Built‐in Carbon Nanotube Network inside a Biomass‐Derived Hierarchically Porous Carbon to Enhance the Performance of the Sulfur Cathode in a Li‐S Battery

Xu, Da‐Wei; Xin, Sen; You, Ya; Li, Yutao; Cong, Huai‐Ping; Yu, Shu‐Hong

doi:10.1002/cnma.201600065

Title: Built‐in Carbon Nanotube Network inside a Biomass‐Derived Hierarchically Porous Carbon to Enhance the Performance of the Sulfur Cathode in a Li‐S Battery

Journal Article · Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · ChemNanoMat

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.201600065· OSTI ID:1400959

Xu, Da‐Wei ^[1]; Xin, Sen ^[2]; You, Ya ^[3]; Li, Yutao ^[3]; Cong, Huai‐Ping ^[1];

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 P.R. China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 P.R. China, Texas Materials Institute and Materials Science and Engineering Program The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
Texas Materials Institute and Materials Science and Engineering Program The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
Division of Nanomaterials &, Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P.R. China

Abstract The practical application of lithium‐sulfur batteries is usually hindered by the unstable discharge intermediates and the low conductivity of the sulfur cathode. Herein, we propose to improve the performance of the sulfur cathode by introducing a built‐in carbon nanotube network inside a biomass‐derived hierarchically porous carbon for the subsequent sulfur loading. This balanced structural design of the carbon substrate enables effective trapping of active sulfur within the cathode and provides a highly efficient pathway for electron transmission, contributing to an increased conductivity and structural integrity of the cathode. By using a potentiostatic process at the end of charge, the reversibility of the electrode reaction of sulfur is improved. The sulfur cathode delivers an initial discharge capacity of 1739 mA h g ⁻¹ and reaches a high initial Columbic efficiency of 87.6 %, and maintains its efficiency to >97.5 % from the 2nd cycle. It also shows admirable cycling and rate performance.

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