@article{discovery10062413,
           pages = {1512--1520},
            note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.},
          volume = {11},
         journal = {ChemSusChem},
           title = {A Lithium-Ion Battery using a 3 D-Array Nanostructured Graphene-Sulfur Cathode and a Silicon Oxide-Based Anode},
            year = {2018},
       publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
          number = {9},
           month = {May},
        keywords = {graphene, lithium-ion batteries, microwave chemistry, silicon, sulfur},
        abstract = {An efficient lithium-ion battery was assembled by using an enhanced sulfur-based cathode and a silicon oxide-based anode and proposed as an innovative energy-storage system. The sulfur-carbon composite, which exploits graphene carbon with a 3 D array (3DG-S), was synthesized by a reduction step through a microwave-assisted solvothermal technique and was fully characterized in terms of structure and morphology, thereby revealing suitable features for lithium-cell application. Electrochemical tests of the 3DG-S electrode in a lithium half-cell indicated a capacity ranging from 1200 to 1000 mAh g{$^-$}1 at currents of C/10 and 1 C, respectively. Remarkably, the Li-alloyed anode, namely, Li{\ensuremath{\gamma}}SiO?-C prepared by the sol-gel method and lithiated by surface treatment, showed suitable performance in a lithium half-cell by using an electrolyte designed for lithium-sulfur batteries. The Li{\ensuremath{\gamma}}SiO?-C/3DG-S battery was found to exhibit very promising properties with a capacity of approximately 460 mAh gs{$^-$}1 delivered at an average voltage of approximately 1.5 V over 200 cycles, suggesting that the characterized materials would be suitable candidates for low-cost and high-energy-storage applications.},
            issn = {1864-5631},
          author = {Ben{\'i}tez, A and Di Lecce, D and Elia, GA and Caballero, A and Morales, J and Hassoun, J},
             url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201800242}
}