Issue 40, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Decoration of sulfur with porous metal nanostructures: an alternative strategy for improving the cyclability of sulfur cathode materials for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries†

Xinyong Tao,a   Feng Chen,a   Yang Xia,a   Hui Huang,a   Yongping Gan,a   Xiaorong Chena  and  Wenkui Zhang*a  

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Abstract

Porous Pt nanostructure decorated sulfur microparticles (Pt@S) are fabricated using sulfur as the template. The Pt@S electrode shows a higher volumetric specific capacity of 520 mA h cm−3 and improved cyclability with only 15% capacity fading after 80 cycles at 0.1 C (167.5 mA g−1).

Graphical abstract: Decoration of sulfur with porous metal nanostructures: an alternative strategy for improving the cyclability of sulfur cathode materials for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC41875H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Mar 2013
Accepted
28 Mar 2013
First published
10 Apr 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 4513-4515

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Decoration of sulfur with porous metal nanostructures: an alternative strategy for improving the cyclability of sulfur cathode materials for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

X. Tao, F. Chen, Y. Xia, H. Huang, Y. Gan, X. Chen and W. Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 4513 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41875H

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