Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 631-639.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0180-5

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Phosphorene: a Potential 2D Material for Highly Efficient Polysulfide Trapping and Conversion

PEI Zhibin1,2, LIU Yun3, SUN Da3, ZHU Zixuan3, WANG Gongming3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectric and Applications, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China;
    2. School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China;
    3. Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
  • Received:2020-06-12 Revised:2020-07-03 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-07-30
  • Contact: PEI Zhibin, WANG Gongming E-mail:peizb@scut.edu.cn;wanggm@ustc.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11722543), the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFA0206703) and the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China(No.1808085QB35).

Abstract: Effectively trapping lithium polysulfide species and accelerating the reaction conversion kinetics are the main strategies to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur(Li-S) batteries. Since the researchers found in 2014 that two-dimensional(2D) phosphorene nanosheets could be exfoliated from the bulk black phosphorus, numerous researches have been devoted to exploring the phosphorene with unique properties for the application in Li-S batteries. In this review, we summarize the recent theoretical and experimental progress of phosphorene for Li-S batteries. Besides, we also introduce the relationship between the interfacial interaction on phosphorene and the performance enhancement of Li-S batteries. Furthermore, future challenges and remaining opportunities for phosphorene in Li-S batteries are finally discussed.

Key words: Phosphorene, Lithium-sulfur battery, Shuttle effect, Catalytic conversion, Enhanced redox kinetics