Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 5, Issue 10, Pages 2079-2085Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200101
Keywords
batteries; carbon; ionic liquids; mesoporous materials; sulfur
Funding
- U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Science, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering
- UT-Battelle, LLC
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Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (NC) and sulfur were used to prepare an NC/S composite cathode, which was evaluated in an ionic-liquid electrolyte of 0.5?M lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) in methylpropylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide ([MPPY][TFSI]) by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and cycle testing. To facilitate the comparison, a C/S composite based on activated carbon (AC) without nitrogen doping was also fabricated under the same conditions. Compared with the AC/S composite, the NC/S composite showed enhanced activity toward sulfur reduction, as evidenced by the lower onset sulfur reduction potential, higher redox current density in the CV test, and faster charge-transfer kinetics, as indicated by EIS measurements. At room temperature under a current density of 84 mA?g-1 (C/20), the battery based on the NC/S composite exhibited a higher discharge potential and an initial capacity of 1420 mAh?g-1, whereas the battery based on the AC/S composite showed a lower discharge potential and an initial capacity of 1120 mAh?g-1. Both batteries showed similar capacity fading with cycling due to the intrinsic polysulfide solubility and the polysulfide shuttle mechanism; capacity fading can be improved by further cathode modification.
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