Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Recent Development of High-Energy Density Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 1
1.1 Introduction 2
1.2 Working Mechanism of Li-S Batteries 3
1.3 The Challenges of Li-S Batteries for Commercialization 5
1.4 Strategies for Improving the Performances of Li-S Batteries 7
References 42
Chapter 2 Porous Nanocarbon-Sulfur Cathodes 55
2.1 Polyacrylonitrile Derived Highly Porous Carbon as Sulfur Immobilizer for Li-S Batteries 56
2.2 Commercial Microporous Bamboo Carbon as Sulfur Host for Li-S Batteries 64
2.3 Seaweed Biomass Derived Nitrogen Self-Doped Porous Carbon for High-Performance Li-S Batteries 77
References 92
Chapter 3 One-Dimensional Nanocarbon-Sulfur Cathodes 99
3.1 High Performance Sulfur/Carbon Nanotube Cathode: the Effect of Solvents and Ball-Milling Speeds 100
3.2 Wet Ball-Milling Synthesis of High-Performance
Metal Compounds @ Sulfur/Carbon Nanotubes Cathodes 110
3.3 Hydrothermal Synthesis of High-Performance
Surfur @ Amorphous Carbon/Carbon Nanotubes Cathodes 120
References 133
Chapter 4 Two-Dimensional Nanocarbon-Sulfur Cathodes 141
4.1 Ball-Milling Synthesis of Graphene-Wrapped Carbon Nanotube-Sulfur Cathodes 142
4.2 Vertically Aligned and Interconnected Porous Carbon Nanosheets as Sulfur Immobilizers 148
References 163
Chapter 5 Heteratoms Doped Graphene Blocking Layers 169
5.1 Porous Nitrogen and Phosphorous Dual Doped Graphene Interlayer for High-Performance Li-S Batteries 170
5.2 Nitrogen, Sulfur-Codoped Graphene Sponge as Electroactive Carbon Interlayer for High-Energy and High-Power Li-S Batteries 187
References 200
Chapter 6 Biochar Based Blocking Layers 207
6.1 A Conductive Interwoven Bamboo Carbon Fiber Membrane for Li-S Batteries 208
6.2 Multifunctional Nitrogen-Doped Loofah Sponge Carbon Blocking Layer for High-Performance Li-S Batteries 219
6.3 Ultra-Small B2O3 Nanocrystals Grown In-Situ on Highly Porous Catkin Carbon Tube for Li-S Batteries 235
References 244