Due to the increasing demand for energy storage devices, the development of high-energy density batteries is very necessary. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have gained wide interest due to their particularly high-energy density. However, even this type of battery still needs to be improved. Novel Cu(II)-based metal-organic framework STAM-1 was synthesized and applied as a composite cathode material as a sulfur host in the lithium-sulfur battery with the aim of regulating the redox kinetics of sulfur cathodes. Prepared STAM-1 was characterized by infrared spectroscopy at ambient temperature and after in-situ heating, elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and textural properties by nitrogen and carbon dioxide adsorption at - 196 and 0 °C, respectively. Results of the SEM showed that crystals of STAM-1 created a flake-like structure, the surface was uniform and porous enough for electrolyte and sulfur infiltration. Subsequently, STAM-1 was used as a sulfur carrier in the cathode construction of a Li-S battery. The charge/discharge measurements of the novel S/STAM-1/Super P/PVDF cathode demonstrated the initial discharge capacity of 452 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C and after 100 cycles of 430 mAh g-1, with Coulombic efficiency of 97% during the whole cycling procedure at 0.5 C. It was confirmed that novel Cu-based STAM-1 flakes could accelerate the conversion of sulfur species in the cathode material.

Centre of Polymer Systems Tomas Bata University in Zlín Třída Tomáše Bati 5678 760 01 Zlín Czech Republic

Department of Chemical Sciences Bernal Institute University of Limerick Limerick V94 T9PX Ireland

Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Brno University of Technology Technická 10 616 00 Brno Czech Republic

Department of Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Sciences Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Moyzesova 11 04154 Kosice Slovak Republic

Department of Physical Chemistry Faculty of Sciences Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Moyzesova 11 04154 Kosice Slovak Republic

Department of Solid State Physics Faculty of Science P J Šafárik University Park Angelinum 9 041 01 Kosice Slovak Republic

Institute of Materials Research Slovak Academy of Sciences Watsonova 47 040 01 Kosice Slovak Republic

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