Porous spherical carbon/sulfur nanocomposites by aerosol-assisted synthesis: The effect of pore structure and morphology on their electrochemical performance as lithium/sulfur battery cathodes

Hiesang Sohn; Mikhail L. Gordin; Terrence Xu; Shuru Chen; Dongping Lv; Jiangxuan Song; Ayyakkannu Manivannan; Donghai Wang

doi:10.1021/am404508t

Porous spherical carbon/sulfur nanocomposites by aerosol-assisted synthesis: The effect of pore structure and morphology on their electrochemical performance as lithium/sulfur battery cathodes

Hiesang Sohn, Mikhail L. Gordin, Terrence Xu, Shuru Chen, Dongping Lv, Jiangxuan Song, Ayyakkannu Manivannan, Donghai Wang

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Abstract

Porous spherical carbons (PSCs) with tunable pore structure (pore volume, pore size, and surface area) were prepared by an aerosol-assisted process. PSC/sulfur composites (PSC/S, S: ca.59 wt %) were then made and characterized as cathodes in lithium/sulfur batteries. The relationships between the electrochemical performance of PSC/S composites and their pore structure and particle morphology were systematically investigated. PSC/S composite cathodes with large pore volume (>2.81 cm³/g) and pore size (>5.10 nm) were found to exhibit superior electrochemical performance, likely due to better mass transport in the cathode. In addition, compared with irregularly shaped carbon/sulfur composite, the spherical shaped PSC/S composite showed better performance due to better electrical contact among the particles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7596-7606
Number of pages	11
Journal	ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume	6
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/am404508t
State	Published - May 28 2014

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Sohn, H., Gordin, M. L., Xu, T., Chen, S., Lv, D., Song, J., Manivannan, A., & Wang, D. (2014). Porous spherical carbon/sulfur nanocomposites by aerosol-assisted synthesis: The effect of pore structure and morphology on their electrochemical performance as lithium/sulfur battery cathodes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6(10), 7596-7606. https://doi.org/10.1021/am404508t

Sohn, Hiesang ; Gordin, Mikhail L. ; Xu, Terrence ; Chen, Shuru ; Lv, Dongping ; Song, Jiangxuan ; Manivannan, Ayyakkannu ; Wang, Donghai. / Porous spherical carbon/sulfur nanocomposites by aerosol-assisted synthesis : The effect of pore structure and morphology on their electrochemical performance as lithium/sulfur battery cathodes. In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2014 ; Vol. 6, No. 10. pp. 7596-7606.

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