Fabrication of metal-organic framework-based nanofibrous separator via one-pot electrospinning strategy

• 作者: Congcong Chen Weidong Zhang He Zhu Bo-Geng Li Yingying Lu Shiping Zhu
• 来源期刊: 纳米研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（5）
• 所属期刊栏目: Research Articles
• 页码范围: 1465-1470
• 页数: 6页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Metal-organic framework (MOF)/polymer composites have attracted extensive attention in the recent years.However,it still remains challenging to efficiently and effectively fabricate these composite materials.In this study,we propose a facile one-pot electrospinning strategy for preparation of HKUST-1/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous membranes from a homogeneous stock solution containing HKUST-1 precursors and PAN.MOF crystallization and polymer solidification occur simultaneously during the electrospinning process,thus avoiding the issues of aggregation and troublesome multistep fabrication of the conventional approach.The obtained HKUST-1/PAN electrospun membranes show uniform MOF distribution throughout the nanofibers and yield good mechanical properties.The membranes are used as separators in Li-metal full batteries under harsh testing conditions,using an ultrathin Li-metal anode,a high mass loading cathode,and the HKUST-1/PAN nanofibrous separator.The results demonstrate significantly improved cycling performance (capacity retention of 83.1％ after 200 cycles) under a low negative to positive capacity ratio (N/P ratio of 1.86).The improvement can be attributed to an enhanced wettability of the separator towards electrolyte stemmed from the nanofibrous structure,and a uniform lithium ion flux stabilized by the open metal sites of uniformly distributed HKUST-1 particles in the membrane during cycling.