Free-standing, curled and partially reduced graphene oxide network as sulfur host for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries*

Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB932302), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11634014, 51172271, and 51372269), and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA09040202).

Chen Hui-Liang1, 2, 3, Xiao Zhuo-Jian1, 2, 3, Zhang Nan1, 2, 3, Xiao Shi-Qi1, 2, 3, Xia Xiao-Gang1, 2, 3, Xi Wei1, 2, 3, Wang Yan-Chun1, 2, Zhou Wei-Ya1, 2, 3, †, Xie Si-Shen1, 2, 3, ‡
       

(color online) (a) CV profiles of CPrGO–S composite cathode at a scan rate of 0.1 mV·s−1. (b) Galvanostatic charge–discharge curves of CPrGO–S network. (c) Cycling performance at 0.2 C for 200 cycles. (d) Rate performances at various current densities of CPrGO–S network.