{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kim JK"],"funding":["Ministry of Education","Ministry of Science ICT and Future Planning","Ministry of Education, Korea","Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea via the KBSI"],"pagination":["3605"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9606866"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(20)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Microtube-like porous carbon (MPC) and tube-like porous carbon-sulfur (MPC-S) composites were synthesized by carbonizing milkweed pappus with sulfur, and they were used as cathodes for lithium-sulfur batteries. The morphology and uniformity of these materials were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy with an energy-dispersive X-ray analyzer, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry. The electrochemical performance of the MPC-S cathodes was measured using the charge/discharge cycling performance, C rate, and AC impedance. The composite cathodes with 93.8 wt.% sulfur exhibited a stable specific capacity of 743 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> after 200 cycles at a 0.5 C."],"journal":["Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pubmed_title":["Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Microporous Hollow Carbon from Milkweed Pappus as Cathode Material of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries."],"pmcid":["PMC9606866"],"funding_grant_id":["PGE093","C123000","093"],"pubmed_authors":["Jeong ED","Chung JM","Lee SY","Lee SJ","Kim HG","Bae JS","Kim JK","Choi Y","Kim JS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Microporous Hollow Carbon from Milkweed Pappus as Cathode Material of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.","description":"Microtube-like porous carbon (MPC) and tube-like porous carbon-sulfur (MPC-S) composites were synthesized by carbonizing milkweed pappus with sulfur, and they were used as cathodes for lithium-sulfur batteries. The morphology and uniformity of these materials were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy with an energy-dispersive X-ray analyzer, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry. The electrochemical performance of the MPC-S cathodes was measured using the charge/discharge cycling performance, C rate, and AC impedance. The composite cathodes with 93.8 wt.% sulfur exhibited a stable specific capacity of 743 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> after 200 cycles at a 0.5 C.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Oct","modification":"2025-04-03T21:30:08.584Z","creation":"2025-04-03T21:30:08.584Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9606866","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36296795"],"doi":["10.3390/nano12203605"]}}