Journal of Materials Science, Vol.51, No.11, 5139-5145, 2016
A ternary sulphonium composite Cu3BiS3/S as cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries
In this paper, we synthesized a new cathode material (Cu3BiS3) by a solvothermal method for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. Cu3BiS3 with a unique flower structure was characterized using the X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer, and scanning electron microscopy. It is shown that the Cu3BiS3/S flower exhibits a high initial capacity of 1343 mAh g(-1) at 0.2 C, and although a capacity fade in subsequent cycles occurs due to polysulfide dissolution and shuttle mechanism, 487 mAh g(-1) at 0.2 C can be retained after 100 cycles with the 90-95 % coulombic efficiency.