanical property of mPBI endows the sulfur electrode with strong integrity and, therefore, results in high sulfur loading (7.2 mg cm