Recent advances in graphene materials used in Li-S batteries

LIU Yong-zhi; WANG Yong; WANG Cong-wei; WANG Jun-ying; WANG Jun-zhong

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LIU Yong-zhi, WANG Yong, WANG Cong-wei, WANG Jun-ying, WANG Jun-zhong. Recent advances in graphene materials used in Li-S batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2020, 35(1): 1-11.

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LIU Yong-zhi, WANG Yong, WANG Cong-wei, WANG Jun-ying, WANG Jun-zhong. Recent advances in graphene materials used in Li-S batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2020, 35(1): 1-11.

LIU Yong-zhi, WANG Yong, WANG Cong-wei, WANG Jun-ying, WANG Jun-zhong. Recent advances in graphene materials used in Li-S batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2020, 35(1): 1-11.

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LIU Yong-zhi, WANG Yong, WANG Cong-wei, WANG Jun-ying, WANG Jun-zhong. Recent advances in graphene materials used in Li-S batteries. New Carbon Mater., 2020, 35(1): 1-11.

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Recent advances in graphene materials used in Li-S batteries

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School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
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CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China

Funds: National Natural Science Foundation of China (21373255, 51502320, 21503259); Hundred Talent Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2015YCR001).

Received Date: 2019-11-20
Accepted Date: 2020-04-02
Rev Recd Date: 2020-01-22
Publish Date: 2020-02-29

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Abstract

The lithium-sulfur battery is considered one of the most promising next-generation secondary batteries owing to its high theoretical specific capacity (1 675 mAh/g) and high energy density (2 600 Wh/kg). Graphene has excellent electrical conductivity, a high surface area and open space as well as an excellent electrochemical performance, and is considered the ideal platform for loading low-conductivity sulfur and lithium sulfide for the use as the cathodes of lithium-sulfur batteries. This article summarizes recent developments on graphene and graphene-based materials for lithium-sulfur batteries, including nanocomposites of sulfur with (reduced) graphene oxide, heteroatom-doped graphene, three-dimensional graphene foams and graphene-porous carbon. The impact of these graphene-based nanocomposites with various compositions and microstructures on improvements in the performance and mechanism of lithium-sulfur batteries are discussed. Prospects for lithium-sulfur battery development are outlined.
- Lithium sulfur battery,
- Cathode material,
- Graphene

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