Thick free-standing electrode based on carbon-carbon nitride microspheres with large mesopores for high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries
- Authors
- Kang, Hui-Ju; Lee, Tae-Gyu; Kim, Heejin; Park, Jae-Woo; Hwang, Hyun Jin; Hwang, Hyeonseok; Jang, Kwang-Suk; Kim, Hae Jin; Huh, Yun Suk; Im, Won Bin; Jun, Young-Si
- Issue Date
- Jul-2021
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- briquette process; carbon nitride; free-standing electrode; high energy density; lithium-sulfur batteries; mesopores
- Citation
- CARBON ENERGY, v.3, no.3, pp.410 - 423
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- CARBON ENERGY
- Volume
- 3
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 410
- End Page
- 423
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/107445
- DOI
- 10.1002/cey2.116
- ISSN
- 2637-9368
- Abstract
- The development of sulfur cathodes with high areal capacity and high energy density is crucial for the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). LSBs can be built by employing (ultra) high-loading sulfur cathodes, which have rarely been realized due to massive passivation and shuttling. Herein, microspheres of a carbon-carbon nitride composite (C@CN) with large mesopores are fabricated via molecular cooperative assembly. Using the C@CN-based electrodes, the effects of the large mesopores and N-functional groups on the electrochemical behavior of sulfur in LSB cells are thoroughly investigated under ultrahigh sulfur-loading conditions (>15 mgS cm(-2)). Furthermore, for high-energy-density LSBs, the C@CN powders are pelletized into a thick free-standing electrode (thickness: 500 mu m; diameter: 11 mm) via a simple briquette process; here, the total amount of energy stored by the LSB cells is 39 mWh, corresponding to a volumetric energy density of 440 Wh L-1 with an areal capacity of 24.9 and 17.5 mAh cm(-2) at 0.47 and 4.7 mA cm(-2), respectively (at 24 mgS cm(-2)). These results have significantly surpassed most recent records due to the synergy among the large mesopores, (poly)sulfide-philic surfaces, and thick electrodes. The developed strategy with its potential for scale-up successfully fills the gap between laboratory-scale cells and practical cells without sacrificing the high areal capacity and high energy density, providing a solid foundation for the development of practical LSBs.
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