Covalent surface modification of bifunctional two-dimensional metal carbide MXenes as sulfur hosts for sodium–sulfur batteries
Na Li, Yulu Zhan, Hai‐Shun Wu, Jun Fan, Jianfeng Jia
Abstract
We find that surface terminations of MXenes significantly affect their electrochemical performance as sulfur hosts for RT Na–S batteries. Ti 2 CO 2 , Ti 2 CS 2 , and Ti 2 CN 2 are demonstrated to be promising bifunctional sulfur hosts for Na–S batteries.
Topics & Concepts
MXenesBifunctionalSulfurMaterials scienceElectrochemistryCatalysisDensity functional theoryChemistryChemical engineeringCombinatorial chemistryInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeComputational chemistryMetallurgyEngineeringMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery Materials