An efficient lithium-ion battery was assembled by using an enhanced sulfur-based cathode and a silicon oxide-based anode and proposed as an innovative energy-storage system. The sulfur–carbon composite, which exploits graphene carbon with a 3 D array (3DG-S), was synthesized by a reduction step through a microwave-assisted solvothermal technique and was fully characterized in terms of structure and morphology, thereby revealing suitable features for lithium-cell application. Electrochemical tests of the 3DG-S electrode in a lithium half-cell indicated a capacity ranging from 1200 to 1000 mAh g−1 at currents of C/10 and 1 C, respectively. Remarkably, the Li-alloyed anode, namely, LiySiOx–C prepared by the sol–gel method and lithiated by surface treatment, showed suitable performance in a lithium half-cell by using an electrolyte designed for lithium–sulfur batteries. The LiySiOx–C/3DG-S battery was found to exhibit very promising properties with a capacity of approximately 460 mAh gS−1 delivered at an average voltage of approximately 1.5 V over 200 cycles, suggesting that the characterized materials would be suitable candidates for low-cost and high-energy-storage applications.

A Lithium-Ion Battery using a 3 D-Array Nanostructured Graphene–Sulfur Cathode and a Silicon Oxide-Based Anode / Benitez, A.; Di Lecce, D.; Elia, G. A.; Caballero, A.; Morales, J.; Hassoun, J.. - In: CHEMSUSCHEM. - ISSN 1864-5631. - 11:9(2018), pp. 1512-1520. [10.1002/cssc.201800242]

A Lithium-Ion Battery using a 3 D-Array Nanostructured Graphene–Sulfur Cathode and a Silicon Oxide-Based Anode

Elia G. A.;
2018

Abstract

An efficient lithium-ion battery was assembled by using an enhanced sulfur-based cathode and a silicon oxide-based anode and proposed as an innovative energy-storage system. The sulfur–carbon composite, which exploits graphene carbon with a 3 D array (3DG-S), was synthesized by a reduction step through a microwave-assisted solvothermal technique and was fully characterized in terms of structure and morphology, thereby revealing suitable features for lithium-cell application. Electrochemical tests of the 3DG-S electrode in a lithium half-cell indicated a capacity ranging from 1200 to 1000 mAh g−1 at currents of C/10 and 1 C, respectively. Remarkably, the Li-alloyed anode, namely, LiySiOx–C prepared by the sol–gel method and lithiated by surface treatment, showed suitable performance in a lithium half-cell by using an electrolyte designed for lithium–sulfur batteries. The LiySiOx–C/3DG-S battery was found to exhibit very promising properties with a capacity of approximately 460 mAh gS−1 delivered at an average voltage of approximately 1.5 V over 200 cycles, suggesting that the characterized materials would be suitable candidates for low-cost and high-energy-storage applications.
2018
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