One‐Pot Hydrothermal‐Derived rGO/MXene/Sulfur Composite Aerogels as Free‐Standing Cathodes in Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries

Abstract The confinement and high utilization of sulfur in the cathodes is critical for improved cycling performance of lithium‐sulfur batteries. In this case one‐pot hydrothermal strategy is developed to produce rGO/MXene/sulfur composite aerogels where sulfur is in situ trapped in the 3D rGO/MXene conductive skeleton. The optimized composite aerogels as free‐standing cathodes delivery a specific capacity of 951 mAhg −1 after 100 cycles at 0.2 C with a low fading rate of 0.062 % per cycle. The excellent cycling performance is correlated with highly oxidized MXene and in situ formed sulfate/thiosulfate complex layer in the long‐term cycles.