Self-supporting sulfur cathodes enabled by two-dimensional carbon yolk-shell nanosheets for high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries

Fei Pei, Lele Lin, Daohui Ou, Zongmin Zheng, Shiguang Mo, Xiaoliang Fang () and Nanfeng Zheng ()
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Fei Pei: Xiamen University
Lele Lin: Xiamen University
Daohui Ou: Xiamen University
Zongmin Zheng: Xiamen University
Shiguang Mo: Xiamen University
Xiaoliang Fang: Xiamen University
Nanfeng Zheng: Xiamen University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract How to exert the energy density advantage is a key link in the development of lithium–sulfur batteries. Therefore, the performance degradation of high-sulfur-loading cathodes becomes an urgent problem to be solved at present. In addition, the volumetric capacities of high-sulfur-loading cathodes are still at a low level compared with their areal capacities. Aiming at these issues, two-dimensional carbon yolk-shell nanosheet is developed herein to construct a novel self-supporting sulfur cathode. The cathode with high-sulfur loading of 5 mg cm−2 and sulfur content of 73 wt% not only delivers an excellent rate performance and cycling stability, but also provides a favorable balance between the areal (5.7 mAh cm–2) and volumetric (1330 mAh cm–3) capacities. Remarkably, an areal capacity of 11.4 mAh cm–2 can be further achieved by increasing the sulfur loading from 5 to 10 mg cm–2. This work provides a promising direction for high-energy-density lithium–sulfur batteries.

Date: 2017
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