The invention discloses a core-shell structure
zinc cobaltate /
polyaniline /
sulfur composite nanomaterial, a preparation method thereof and a
lithium-
sulfur battery, and relates to the technical field of
lithium-
sulfur batteries. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing date-pit-shaped
zinc cobaltate by a solvothermal method, generating a layer of
polyaniline on the surface of the date-pit-shaped
zinc cobaltate by an in-situ free
radical polymerization method, and loading a layer of elemental sulfur on the surface of the zinc cobaltate /
polyaniline composite nano material by a melting-
permeation method to form the three-dimensional zinc cobaltate / polyaniline / sulfur composite nano material with unique morphology. The material improves the
conductivity of elemental sulfur, has a porous structure and a large specific surface area, and relieves the problem of
volume expansion of sulfur in charging and discharging processes. Active sites exposed on the
rough surface of polyaniline have an
adsorption effect on
lithium polysulfide,
capacity loss caused by a shuttle effect is relieved, zinc cobaltate has a
catalytic effect on mutual conversion between elemental sulfur and
polysulfide, the electrochemical performance of the battery is remarkably improved, the material is applied to the positive
electrode of the lithium-sulfur battery, and the electrochemical performance of the battery is improved. The invention has the advantages of good cycle performance and
high energy density.