High-performance lithium–sulfur battery based on porous N-rich g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanotubes via a self-template method

Meng-rong Wu; Ming-yue Gao; Shu-ya Zhang; Ru Yang; Yong-ming Chen; Shang-qing Sun; Jin-feng Xie; Xing-mei Guo; Fu Cao; Jun-hao Zhang

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Meng-rong Wu, Ming-yue Gao, Shu-ya Zhang, Ru Yang, Yong-ming Chen, Shang-qing Sun, Jin-feng Xie, Xing-mei Guo, Fu Cao, and Jun-hao Zhang, High-performance lithium–sulfur battery based on porous N-rich g-C₃N₄ nanotubes via a self-template method, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 10, pp. 1656-1665. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2319-x

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Meng-rong Wu, Ming-yue Gao, Shu-ya Zhang, Ru Yang, Yong-ming Chen, Shang-qing Sun, Jin-feng Xie, Xing-mei Guo, Fu Cao, and Jun-hao Zhang, High-performance lithium–sulfur battery based on porous N-rich g-C3N4 nanotubes via a self-template method, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 10, pp. 1656-1665. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2319-x

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High-performance lithium–sulfur battery based on porous N-rich g-C₃N₄ nanotubes via a self-template method

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Xing-mei Guo E-mail: guoxm@just.edu.cn

Jun-hao Zhang E-mail: jhzhang6@just.edu.cn
Received: 9 February 2021; Revised: 17 June 2021; Accepted: 18 June 2021; Available online: 19 June 2021

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The commercial development of lithium–sulfur batteries (Li–S) is severely limited by the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LPSs) and the non-conductivity of sulfur. Herein, porous g-C₃N₄ nanotubes (PCNNTs) are synthesized via a self-template method and utilized as an efficient sulfur host material. The one-dimensional PCNNTs have a high specific surface area (143.47 m²·g⁻¹) and an abundance of macro-/mesopores, which could achieve a high sulfur loading rate of 74.7wt%. A Li–S battery bearing the PCNNTs/S composite as a cathode displays a low capacity decay of 0.021% per cycle over 800 cycles at 0.5 C with an initial capacity of 704.8 mAh·g⁻¹. PCNNTs with a tubular structure could alleviate the volume expansion caused by sulfur and lithium sulfide during charge/discharge cycling. High N contents could greatly enhance the adsorption capacity of the carbon nitride for LPSs. These synergistic effects contribute to the excellent cycling stability and rate performance of the PCNNTs/S composite electrode.
- self-template method;
- porous g-C₃N₄ nanotubes;
- chemical adsorption;
- synergistic effects;
- lithium–sulfur batteries

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