Severecapacityfadingandpoorhighrateperformanceoflithiumsulfur(Li-S)batterycausedby"shuttleeffect"andlowconductivityofsulfurhampersitsfurtherdevelopmentsandapplications.Li4Ti50i2(LTO)possesseshigh1whiumionconductivity,anditisalsocanbeusedasanactiveadsorbentforpolysulfide.Herein,fineLTOparticlecoatedcarbonnanofibers(CNF)werepreparedandaconductivenetworkbothforelectronandlithiumionwasbuilt,whichcangreatlypromotetheelectrochemicalconversionofpolysulfideandimprovetherateperformanceofLi-Sbatteries.Meanwhile,aquantityofadsorptionsitesisconstructedbydefectsofthesurfaceofLTO-CNFmembranetoeffectivelyimmobilizepolysulfide.ThemultifunctionalLTO-CNFinterlayercouldimpedetheshuttleeffectandenhaneecomprehensiveelectrochemicalperformanceofLi-Sbatteries,especiallyhighrateperformanee.WithsuchLTO-CNFinterlayer,theLi-Sbatterypresentsaspecificcapacityof641.9mAh/gat5Crate.After400cyclesat1C,acapacityof618.0mAh/gisretained.ThisworkprovidesafeasiblestrategytoachievehighperformanceofLi-Sbatteryforpracticalutilization.
