• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 38, Issue 8, 938 (2023)
Xinling WANG1, Na ZHOU1, Yawen TIAN1, Mingran ZHOU1..., Jingru HAN1, Yuansheng SHEN1, Zhiyi HU1,2 and Yu LI1,2,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 11. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • 22. Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20220741 Cite this Article
    Xinling WANG, Na ZHOU, Yawen TIAN, Mingran ZHOU, Jingru HAN, Yuansheng SHEN, Zhiyi HU, Yu LI. SnS2/ZIF-8 Derived Two-dimensional Porous Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanosheets for Lithium-sulfur Batteries [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2023, 38(8): 938 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Schematics of synthetic process of ZCN-SnS2, and FESEM images of (b, e) ZIF-8, (c, f) ZCN and (d, g) ZCN-SnS2
    1. (a) Schematics of synthetic process of ZCN-SnS2, and FESEM images of (b, e) ZIF-8, (c, f) ZCN and (d, g) ZCN-SnS2
    (a) N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm of ZCN; (b) mesoporous pore size distribution curve of ZCN with inset showing micropore pore size distribution; (c) XRD patterns of ZCN-SnS2, ZCN and SnS2; (d) Raman spectrum of ZCN
    2. (a) N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm of ZCN; (b) mesoporous pore size distribution curve of ZCN with inset showing micropore pore size distribution; (c) XRD patterns of ZCN-SnS2, ZCN and SnS2; (d) Raman spectrum of ZCN
    (a) HRTEM, (b) SAED, (c) HAADF-STEM images, and (d-g) corresponding EDX elemental mappings of ZCN-SnS2
    3. (a) HRTEM, (b) SAED, (c) HAADF-STEM images, and (d-g) corresponding EDX elemental mappings of ZCN-SnS2
    (a) C1s, (b) N1s, (c) Sn3d, (d) S2p XPS spectra of ZCN-SnS2, and (e) Sn3d, (f) S2p XPS spectra of SnS2
    4. (a) C1s, (b) N1s, (c) Sn3d, (d) S2p XPS spectra of ZCN-SnS2, and (e) Sn3d, (f) S2p XPS spectra of SnS2
    (a) CV curves of Li-S battery with ZCN-SnS2-S electrode; (b) Charge-discharge curves, (c) rate performances and (d) cycling performances at 0.2C of Li-S batteries with ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S and SnS2-S electrodes; (e) Cycling performance of ZCN-SnS2-S at 2C
    5. (a) CV curves of Li-S battery with ZCN-SnS2-S electrode; (b) Charge-discharge curves, (c) rate performances and (d) cycling performances at 0.2C of Li-S batteries with ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S and SnS2-S electrodes; (e) Cycling performance of ZCN-SnS2-S at 2C
    (a) EIS plots and (b) linear relationships between the real parts of the impedance and the reciprocal exponentials (-1/2) at the lower angular frequency of ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S and SnS2-S, respectively; (c) Li2S6 adsorption plots and (d) UV-Vis absorption spectra of ZCN-SnS2, ZCN and SnS2
    6. (a) EIS plots and (b) linear relationships between the real parts of the impedance and the reciprocal exponentials (-1/2) at the lower angular frequency of ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S and SnS2-S, respectively; (c) Li2S6 adsorption plots and (d) UV-Vis absorption spectra of ZCN-SnS2, ZCN and SnS2
    TGA curve of ZCN-SnS2
    S1. TGA curve of ZCN-SnS2
    FESEM images of (a, b) ZCN-SnS2 and (c, d) SnS2
    S2. FESEM images of (a, b) ZCN-SnS2 and (c, d) SnS2
    Raman spectra of ZCN-SnS2 and SnS2
    S3. Raman spectra of ZCN-SnS2 and SnS2
    (a) HAADF-STEM and (b) HRTEM images of SnS2
    S4. (a) HAADF-STEM and (b) HRTEM images of SnS2
    (a) XRD patterns of ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S, SnS2-S, (b) nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm of ZCN-SnS2-S, (c) TGA curves of ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S and SnS2-S, and (d) cycling performance of SnS2 at 1C
    S5. (a) XRD patterns of ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S, SnS2-S, (b) nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm of ZCN-SnS2-S, (c) TGA curves of ZCN-SnS2-S, ZCN-S and SnS2-S, and (d) cycling performance of SnS2 at 1C
    Cycling performance of ZCN-SnS2-S at 0.2C
    S6. Cycling performance of ZCN-SnS2-S at 0.2C
    FESEM images of electrode materials before and after 150 cycles at 0.5C current density
    S7. FESEM images of electrode materials before and after 150 cycles at 0.5C current density
    Li2S6 adsorption pictures of ZCN and SnS2 mixed samples
    S8. Li2S6 adsorption pictures of ZCN and SnS2 mixed samples
    Host materialsCurrent rateCycle numberReversible capacity/(mAh·g-1) Ref.
    ZCN-SnS2-S0.2C100948This work
    ZCN-SnS2-S2.0C300546This work
    SnS2/CNTs/S0.1C1001002.3[1]
    NG/SnS2/TiO2-S0.2C100739[2]
    SnS2@N-CNFs0.2C150889[3]
    NHCS-SnS2/S1.0C200634[4]
    PCN-SnS2-S2.0C150650[5]
    Table 1. Comparison of electrochemical properties of SnS2 composites
    Xinling WANG, Na ZHOU, Yawen TIAN, Mingran ZHOU, Jingru HAN, Yuansheng SHEN, Zhiyi HU, Yu LI. SnS2/ZIF-8 Derived Two-dimensional Porous Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanosheets for Lithium-sulfur Batteries [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2023, 38(8): 938
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