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text: High-entropy alloys (HEAs) show great potential for catalyzing complex multi-step
reactions, but optimizing their parameters, i.e., composition, but also their
crystallinity and morphology, remains a significant challenge. In this study,
FeCoNiMoW HEAs are synthesized into either amorphous nanosheets (HEANS) or crystalline
nanoparticles (HEANP), which are then used to catalyze the lithium–sulfur (Li–S)
reaction of Li–S batteries (LSBs). Evaluations in symmetric cells, coin cells,
and pouch cells reveal that HEANS significantly enhance LSB performance, achieving
initial discharge capacities up to 1632 mAh g−1. The batteries also exhibit excellent
cycling stability over 1000 cycles at 3Cand maintain high-rate performance up
to 10C with a capacity of 614 mAh g−1. Comprehensive in situ analyses and density
functional theory calculations demonstrate that amorphous HEANS provide more active
sites, better ionic conductivity and stronger chemical interactions with lithium
polysulfides (LiPS). These properties effectively suppress the shuttle effect,
promote the complete S8 → Li2S conversion by reducing the impedance of the solid-electrolyte
interphase, and accelerate the Li2S4 → Li2S2 step by lowering the nucleation energy
barrier. Overall, this study highlights the superior catalytic properties of amorphous
2D HEAs in LSBs and offers new insights into the mechanisms of LiPS conversion.
acknowledged_ssus:
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acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge support from the 2BoSS project of the ERA-MIN3
program with the Spanish grant number PCI2022-132985/AEI/10.13039/50110001103, and
funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR01581 and European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.
L.Yang, C.Huang, X.Lu, A.Yu, C.Li, J.Yu, and X.Bi thank the China Scholarship Council
(CSC) for the scholarship support. This research was supported by the Scientific
Service Units (SSU) of ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy
Facility (EMF), and by the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) for financial support.
article_number: e13859
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article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Ren
full_name: He, Ren
last_name: He
- first_name: Seungho
full_name: Lee, Seungho
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last_name: Lee
orcid: 0000-0002-6962-8598
- first_name: Yang
full_name: Ding, Yang
last_name: Ding
- first_name: Chen
full_name: Huang, Chen
last_name: Huang
- first_name: Xuan
full_name: Lu, Xuan
last_name: Lu
- first_name: Lirong
full_name: Zheng, Lirong
last_name: Zheng
- first_name: Ao
full_name: Yu, Ao
last_name: Yu
- first_name: Chaoyue
full_name: Zhang, Chaoyue
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Canhuang
full_name: Li, Canhuang
last_name: Li
- first_name: Xiaoyu
full_name: Bi, Xiaoyu
last_name: Bi
- first_name: Yaqiang
full_name: Li, Yaqiang
last_name: Li
- first_name: Yaqi
full_name: Liao, Yaqi
last_name: Liao
- first_name: Junshan
full_name: Li, Junshan
last_name: Li
- first_name: Ahmad
full_name: Ostovari Moghaddam, Ahmad
last_name: Ostovari Moghaddam
- first_name: Salimov
full_name: Yernar, Salimov
last_name: Yernar
- first_name: Ying
full_name: Xu, Ying
last_name: Xu
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
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last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Chaoqi
full_name: Zhang, Chaoqi
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Linlin
full_name: Yang, Linlin
last_name: Yang
- first_name: Yingtang
full_name: Zhou, Yingtang
last_name: Zhou
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
citation:
ama: He R, Lee S, Ding Y, et al. Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling
robust Li–S batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 2026;36(5). doi:10.1002/adfm.202513859
apa: He, R., Lee, S., Ding, Y., Huang, C., Lu, X., Zheng, L., … Cabot, A. (2026).
Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust Li–S batteries. Advanced
Functional Materials. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513859
chicago: He, Ren, Seungho Lee, Yang Ding, Chen Huang, Xuan Lu, Lirong Zheng, Ao
Yu, et al. “Amorphous High Entropy Alloy Nanosheets Enabling Robust Li–S Batteries.”
Advanced Functional Materials. Wiley, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513859.
ieee: R. He et al., “Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust
Li–S batteries,” Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 36, no. 5. Wiley,
2026.
ista: He R, Lee S, Ding Y, Huang C, Lu X, Zheng L, Yu A, Zhang C, Li C, Bi X, Li
Y, Liao Y, Li J, Ostovari Moghaddam A, Yernar S, Xu Y, Ibáñez M, Zhang C, Yang
L, Zhou Y, Cabot A. 2026. Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust
Li–S batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(5), e13859.
mla: He, Ren, et al. “Amorphous High Entropy Alloy Nanosheets Enabling Robust Li–S
Batteries.” Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 36, no. 5, e13859, Wiley,
2026, doi:10.1002/adfm.202513859.
short: R. He, S. Lee, Y. Ding, C. Huang, X. Lu, L. Zheng, A. Yu, C. Zhang, C. Li,
X. Bi, Y. Li, Y. Liao, J. Li, A. Ostovari Moghaddam, S. Yernar, Y. Xu, M. Ibáñez,
C. Zhang, L. Yang, Y. Zhou, A. Cabot, Advanced Functional Materials 36 (2026).
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dataavailabilitystatement: The data that support the findings of this study are available
from the cor-responding authors upon reasonable request.
date_created: 2025-08-17T22:01:37Z
date_published: 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-23T11:42:17Z
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