Application of Strontium-Doped Bismuth Ferrate in Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode

Abstract:

The modification of high-performance lithium-sulfur battery cathode have been extensively studied. Suppressing the shuttle effect of polysulfide, solving the volume expansion of sulfur and the poor electrical conductivity of sulfur are the main directions for scientists to modify the cathode. Here we prepared bismuth ferrate powder doped with different molecular percentages of strontium by sol-gel method. Compared with the unmodified cell, the capacity and cycle stability were improved by adding as-prepared material to the cathode, which indicates that bismuth ferrate doped with certain amount of strontium plays a positive role in the cathode material modification.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 424)
• Pages: 181-186
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-w15p81
• Online since: May 2023
• Authors: Yang Liu, Cheng Tao Yang*
• Keywords: Bismuth Ferrate, Gel Method, Lithium-Sulfur Battery

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