posted on 2016-01-26, 00:00authored byBin He, Wen-Cui Li, Chao Yang, Si-Qiong Wang, An-Hui Lu
We
have developed an electrolysis approach that allows effective and
uniform incorporation of sulfur inside the micropores of carbon nanosheets
for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries. The sulfur–carbon
hybrid can be prepared with a 70 wt % sulfur loading, in which no
nonconductive sulfur agglomerations are formed. Because the incorporated
sulfur is electrically connected to the carbon matrix in nature, the
hybrid cathode shows excellent electrochemical performance, including
a high reversible capacity, good rate capability, and good cycling
stability, as compared to one prepared using the popular melt-diffusion
method.