Monodisperse High‐Entropy Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Encapsulated Within 2 <scp>D</scp> Porous Carbon Sheets for Enhanced Catalytic Activity in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

High‐entropy oxides have garnered significant attention as a promising catalyst for lithium–sulfur batteries. However, their development has been hindered by intractable structures and unclear catalytic mechanisms. We conducted simultaneous structural engineering of high‐entropy metal oxides nanoparticles embedded in 2D porous carbon sheets (HEO‐C) across atomic, nano, and micro scales. In the prepared HEO nanoparticles, we observed and confirmed the presence of numerous ion vacancies, likely resulting from lattice distortions. The presence of these ionic vacancies can furnish supplementary edge adsorption and catalytic sites for lithium polysulfide conversion, and augment catalytic activity through modulation of the d‐band center. Furthermore, the high entropy of HEO‐C attributes in inducing the rapid dissociation and conversion of long‐chain lithium polysulfides, improving redox kinetics. As a result, cells equipped with the HEO‐C catalyst exhibited outstanding electrochemical rate performance, delivering 761 mAh g −1 at 3 C, along with excellent cycling stability—retaining 80.44% capacity after 1000 cycles at 1 C. The high surface area of HEO‐C facilitates the reduction of inactive components in the cell while preserving the catalytic activity, enhancing the potential for practical application. The assembled pouch cell with the HEO‐C catalyst achieved a reversible capacity of 968 mAh g −1 and retained 81.33% of its capacity after 200 cycles at 0.1 C.

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Energy & environment materials
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2026-02-25
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https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.70233
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Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
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Monodisperse High‐Entropy Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Encapsulated Within 2 D Porous Carbon Sheets for Enhanced Catalytic Activity in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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High‐entropy oxides have garnered significant attention as a promising catalyst for lithium–sulfur batteries. However, their development has been hindered by intractable structures and unclear catalytic mechanisms. We conducted simultaneous structural engineering of high‐entropy metal oxides nanoparticles embedded in 2D porous carbon sheets (HEO‐C) across atomic, nano, and micro scales. In the prepared HEO nanoparticles, we observed and confirmed the presence of numerous ion vacancies, likely resulting from lattice distortions. The presence of these ionic vacancies can furnish supplementary edge adsorption and catalytic sites for lithium polysulfide conversion, and augment catalytic activity through modulation of the d‐band center. Furthermore, the high entropy of HEO‐C attributes in inducing the rapid dissociation and conversion of long‐chain lithium polysulfides, improving redox kinetics. As a result, cells equipped with the HEO‐C catalyst exhibited outstanding electrochemical rate performance, delivering 761 mAh g −1 at 3 C, along with excellent cycling stability—retaining 80.44% capacity after 1000 cycles at 1 C. The high surface area of HEO‐C facilitates the reduction of inactive components in the cell while preserving the catalytic activity, enhancing the potential for practical application. The assembled pouch cell with the HEO‐C catalyst achieved a reversible capacity of 968 mAh g −1 and retained 81.33% of its capacity after 200 cycles at 0.1 C.

Energy & environment materials
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN), Korea University (KR), National Tsing Hua University (TW), Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University (CN), Henan Tianguan Group (China) (CN), Dongfang Electric Corporation (China) (CN), Yibin University (CN), Central Glass (Japan) (JP), Institute for Advanced Study (DE), Kashi University (CN)
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Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
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