Sulfur in hierarchically pore-structured carbon pillars as cathode material for lithium–sulfur batteries Wang, Xuefeng; Fang, Xiangpeng; Guo, Xianwei [Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condense Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 603, Beijing 100190 (China)]; Wang, Zhaoxiang [Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condense Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 603, Beijing 100190 (China)]; Chen, Liquan [Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condense Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 603, Beijing 100190 (China)] 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; CARBON; CATHODES; ENERGY STORAGE; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; STRONG INTERACTIONS; SULFUR; SURFACE AREA Highlights: ► Hierarchically pore-structured carbon pillars (HPC) is prepared by directly pyrolyzing Al-based porous coordination polymers (Al-PCP). ► Evidences for the location of sulfur in the HPC and the interaction between S and C are provided. ► This HPC/S composite shows good electrochemical performances as cathode of lithium–sulfur batteries. -- Abstract: Hierarchically pore-structured carbon (HPC) pillars with a high surface area and large pore volume are obtained by pyrolyzing Al-based porous coordination polymers (Al-PCP) and used as a matrix of the sulfur for lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. The structure and electrochemical performance of the sulfur-impregnated HPC are characterized. The improved performance of the composite is ascribed to the unique porous structure of the HPC matrix and its strong interaction with sulfur. Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.02.126 United Kingdom 2013-05-01 English Journal Article Journal Name: Electrochimica Acta; Journal Volume: 97; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Medium: X; Size: page(s) 238-243 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ELECTACTA.2013.02.126 PII: S0013-4686(13)00371-X [] 97 Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4686; CODEN: ELCAAV; Other: PII: S0013-4686(13)00371-X; TRN: GB14R4170061526 INIS 2014-06-27 22240397