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Sulfur-impregnated, sandwich-type, hybrid carbon nanosheets with hierarchical porous structure for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries
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posted on 2014-09-01, 00:00 authored by X Chen, Z Xiao, X Ning, Z Liu, Z Yang, C Zou, S Wang, Ying (Ian) ChenYing (Ian) Chen, S HuangSandwich-type hybrid carbon nanosheets (SCNMM) consisting of graphene and micro/mesoporous carbon layer are fabricated via a double template method using graphene oxide as the shape-directing agent and SiO2 nanoparticles as the mesoporous guide. The polypyrrole synthesized in situ on the graphene oxide sheets is used as a carbon precursor. The micro/mesoporous strcutures of the SCNMM are created by a carbonization process followed by HF solution etching and KOH treatment. Sulfur is impregnated into the hybrid carbon nanosheets to generate S@SCNMM composites for the cathode materials in Li-S secondary batteries. The microstructures and electrochemical performance of the as-prepared samples are investigated in detail. The hybrid carbon nanosheets, which have a thickness of about 10-25 nm, high surface area of 1588 m2 g-1, and broad pore size distribution of 0.8-6.0 nm, are highly interconnected to form a 3D hierarchical structure. The S@SCNMM sample with the sulfur content of 74 wt% exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, including large reversible capacity, good cycling stability and coulombic efficiency, and good rate capability, which is believed to be due to the structure of hybrid carbon materials with hierarchical porous structure, which have large specific surface area and pore volume.
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Advanced energy materialsVolume
4Issue
13Article number
1301988Pagination
1 - 8Publisher
Wiley-Location
Weinheim, GermanyPublisher DOI
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1614-6832eISSN
1614-6840Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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GrapheneHierarchical poresHigh performance batteriesHybrid carbon nanosheetsLithium-sulfur batteriesScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesTechnologyChemistry, PhysicalEnergy & FuelsMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed MatterChemistryMaterials SciencePhysicsLI-S BATTERIESIONIC-LIQUID ELECTROLYTEMESOPOROUS CARBONCOMPOSITE CATHODESGRAPHENE OXIDEELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIESENCAPSULATED SULFURRATE CAPABILITYENERGY-STORAGEHIGH-CAPACITY
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