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Microwave-assisted synthesis of a manganese metal–organic framework and its transformation to porous MnO/carbon nanocomposite utilized as a shuttle suppressing layer in lithium–sulfur batteries

Authors: David Skoda, Tomas Kazda, Lukas Munster, Barbora Hanulikova, Ales Styskalik, Pierre Eloy, Damien P. Debecker, Petr Vyroubal, Lucie Simonikova, Ivo Kuritka

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 22/2019

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In this work, the microwave-assisted synthesis of manganese metal–organic framework (MOF) material is presented. Synthesis procedure is based on a microwave-assisted solvothermal reaction of manganese(III) acetylacetonate with biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid (Bpdc) in N,N′-dimethylformamide at the temperature of 160 °C. The obtained Mn-based metal–organic framework, labeled as Mn-Bpdc, was used as a precursor for the preparation of a porous MnO/carbon nanocomposite, which was obtained via thermal transformation in a nitrogen atmosphere at 700 °C. It was found that this approach provides an effective and simple preparation pathway for porous carbon decorated with homogeneously embedded manganese(II) oxide nanoparticles. Both Mn-Bpdc and MnO/C nanocomposite materials were characterized by a variety of physicochemical methods. The prepared MnO/C nanocomposite material was deposited on a cathode surface of lithium-sulfur batteries and utilized as a shuttle suppressing layer. This electrode structure immobilizes polysulfides inside the cathode and improves the stability during cycling. The electrode with MnO/C nanocomposite shuttle suppressing layer maintains high stability during cycling in comparison with a standard electrode. The electrode with MnO/C composite layer exhibits 84.8% capacity retention after 50 cycles at different C-rates compared to 76.2% obtained for the standard electrode.

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Title: Microwave-assisted synthesis of a manganese metal–organic framework and its transformation to porous MnO/carbon nanocomposite utilized as a shuttle suppressing layer in lithium–sulfur batteries
Authors: David Skoda
Tomas Kazda
Lukas Munster
Barbora Hanulikova
Ales Styskalik
Pierre Eloy
Damien P. Debecker
Petr Vyroubal
Lucie Simonikova
Ivo Kuritka
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 22/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03871-4

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