Preparation and research of carbonized agaric material for sulfur cathodes

doi:10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2021.0153

Abstract

Abstract:

Carbon materials with adjustable pore structure and surface chemical properties were prepared at different carbonization temperatures using freeze-dried agaric as a precursor. The measured results show that carbon materials prepared at carbonization temperatures ranging from 450—650 ?℃ have oxygen-containing functional groups without pore structure. While carbon materials prepared at 800—900 ?℃ contain the amount of microporous and mesoporous (795 m²/g) without surface groups. Carbon materials were used as sulfur hosts to prepare carbon-sulfur composite materials to analyze the relationship between the structural properties of the carbon materials and the electrochemical properties of the C/S composites. It was found that LD900 material with plenty of microporous and mesoporous shows three discharge platforms due to the limitation of microporous structure towards sulfur-containing species. However, the micropores and small mesopores are easily blocked during the cycle process, resulting in LD900-S's poor cycle stability. While the LD450 has plenty of polar oxygen-containing functional groups, it has plenty of chemisorption towards sulfur-containing species. In addition, the prepared LD450-S cathode exhibits improved cycle stability and rate performance. After 100 cycles at 0.1 C, the specific discharge capacity is 577 mA·h/g, and at 1 C, the specific discharge capacity is still 650 mA·h/g.

Key words: lithium sulfur battery, porous carbon, agaric

CLC Number:

TQ 028.8

Chunshui SUN, Decai GUO, Jian CHEN. Preparation and research of carbonized agaric material for sulfur cathodes[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2021, 10(6): 2060-2068.

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