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New lithium-sulfur battery will fully charge in 12 minutes for over 1000 cycles
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New lithium-sulfur battery will fully charge in 12 minutes for over 1000 cycles
by Riko Seibo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 07, 2025

The research team led by Professor Jong-sung Yu from the DGIST Department of Energy Science and Engineering has introduced a significant advancement in lithium-sulfur battery technology. Using a novel nitrogen-doped porous carbon material, the team has dramatically improved charging speeds, addressing a key barrier to the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries.

While lithium-ion batteries dominate eco-friendly technologies like electric vehicles, their limitations include lower energy storage and high costs. In contrast, lithium-sulfur batteries have attracted attention for their high energy density and cost-effective sulfur components. However, issues like reduced sulfur utilization during rapid charging have hindered their market adoption.

During battery discharge, lithium polysulfides can form, migrating within the battery and degrading its performance. Previous approaches to integrate sulfur into porous carbon structures have shown promise but failed to reach the performance levels necessary for commercialization.

Professor Yu's team addressed these challenges by developing a highly graphitic, nitrogen-doped multiporous carbon material and integrating it into the battery cathode. This technology maintains high energy capacity even under rapid charging conditions.

The advanced carbon material was synthesized through a magnesium-assisted thermal reduction method, leveraging magnesium and ZIF-8, a metal-organic framework. High-temperature reactions with magnesium enhance the stability and robustness of the carbon structure, creating a diverse pore system. This facilitates higher sulfur loading and improves the interaction between sulfur and the electrolyte, leading to enhanced battery performance.

The study's lithium-sulfur battery demonstrated remarkable capabilities, achieving a capacity of 705 mAh g? under rapid charging conditions with a full charge in just 12 minutes. This represents a 1.6-fold improvement over conventional batteries. Moreover, nitrogen doping effectively suppressed lithium polysulfide migration, allowing the battery to retain 82% capacity after 1,000 charge-discharge cycles, highlighting its long-term stability.

Collaboration with Dr. Khalil Amine of Argonne National Laboratory enabled advanced microscopic analyses, confirming that lithium sulfide (Li2S) forms in a specific orientation within the layered carbon structures. This verified that nitrogen doping and the porous architecture improved sulfur loading and enhanced sulfur reactions, thus accelerating charging speeds.

"This research focused on improving the charging speed of lithium-sulfur batteries using a simple synthesis method involving magnesium. We hope this study will accelerate the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries," said Professor Jong-sung Yu.

Research Report:Tailoring-Orientated Deposition of Li2S for Extreme Fast-Charging Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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