Gluing Carbon Black and Sulfur at Nanoscale: A Polydopamine‐Based “Nano‐Binder” for Double‐Shelled Sulfur Cathodes

Advanced Energy MaterialsVolume 7, Issue 3 1601591 Communication Gluing Carbon Black and Sulfur at Nanoscale: A Polydopamine-Based "Nano-Binder" for Double-Shelled Sulfur Cathodes Feng Wu, Feng Wu School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYusheng Ye, Yusheng Ye School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorRenjie Chen, Corresponding Author Renjie Chen chenrj@bit.edu.cn School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaE-mail: chenrj@bit.edu.cn, yicui@stanford.eduSearch for more papers by this authorTeng Zhao, Teng Zhao School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorJi Qian, Ji Qian School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXiaoxiao Zhang, Xiaoxiao Zhang School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLi Li, Li Li School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorQianming Huang, Qianming Huang Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, 100871 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXuedong Bai, Xuedong Bai Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, 100871 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYi Cui, Corresponding Author Yi Cui yicui@stanford.edu Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305 USA SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025 USAE-mail: chenrj@bit.edu.cn, yicui@stanford.eduSearch for more papers by this author Feng Wu, Feng Wu School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYusheng Ye, Yusheng Ye School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorRenjie Chen, Corresponding Author Renjie Chen chenrj@bit.edu.cn School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaE-mail: chenrj@bit.edu.cn, yicui@stanford.eduSearch for more papers by this authorTeng Zhao, Teng Zhao School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorJi Qian, Ji Qian School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXiaoxiao Zhang, Xiaoxiao Zhang School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLi Li, Li Li School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorQianming Huang, Qianming Huang Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, 100871 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXuedong Bai, Xuedong Bai Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080 China Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, 100871 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYi Cui, Corresponding Author Yi Cui yicui@stanford.edu Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305 USA SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025 USAE-mail: chenrj@bit.edu.cn, yicui@stanford.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 October 2016 https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201601591Citations: 60Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with 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