Polysulfide rubber-based sulfur-rich composites as cathode material for high energy lithium/sulfur batteries

Dongmei Han, Bin Zhang, Min Xiao, Peikang Shen, Shuanjin Wang, Guohua Chen, Yuezhong Meng

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Abstract

Novel sulfur-rich polymer composites were prepared from the commercial polysulfide rubber through facile vulcanization methods and were firstly used as cathode material for lithium/sulfur batteries. The sulfur enriched in the composites includes three parts, the first part was inserted into the main chains of the polysulfide rubber, the second part formed insoluble polysulfide (-Sn-)through self-polymerization and the third part was trapped inside the network of the above two polymer chains. The obtained sulfur-rich polymer composites have high sulfur content over 80%. Compared with the pure sulfur electrode, the composites showed better cycle stability and coulomb efficiency.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16067-16072
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume39
Issue number28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lithium/sulfur batteries
  • Polysulfide rubber
  • Sulfur-rich composites

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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