• 文献标题:   Microemulsion Assisted Assembly of 3D Porous S/Graphene@g-C3N4 Hybrid Sponge as Free-Standing Cathodes for High Energy Density Li-S Batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG J, LI JY, WANG WP, ZHANG XH, TAN XH, CHU WG, GUO YG
  • 作者关键词:   emulsion template, freestanding electrode, graphene sponge, graphiticcarbon nitride, lithium sulfur batterie
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1614-6832 EI 1614-6840
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Ctr Nanosci Technol
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/aenm.201702839
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

A 3D porous sulfur/graphene@g-C3N4 (S/GCN) hybrid sponge, which can be directly applied as a free-standing cathode for Li-S batteries, is realized via a microemulsion assisted assembly approach. In this strategy, the interior oil emulsion droplets serve as soft templates to form pores to accommodate sulfur and the hydrophilic GCN stacks around oil droplets to assemble into a crosslinked 3D network. Through this microemulsion encapsulation route, S/GCN cathodes with a sulfur loading as high as 82 wt% can be achieved. Furthermore, the enriched N-sites in GCN macropores offer numerous adhesion sites for polysulfides, realizing a "physical-chemical" dual-confinement for polysulfides from diffusion. Moreover, the robust and highly porous 3D graphene frameworks render efficient electron/Li+ transport pathways for fast kinetics as well as good structure integrity. Consequently, in comparison to the conventional G-sponge/Li2Sn catholyte system, S/GCN delivers a higher specific capacity, superior high-rate capability (612 mA h g(-1) at 10 C), and alleviated anode corrosion issues. Particularly, an energy density as high as 1493 W h kg(-1) (calculated on the total weight of the cathode) and an extremely low capacity fading rate of 0.017% per cycle over 800 cycles at 0.3 C are achieved.