A new route for the preparation of mesoporous carbon materials with high performance in lithium-sulphur battery cathodes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Jul 4;49(52):5832-4. doi: 10.1039/c3cc42841a. Epub 2013 May 23.

Abstract

A novel method for the preparation of highly mesoporous carbon materials (Kroll-Carbons; KCs) is described based on reactive carbochlorination etching of titania nanoparticles inside a dense carbon matrix leading to mesoporous carbons with precisely controllable porosity and high performance as cathode materials for lithium-sulphur (Li-S) batteries.