A hierarchical architecture S/MWCNT nanomicrosphere with large pores for lithium sulfur batteries

被引:155
作者
Chen, Jia-jia [1 ]
Zhang, Qian [1 ]
Shi, Yi-ning [1 ]
Qin, Lin-lin [1 ]
Cao, Yong [1 ]
Zheng, Ming-sen [1 ]
Dong, Quan-feng [1 ]
机构
[1] Xiamen Univ, Dept Chem, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, State Key Lab Phys Chem Solid Surfaces, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China
关键词
ELECTRODE MATERIALS; CATHODE; COMPOSITE; ION; PERFORMANCE; NETWORKS; CAPACITY;
D O I
10.1039/c2cp40141j
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A hierarchical S/MWCNT nanomicrosphere for lithium/sulfur batteries with a high power and energy density as well as an excellent cycle life is introduced. Sulfur was uniformly coated on the surface of functional MWCNTs, which serves as a carbon matrix, to form a typical nanoscale core-shell structure with a sulfur layer of thickness 10-20 nm. Then the nanoscale sulfur intermediate composite was ball-milled to form interwoven and porous sphere architecture with large pores (around 1 mu m to 5 mu m). Different from most sulfur/carbon materials with micropore and mesopore structure, the micrometre scale S/MWCNT nanomicrosphere with a large pore structure could also exhibit high sulfur utilization and cycle retention. It could maintain a reversible capacity of 1000 mA h g(-1) after 100 cycles at 0.3 A g(-1) current density. And it even remained 780 m Lambda h g(-1) after 200 cycles at 0.5 Lambda g(-1) and 650 m Lambda h g(-1) after 200 cycles at 1 Lambda g(-1), showing a significant cyclability enhancement. It is believed that under the collective effect of hierarchical architecture, as well as the existence of carboxyl functional groups, sulfur/carbon materials with large pores could also exhibit an excellent electrochemical performance. The synthesis process introduced here is simple and broadly applicable, which would not only be beneficial to design new materials for lithium sulfur batteries but can also be extended to many different electrode materials for lithium ion batteries.
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页码:5376 / 5382
页数:7
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