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Sulfur‐Doped Graphene Derived from Cycled Lithium–Sulfur Batteries as a Metal‐Free Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Author(s) -
Ma Zhaoling,
Dou Shuo,
Shen Anli,
Tao Li,
Dai Liming,
Wang Shuangyin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201410258
Subject(s) - graphene , electrocatalyst , materials science , heteroatom , sulfur , carbon fibers , catalysis , methanol , lithium (medication) , battery (electricity) , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , electrode , chemistry , electrochemistry , composite number , organic chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , medicine , ring (chemistry) , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology , engineering
Heteroatom‐doped carbon materials have been extensively investigated as metal‐free electrocatalysts to replace commercial Pt/C catalysts in oxygen reduction reactions in fuel cells and Li–air batteries. However, the synthesis of such materials usually involves high temperature or complicated equipment. Graphene‐based sulfur composites have been recently developed to prolong the cycling life of Li–S batteries, one of the most attractive energy‐storage devices. Given the high cost of graphene, there is significant demand to recycle and reuse graphene from Li–S batteries. Herein, we report a green and cost‐effective method to prepare sulfur‐doped graphene, achieved by the continuous charge/discharge cycling of graphene–sulfur composites in Li–S batteries. This material was used as a metal‐free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction and shows better electrocatalytic activity than pristine graphene and better methanol tolerance durability than Pt/C.