Sulfur-doped CMK-5 with expanded lattice for high-performance lithium ion batteries

Heteroatom-doped porous carbon materials are very attractive for lithium ion batteries(LIBs) owing to their high specific surface areas, open pore structures, and abundant active sites. However, heteroatomdoped porous carbon with very high surface area and large pore volume are highly desirable but still remain a big challenge. Herein, we reported a sulfur-doped mesoporous carbon(CMK-5-S) with nanotubes array structure, ultrahigh specific surface area(1390 m^(2)/g), large pore volume(1.8 cm^(3)/g), bimodal pore size distribution(2.9 and 4.6 nm), and high sulfur content(2.5 at%). The CMK-5-S used as an anode material for LIBs displays high specific capacity, excellent rate capability and highly cycling stability. The initial reversible specific capacity at 0.1 A/g is as high as 1580 mAh/g and simultaneously up to 701 mAh/g at 1A/g even after 500 cycles. Further analysis reveals that the excellent electrochemical storage performances is attributed to its unique structures as well as the expanded lattice by sulfur-doping.