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Interwoven MXene Nanosheet/Carbon-Nanotube Composites as Li-S Cathode Hosts
Xiao Liang1, Yverick Rangom1, Chun Yuen Kwok1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Abstract:
The complex surface chemistry that dictates the interaction between MXene and polysulfides - the formation of thiosulfate via consumption of -OH surface groups, followed by Lewis acid-base interaction between the exposed Ti atoms and polysulfides - is unravelled. Interweaving carbon nanotubes between the MXene layers creates a porous, conductive network with high polysulfide adsorptivity, enabling sulfur hosts with excellent performance even at high loading (5.5 mg cm-2 ).

