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Interconnected nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers derived from polypyrrole for high-performance Li/S batteries

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Interconnected nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (INC) prepared through the carbonization of polypyrrole (PPy) precursor is designed as scaffold to load sulfur. The BET measurement showed that INC possessed abundant mesopores with a relatively high specific surface area and a large total pore volume. The sulfur/INC (S/INC) composite was synthesized by a melt-diffusion of sulfur nanoparticle into INC network. Transmission electron microscopy showed the formation of a nanofiber structure with uniform sulfur coating on the surface of INCs. When tested as cathodes for Li/S batteries, a high initial discharge capacity of 1173 mAh g–1 and a reversible capacity of 702 mAh g–1 after 50 cycles at 0.1 C are achieved, which ascribe to the chemical and physical adsorption properties of mesoporous and nitrogen-doped INC.

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  1. Research Institute for Energy Equipment Materials, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China

    Haipeng Li, Zhuo Wang, Yongguang Zhang, Yan Zhao, Puguang Ji & Fuxing Yin

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Materials Laminating Fabrication and Interface Control Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China

    Haipeng Li, Zhuo Wang, Yongguang Zhang, Yan Zhao, Puguang Ji & Fuxing Yin

  3. School of Material Science & Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China

    Haipeng Li & Zhuo Wang

  4. Synergy Innovation Institute of GDUT, Heyuan, Guangdong Province, China

    Yongguang Zhang & Xin Wang

  5. Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint-Petersburg, 195221, Russia

    M. Yu. Maximov

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Li, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, Y. et al. Interconnected nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers derived from polypyrrole for high-performance Li/S batteries. Russ J Appl Chem 89, 1336–1340 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S107042721608019X

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