摘要：The intrinsic sluggish conversion kinetics and severe shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries are responsible for their poor reversible capacity and cycling longevity,which have greatly hindered their practical *** address these drawbacks,herein,we design and construct a heterostructured Ni/Ni_(2)P embedded in a mesoporous carbon nanosphere composite(Ni/Ni_(2)P-MCN)for boosting polysulfide catalytic conversion in Li-S *** Ni/Ni_(2)PMCN-modified separator could not only prevent the shuttle effect significantly through abundant chemical adsorptive sites,but also demonstrate superior catalytic reactivities for the conversion of *** importantly,the conductive carbon matrix with an exposed mesoporous structure can serve as an effective physical barrier to accommodate deposited insoluble Li_(2)***,the cells with the Ni/Ni_(2)P-MCN-modified separator exhibit greatly boosted rate capability(431 mA h g^(-1) at 5 C)and cycling stability(a capacity decay of 0.031% per cycle after 1500 cycles).Even at an enhanced sulfur loading of 4.2 mg cm^(-2),a stable and superior areal capacity(about 3.5 mA h cm^(-2))has been *** envision that the unique Ni/Ni_(2)P heterostructure in the porous carbon matrix could offer great potential for highperformance and sustained energy storage devices.