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Sulfur-doped mesoporous carbon activated by sodium sulfate as a superior performance anode for lithium ion batteries

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Mesoporous carbon (MC) was activated by Na2SO4 to prepare sulfur-doped MC (S-MC) for superior lithium storage. Compared with MC, S-MC exhibits unique structure such as reduced particle size, doped S heteroatoms, developed mesopores, and narrowed pore size distributions. It makes S-MC deliver superior lithium storage performance. The first reversible capacity of S-MC is as high as 1197.2 mAh·g−1, which is much higher than that of MC (698.6 mAh·g−1). What is more, the rate capability of S-MC is much better than that of MC, and the charge capacity of S-MC is 303.4 mAh·g−1 at 1.5 A·g−1. The specific charge capacity of S-MC increases to 955.6 mAh·g−1 after 300 charge-discharge cycles, exhibiting excellent cycling performance. Our findings give a new way to modify porous carbon for superior lithium storage.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21968016 and 21466020).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, School of Petrochemical Engineering|, Lanzhou University of Technology, No. 36 Pengjiaping, Qilihe District, Lanzhou, 730050, Gansu Province, China

    Qingtang Zhang, Yongbao Bai & Xiaomei Wang

  2. Gansu Jingpu Testing Technology Co., Ltd, Lanzhou, 7301015, Gansu, China

    Yanhui Ma

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Zhang, Q., Bai, Y., Ma, Y. et al. Sulfur-doped mesoporous carbon activated by sodium sulfate as a superior performance anode for lithium ion batteries. Ionics 27, 1061–1068 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03890-1

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