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ArticleMacromolecular rapid communications2025

Multifunctional Chitosan-Covalent Bonded Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Composite Binder for Enhanced Electrochemical Performances of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

Qiuying Gou, Liqiang Lu, Shengxuan Lin, Wei Zhang, Yael Rodriguez Ayllon, Zhe Zhou, Liping Zhu, Yan Lu

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Article in Macromolecular rapid communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors.

Qiuying GouState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Rd, Songjiang, Shanghai, 201620, China.
Liqiang LuInstitute of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-0998
Shengxuan LinInstitute of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany.
Wei ZhangInstitute of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany.
Yael Rodriguez AyllonInstitute of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany.
Zhe ZhouState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Rd, Songjiang, Shanghai, 201620, China.
Liping ZhuState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Rd, Songjiang, Shanghai, 201620, China.
Yan LuInstitute of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3055-0073

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are considered as one of the most promising next-generation energy-storage devices because of their high energy density. However, the long-term use of LSBs is mainly limited by polysulfide shuttling and cathode structural degradation caused by volume changes during charging and discharging. To address these issues, a multifunctional, high-performance aqueous binder is developed by modifying a natural polysaccharide with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Specifically, the catechol-conjugated chitosan (CCS) acts as the binder, showing strong polysulfide adsorption, while the MWCNTs covalently bonded to CCS enhance the mechanical toughness and electronic conductivity. The resulting CCS-MWCNTs composite binder exhibits a tensile strength of 40 MPa and a strain at break of 300%, which are higher than those of CCS. As a binder for sulfur cathodes, the CCS-MWCNTs binder demonstrates superior cyclic stability and rate capability. At a sulfur loading of 2.0 mg cm⁻

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ChitosanElectric Power SuppliesLithiumNanotubes, CarbonSulfurElectrochemical TechniquesElectrodesChitosanLithiumNanotubes, CarbonSulfurchitosancomposite binderLi–S batteryMWCNTswater‐based

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PMID40205874
PMCPMC12143368

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