Preparation method and application of metal boride and sulfur composite nano material
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of energy materials, and particularly relates to a preparation method and application of a metal boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Background
With the development of the portable electronic industry, the demand for batteries with high specific energy is more urgent, and the lithium ion batteries are limited by the restriction of the specific capacity of the traditional materials such as lithium cobaltate and lithium manganate, and the lithium ion batteries cannot meet the increasing demand. It is imperative to seek a secondary battery with a higher specific capacity. The lithium-sulfur battery is paid attention by researchers in recent years, has the characteristics of high specific capacity (1675 mAh/g), low cost, wide elemental sulfur source, no toxicity and the like, and is expected to become a next-generation commercialized secondary battery system.
However, there are still many difficulties restricting the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries, such as: (1) elemental sulfur, a positive electrode material, affects the electrochemical performance of the entire battery due to its inherent insulator properties; (2) the discharge potential of 2.1V is relatively low; (3) lithium polysulfide, an intermediate product of discharge, is easily dissolved in ether electrolyte (shuttle effect), so that sulfur is transferred to the surface of a negative electrode through the electrolyte, and the service life of the battery is shortened; (4) the volume expansion of the elemental sulfur in the discharge process is serious, and potential safety hazards exist. Among the above problems, the dissolution of lithium polysulfide is a major problem to be solved at present.
The shuttle effect is usually solved by compounding the selected material with elemental sulfur and coating the elemental sulfur and the discharge intermediate product in the pore canal of the material. The carbon material belongs to a nonpolar molecule, forms physical adsorption with lithium polysulfide, and has no obvious effect of inhibiting shuttle effect. The polar metal compounds have chemical and physical adsorption and become hot spots for inhibiting the shuttling effect. However, the main focus of the current research is whether to inhibit the shuttling effect, and few people consider the problem of the reaction progress in the discharging process of the lithium-sulfur battery, such as: the conversion process from lithium polysulfide to lithium sulfide is accelerated, and the problem of lithium polysulfide is indirectly inhibited, so that the cycle performance of the lithium-sulfur battery is improved.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problem of shuttle effect of lithium polysulfide in a lithium-sulfur battery, and provides a preparation method and application of a metal boride and sulfur composite nano material.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a method for preparing a metal boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial, the method comprising the steps of:
the method comprises the following steps: dissolving sodium borohydride and NaOH in deionized water under the protection of inert gas to obtain a reducing agent solution, wherein the concentrations of the sodium borohydride and the NaOH are both 0.5-3M; dissolving metal salt in deionized water to obtain 0.5-2M metal salt water solution, and placing the obtained reducing agent solution and metal salt water solution in ice water bath for 15 min;
step two: under the protection of inert gas, slowly adding the metal salt aqueous solution subjected to ice-water bath into the reducing agent solution with the same volume at a speed of one drop per second, stirring for 30min to obtain a dried product, and then calcining the dried product at the temperature of 350-500 ℃ for 2-10 h to obtain metal boride;
step three: mixing metal boride and elemental sulfur according to the mass ratio of 1: 1-4, and heating and calcining at the temperature of 150-180 ℃ for 12-24 hours to obtain the metal boride and sulfur composite nano material.
The application of the metal boride and sulfur composite nano material prepared by the method in the positive electrode of a lithium-sulfur battery.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
(1) the metal boride has good lithium polysulfide adsorption capacity and can improve the stability of the lithium-sulfur battery.
(2) The metal boride has excellent catalytic activity, can promote the conversion of lithium polysulfide to lithium sulfide, catalyze the discharge process of a lithium-sulfur battery, and reduce the dissolution of the lithium polysulfide.
(3) The crystallinity and defect sites in the metal boride can be controlled through different calcination temperatures and times, thereby controlling the overall performance of the lithium sulfur battery.
(4) Compared with the traditional method for preparing the metal boride at high temperature and high pressure, the method has the advantages of low cost of raw materials, simple preparation process, capability of reacting at room temperature, and clean and environment-friendly preparation process.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a low-magnification SEM image of molybdenum boride prepared according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a high magnification SEM image of molybdenum boride prepared in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a first charge-discharge curve diagram of the molybdenum boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial prepared by the present invention as a positive electrode of a lithium-sulfur battery;
FIG. 4 is a 0.1C discharge cycle curve diagram of the molybdenum boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial prepared by the present invention as a lithium-sulfur battery anode.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions of the present invention are further described below with reference to the drawings and the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and modifications or equivalent substitutions may be made to the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.
The first embodiment is as follows: the embodiment describes a method for preparing a metal boride and sulfur composite nano material, which comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps: dissolving sodium borohydride and NaOH in deionized water under the protection of inert gas to obtain a reducing agent solution, wherein the concentrations of the sodium borohydride and the NaOH are both 0.5-3M; dissolving metal salt in deionized water to obtain 0.5-2M metal salt water solution, and placing the obtained reducing agent solution and metal salt water solution in ice water bath for 15 min;
step two: under the protection of inert gas, slowly adding the metal salt aqueous solution subjected to ice-water bath into the reducing agent solution with the same volume at a speed of one drop per second, stirring for 30min to obtain a dried product, and then calcining the dried product at the temperature of 350-500 ℃ for 2-10 h to obtain metal boride;
step three: mixing metal boride and elemental sulfur according to the mass ratio of 1: 1-4, and heating and calcining at the temperature of 150-180 ℃ for 12-24 hours to obtain the metal boride and sulfur composite nano material.
The second embodiment is as follows: in the preparation method of the metal boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial according to the first embodiment, in the first step, the metal salt is one of iron salt, cobalt salt, nickel salt and molybdenum salt.
The third concrete implementation mode: in the second step, the morphology of the metal boride is one of nanowire, nanorod, nanosphere, nanosheet, nanoparticle, nanoarray, nanoflower and nanocube, and is determined by the experimental temperature, the addition speed and the concentration of the metal boride; the surface defects of the material can be regulated and controlled by the calcination temperature.
The fourth concrete implementation mode: in the preparation method of the metal boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial according to the first embodiment, in the first step and the second step, the inert gas is one of argon, nitrogen and a hydrogen-argon mixture.
The fifth concrete implementation mode: one embodiment is a use of the metal boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial prepared by the method of any one of the first to fourth embodiments in a positive electrode of a lithium-sulfur battery.
The sixth specific implementation mode: the application of the metal boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial described in the embodiment five in the positive electrode of a lithium-sulfur battery is as follows: and mixing the metal boride and sulfur composite nano material with a conductive agent and a binder, and drying in an oven at 40-80 ℃ to obtain the lithium-sulfur battery cathode material.
The seventh embodiment: the application of the metal boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial in the positive electrode of the lithium-sulfur battery is characterized in that: the mass fraction of the metal boride and sulfur composite nano material is 50-80%, and the mass ratio of the conductive agent to the binder is 1: 1.
example 1:
(1) dissolving 2.732g of hydrated molybdenum chloride into 20mL of deionized water, stirring for 30min under the protection of argon, and placing in an ice water bath; slowly adding 1mol/L NaBH4Stirring the sodium hydroxide solution for 30min, generating a large amount of bubbles in the adding process and generating black precipitates, filtering the solution after the bubbles disappear, washing with ethanol, and drying to obtain molybdenum boride;
(2) averagely dividing the prepared molybdenum boride into two parts, and calcining the two parts at 350 ℃ and 500 ℃ for 10 hours in argon atmosphere to obtain molybdenum borides with different crystallinities;
(3) and uniformly grinding 50 mg of molybdenum boride and 200 mg of pure sulfur, putting the mixture into a tube furnace, introducing argon as protective gas, and calcining the mixture for 12 hours at 155 ℃ to obtain the molybdenum boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Example 2:
(1) 3.126g of cobalt chloride hydrate is dissolved in 20mL of deionized water, stirred for 30min under the protection of argon and placed in an ice water bath; adding 1mol/L NaBH4Adding the sodium hydroxide solution into the molybdenum chloride solution, continuously stirring for 30min, generating a large amount of bubbles and generating black precipitates in the adding process, and pumping the solution after the bubbles disappearFiltering, washing with ethanol, and drying to obtain cobalt boride;
(2) averagely dividing the prepared molybdenum cobaltate into two parts, and calcining the two parts at 350 ℃ and 500 ℃ for 10 hours in argon atmosphere to obtain cobalt borides with different crystallinities;
(3) and uniformly grinding 50 mg of cobalt boride and 200 mg of pure sulfur, putting the mixture into a tube furnace, introducing argon as protective gas, and calcining the mixture for 12 hours at 155 ℃ to obtain the cobalt boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Example 3:
(1) dissolving 2.732g of hydrated molybdenum chloride into 20mL of deionized water, stirring for 30min under the protection of argon, and placing in an ice water bath; slowly adding 1mol/L NaBH4Stirring the sodium hydroxide solution for 30min, generating a large amount of bubbles in the adding process and generating black precipitates, filtering the solution after the bubbles disappear, washing with ethanol, and drying to obtain molybdenum boride;
(2) evenly dividing the prepared molybdenum boride into three parts, and calcining the three parts at 350 ℃, 500 ℃ and 1000 ℃ for 10 hours in argon atmosphere to obtain molybdenum borides with different crystallinities;
(3) and uniformly grinding 50 mg of molybdenum boride and 200 mg of pure sulfur, putting the mixture into a tube furnace, introducing argon as protective gas, and calcining the mixture for 12 hours at 155 ℃ to obtain the molybdenum boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Example 4:
(1) 3.126g of cobalt chloride hydrate is dissolved in 20mL of deionized water, stirred for 30min under the protection of argon and placed in an ice water bath; adding 1mol/L NaBH4Adding the sodium hydroxide solution into a molybdenum chloride solution, continuously stirring for 30min, generating a large amount of bubbles in the adding process, generating black precipitates, performing suction filtration on the solution after the bubbles disappear, washing with ethanol, and drying to obtain cobalt boride;
(2) evenly dividing the prepared cobalt boride into three parts, and calcining the three parts at 350 ℃, 500 ℃ and 1000 ℃ for 10 hours in argon atmosphere to obtain cobalt borides with different crystallinities;
(3) and uniformly grinding 50 mg of cobalt boride and 200 mg of pure sulfur, putting the mixture into a tube furnace, introducing argon as protective gas, and calcining the mixture for 12 hours at 155 ℃ to obtain the cobalt boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Example 5:
(1) 2.613g of hydrated nickel chloride is taken and dissolved in 20mL of deionized water, stirred for 30min under the protection of argon and placed in an ice water bath; 1mol/L of KBH4Adding the sodium hydroxide solution into a nickel chloride solution, continuously stirring for 30min, generating a large amount of bubbles in the adding process, generating black precipitates, performing suction filtration on the solution after the bubbles disappear, washing with ethanol, and drying to obtain nickel boride;
(2) averagely dividing the prepared nickel boride into two parts, and calcining the two parts at 350 ℃ and 500 ℃ for 10 hours in argon atmosphere to obtain nickel borides with different crystallinities;
(3) and uniformly grinding 50 mg of nickel boride and 200 mg of pure sulfur, putting the mixture into a tube furnace, introducing argon as protective gas, and calcining the mixture for 12 hours at 155 ℃ to obtain the nickel boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Example 6:
(1) dissolving 2.732g of hydrated nickel chloride into 20mL of deionized water, stirring for 30min under the protection of argon, and placing in an ice water bath; 1mol/L of KBH4Adding the sodium hydroxide solution into a nickel chloride solution, continuously stirring for 30min, generating a large amount of bubbles in the adding process, generating black precipitates, performing suction filtration on the solution after the bubbles disappear, washing with ethanol, and drying to obtain nickel boride;
(2) evenly dividing the prepared nickel boride into three parts, and calcining the three parts at 350 ℃, 500 ℃ and 1000 ℃ for 10 hours in argon atmosphere to obtain nickel borides with different crystallinities;
(3) and uniformly grinding 50 mg of nickel boride and 200 mg of pure sulfur, putting the mixture into a tube furnace, introducing argon as protective gas, and calcining the mixture for 12 hours at 155 ℃ to obtain the nickel boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Example 7:
(1) respectively adding 1mol/L NaBH under the protection of argon4Dissolving in 0.1mol/L NaOH, dissolving 0.05 mol/L molybdenum dichloride in 100mL water to obtain 0.5mol/L molybdenum dichloride aqueous solution, and obtaining NaBH4The solution and aqueous molybdenum dichloride solution were placed in an ice water bath.
In the step, the argon protection is to avoid the existence of oxygen in the reaction process to influence the product components.
(2) Slowly adding NaBH into molybdenum dichloride aqueous solution under the protection of inert gas through a syringe4In the solution, black molybdenum boride precipitate is obtained. And calcining the obtained substance at different temperatures under the protection of argon to obtain the molybdenum boride materials with different defect degrees.
(3) Mixing molybdenum boride and elemental sulfur according to the mass ratio of 1:3, and heating and calcining at the temperature of 160 ℃ for 20 hours to obtain the molybdenum boride and sulfur composite nano material.
Example 8:
preparation and performance test of the electrode: mixing a molybdenum boride and sulfur composite nano material, Super P and PVDF according to a mass ratio of 8: 1:1 mixing, using NMP as a solvent to form slurry, stirring for 12 hours, coating the slurry on an aluminum foil to be used as a positive electrode, using metal lithium as a negative electrode, using a Celgard 2400 type diaphragm, dissolving 1mol/L LiTFSI in DOL/DME (volume ratio of 1:1) solvent to be used as an electrolyte, and dissolving 1mol/L LiNO in LiNO3And (4) preparing an additive, and assembling the button cell in a glove box. And (3) carrying out constant-current charge and discharge test by adopting a Newware pool test system, wherein the charge and discharge voltage range is 1.7-2.8V.
Fig. 1 and 2 are SEM pictures of different magnifications of the molybdenum boride and sulfur composite nanomaterial, and it can be seen in the pictures that the molybdenum boride nanospheres are uniform in size and can load a large amount of elemental sulfur.
FIG. 3 shows the charging and discharging curve of the assembled button cell at a current density of 0.2C, the first discharge capacity of 1040mAh g-1。
Fig. 4 is a plot of the assembled button cell at a current density of 0.2C for 100 cycles of charge and discharge, with a capacity retention of 72.73% for 50 cycles and 63.64% for 100 cycles.