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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
Volume 135, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.111129
Keywords
Melamine foam; TiO2; Graphene; Current collector; Li-S battery
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- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M671785, 2020T130597]
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LY18E020009, LY21E020005, 2020C01130]
- Open Research Program of Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Waste Recycling & Comprehensive Utilization of Zhejiang Province [XHLY2019-4]
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A new graphene/TiO2 decorated N-doped carbon foam as a three-dimensional current collector for high loading sulfur cathodes is proposed, providing enough space for active sulfur and strong polysulfide confining ability. The 3D porous conductive structure allows rapid mass mobilization and boosts electron transfer kinetics, leading to a remarkable capacity of 788 mA h g(-1) for the sulfur cathode after 100 cycles with a high sulfur loading of 7.4 mg cm(-2). This work offers insights for multifunctional current collectors in thick sulfur cathodes for Li-S batteries.
The intrinsic contradiction between high loading and high capacity in sulfur cathode severely limits the commercial viability of Li-S batteries. Herein, Graphene/TiO2 decorated N-doped carbon foam (G/T-NF@CNT) is proposed as three-dimensional (3D) current collector for high loading sulfur cathode. This rationally designed current collector can not only provide enough space to accommodate active sulfur, but also endow sulfur cathode with strong polysulfide confining ability. More interestingly, 3D porous conductive structure has sufficient channels to realize rapid mass mobilization; meanwhile the high conductivity networks boost transfer kinetics of electrons. The electrochemical measurements demonstrate that G/T-NF@CNT/S cathode has a remarkable capacity of 788 mA h g(-1) (5.83 mA h cm(-2)) at 0.1 A g(-1) after 100 cycles with a high sulfur loading of 7.4 mg cm(-2). This work provides new insights on multifunctional current collectors for thick sulfur cathodes in Li-S batteries.
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