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  • Simultaneously Exfoliated B...
    Shi, Pengcheng; Wang, Yong; Liang, Xin; Sun, Yi; Cheng, Sheng; Chen, Chunhua; Xiang, Hongfa

    ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 08/2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 8
    Journal Article

    Heteroatom-doped high-quality graphene is highly effective in encapsulating sulfur (S) and fabricating a high-performance electrode for lithium–sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, simultaneously exfoliated boron-doped graphene sheets (B-EEGs) are prepared via electrochemical exfoliation of graphite in a 1.0 mol L–1 Li bis­(oxalato)­borate (LiBOB)/dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) electrolyte. The obtained B-EEG possesses high quality with a large planar size of ∼11 μm, few structure defects of ID/IG = 0.26, and low oxygen content of 7.93%. After B-EEG is used to encapsulate S through an in situ deposition route, the S@B-EEG with an S content of 72.5% displays a high initial discharge capacity of 1476 mAh g–1 at 0.1 C. Compared to a conventional S@thermally reduced graphene oxide (S@T-RGO) composite, the S@B-EEG composite exhibits a high capability of 1018 mAh g–1 at 1 C and excellent capacity retention of 838 mAh g–1 after 130 cycles. On one hand, the excellent electrochemical performances of S@B-EEG are primarily attributed to the few defects and big planar size of B-EEG, which is helpful for increasing the conductivity of S and suppressing the shuttle of long-chain polysulfides. On the other hand, the doped boron atoms as active sites can efficiently trap polysulfides by chemical adsorption.