Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist die Synthese neuer funktioneller Materialien unter Zuhilfenahme von Blockcopolymerpartikeln als „soft templates“ und die Untersuchung ihrer Anwendungsmöglichkeiten als Katalysator- und Energiespeichermaterialien. Drei Arten von Kompositpartikeln mit komplexen Strukturen wurden synthetisiert: Palladium@poly(styrol-b-2-vinylpyridin)@Dodecanthiol-Gold (Pd@PS-P2VP@DT-Au) Hybridpartikel, Polydopamin@Gold (PDA@Au) Nanoreaktoren und poröse Ti4O7 Partikel mit verbundener Porenstruktur. Im ersten Teil der Arbeit wurden Pd@PS-P2VP@Au Kern-Schale Partikel, bestehend aus DT-Au Aggregaten als Kern, umgeben von mit Palladium Nanopartikeln beschichtetem PS-P2VP als Schale hergestellt. Die auf die strukturierte P2VP Schale aufgebrachten Palladium Nanopartikel weisen im Vergleich mit anderen bekannten Systemen gute katalytische Eigenschaften für die Reduktion von 4-Nitrophenol mit NaBH4 auf. Im zweiten Teil wurden zum ersten Mal PDA@Au Nanoreaktoren mit verbundener Porenstruktur unter Verwendung einer „soft template“-Methode synthetisiert. Dabei wurden poröse PS-P2VP Partikel als Template verwendet. Mittels Elektronentomografie (ET) konnte die verbundene Porenstruktur mit den darin gleichmäßig verteilten Gold Nanopartikeln direkt abgebildet werden. Die PDA@Au Partikel wurden mithilfe der katalytischen Reduktion von 4-Nitrophenol kinetisch untersucht. Im dritten Teil wurden poröse Ti4O7 Partikel mit verbundener Porenstruktur als neuer Typ von Schwefel Wirtsmaterial für Lithium-Schwefel Batterien unter Zuhilfenahme von porösen PS-P2VP Templatpartikeln entwickelt. Die elektrochemische Untersuchung von Ti4O7/S und kohlenstoffbeschichtetem Ti4O7/S beim Einsatz als Kathodenmaterial ergab hervorragende Leistungsdaten von 1219 mAhg−1 bzw. 1411 mAhg−1 für die Anfangskapazität und eine Kapazitätserhaltung von 74% bzw. 77% nach 200 Zyklen. / The present thesis focuses on the synthesis of novel functional materials by using block copolymer particles as soft templates. Three types of particles with complex structures have been synthesized, involving palladium@poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine)@dodecanethiol-gold (DT-Au) (Pd@PS-P2VP@DT-Au) hybrid particles, polydopamine@gold (PDA@Au) nanoreactors with Au nanoparticles immobilized in PDA channels, and porous Ti4O7 particles with interconnected-pore structure. Their possible applications as catalyst and energy storage materials have been studied. In the first part of the thesis, Pd@PS-P2VP@DT-Au core-shell particles, which consist of dodecanethiol-gold (DT-Au) aggregation as core and Pd coated PS-P2VP as shell, have been fabricated based on the Rayleigh instability of polymer nanotubes inside Anodic Aluminium Oxide (AAO) porous membranes. The hybrid particles show efficient catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol by NaBH4. The catalytic activity has been compared with other reported systems. In the second part, PDA@Au nanoreactors with interconnected channel structures have been synthesized for the first time by using porous PS-P2VP particles as soft template. Electron tomography (ET) provides direct visualization of the interconnected pore structure of the nanoreactors, inside of which Au nanoparticles are homogeneously embedded. Such PDA@Au particles have been explored as nanoreactors for kinetic studies using the reduction of 4-nitrophenol as the model reaction. In the third part, porous Ti4O7 and carbon-coated Ti4O7 particles with interconnected-pore structure have been developed as efficient sulfur-host material for lithium-sulfur batteries by using porous PS-P2VP particles as template. The Ti4O7/S and carbon-coated Ti4O7/S composites show excellent electrochemical performance with initial capacities of 1219 mAh g−1 and 1411 mAh g−1, capacity retentions of 74% and 77% after 200 cycles, respectively.

Lithium–sulfur batteries are highly attractive energy storage systems, but suffer from structural anode and cathode degradation, capacity fade and fast cell failure (dry out). To address these issues, a carbide-derived carbon (DUT-107) featuring a high surface area (2088 m² g⁻¹), high total pore volume (3.17 cm³ g⁻¹) and hierarchical micro-, meso- and macropore structure is applied as a rigid scaffold for sulfur infiltration. The DUT-107/S cathodes combine excellent mechanical stability and high initial capacities (1098–1208 mA h gs ⁻¹) with high sulfur content (69.7 wt% per total electrode) and loading (2.3–2.9 mgs cm⁻²). Derived from the effect of the electrolyte-to-sulfur ratio on capacity retention and cyclability, conducting salt is substituted by polysulfide additive for reduced polysulfide leakage and capacity stabilization. Moreover, in a full cell model system using a prelithiated hard carbon anode, the performance of DUT-107/S cathodes is demonstrated over 4100 cycles (final capacity of 422 mA h gs ⁻¹), with a very low capacity decay of 0.0118% per cycle. Application of PS additive further boosts the performance (final capacity of 554 mA h gs ⁻¹), although a slightly higher decay of 0.0125% per cycle is observed.

The purpose of this diploma thesis is to describe the impact of compaction pressure on the electrochemical parameters of lithium-sulfur batteries. Theoretical part of this thesis contains briefly described terminology and general issues of batteries and their division. Every kind of battery is provided with a closer description of a specific battery type. A separate chapter is dedicated to lithium cells, mainly lithium-ion batteries. Considering various composition of lithium-ion batteries, this chapter deeply analyzes mostly used active materials of electrodes, used electrolytes and separators. Considering that the electrochemical principle of Li-S and Li-O batteries is different to Li-ion batteries, these accumulators of new generation are included in individual subhead. In the experimental part of this thesis are described methods used to measure electrochemical parameters of Li-S batteries. Next chapter contains description of preparing individual electrodes and their composition. Rest of the experimental part of my thesis is dedicated to the description of individual experiments and achieved results.