A nitrogen and sulfur dual-doped carbon derived from polyrhodanine@cellulose for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.

Pang, Quan; Tang, Juntao; Huang, He; Liang, Xiao; Hart, Connor; Tam, Kam C; Nazar, Linda F · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A sulfur electrode exhibiting strong polysulfide chemisorption using a porous N, S dual-doped carbon is reported. The synergistic functionalization from the N and S heteroatoms dramatically modifies the electron density distribution and leads to much stronger polysulfide binding. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies combined with ab initio calculations reveal strong Li(+) -N and Sn (2-) -S interactions. The sulfur electrodes exhibit an ultralow capacity fading of 0.052% per cycle over 1100 cycles.