Critical drawbacks, including sluggish redox kinetics and undesirable shuttling of polysulfides (Li S , n = 4-8), seriously deteriorate the electrochemical performance of high-energy-density lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, these challenges are addressed by constructing an integrated catalyst with dual active sites, where single-atom (SA)-Fe and polar Fe N are co-embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene (SA-Fe/Fe N@NG). The SA-Fe, with plane-symmetric Fe-4N coordination, and Fe N, with triangular pyramidal Fe-3N coordination, in this well-designed configuration exhibit synergistic adsorption of polysulfides and catalytic selectivity for Li S lithiation and Li S delithiation, respectively. These characteristics endow the SA-Fe/Fe N@NG-modified separator with an optimal polysulfides confinement-catalysis ability, thus accelerating the bidirectional liquid-solid conversion (Li S ↔Li S) and suppressing the shuttle effect. Consequently, a Li-S battery based on the SA-Fe/Fe N@NG separator achieves a high capacity retention of 84.1% over 500 cycles at 1 C (pure S cathode, S content: 70 wt%) and a high areal capacity of 5.02 mAh cm at 0.1 C (SA-Fe/Fe N@NG-supported S cathode, S loading = 5 mg cm ). It is expected that the outcomes of the present study will facilitate the design of high-efficiency catalysts for long-lasting Li-S batteries.
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