Toward High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Efficient Anchoring and Catalytic Conversion of Polysulfides Using P-Doped Carbon Foam.

Rational design of the sulfur cathode structure enables effective adsorption of polysulfides and accelerates the sulfur reduction reaction, which is of great significance to the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries. Here, P-doped carbon foam (PCF) as a sulfur host for the lithium-sulfur battery cathode was successfully synthesized by a facile strategy. The tailored hierarchical pore structure combined with P doping not only facilitates Li+ diffusion but also enhances the adsorption and accelerates the catalytic conversion of lithium polysulfides, thus significantly improving lithium storage performance of the PCF/S cathode.