• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 34, Issue 4, 373 (2019)
Ya-Dong LI1, Wei-Ping LI1, Qin WANG1, Dao-Guang ZHENG1, and Jian-Xin WANG2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Faculty of Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
  • 2Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20180236 Cite this Article
    Ya-Dong LI, Wei-Ping LI, Qin WANG, Dao-Guang ZHENG, Jian-Xin WANG. Flexible Carbon-fiber Supported Carbon-sulfur Electrode: Preparation, Physical Property and Electrochemical Performance[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(4): 373 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Lithium sulfur battery has attracted extensive attention as highly promising next generation of rechargeable battery. However, lithium sulfur battery, especial the sulfur cathode, is still under experimental exploration, and the commercial carbon fiber felt is rarely reported to apply in the sulfur cathode. Herein, the flexible carbon-fiber- supported carbon-sulfur electrode was prepared, and its physical properties and electrochemical performance were characterized. The results showed that the interface resistance was reduced from 97.9 Ω to 22.6 Ω, due to porous three-dimensional network of the carbon fiber felt and micropore of the porous carbon which benefited energy density of the battery and conductivity of the sulfur cathode. Furthermore, the initial discharge capacity at 0.05C rate was 996.7 mAh/g and the discharge capacity at 2C rate after 140 cycles was 666.7 mAh/g when carbon fiber felt serves as current collector, while their counterparts with aluminum foil as the current collector were 772.9 and 471.6 mAh/g, respectively. Furthermore, the environmental-friend and low-cost binder LA132, super-P, and the ball-milling technique are beneficial to mass synthesis, suitable for the industrial production and the application of lithium sulfur battery.
    Ya-Dong LI, Wei-Ping LI, Qin WANG, Dao-Guang ZHENG, Jian-Xin WANG. Flexible Carbon-fiber Supported Carbon-sulfur Electrode: Preparation, Physical Property and Electrochemical Performance[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(4): 373
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