Table 2.

Summary of Li–S pouch cells ¹ fabricated with different cathode architectures.

Cathode Configuration	Areal Sulfur Loading (mg cm−2)	Electrolyte	C Rate	Specific Capacity (mAh g−1)	Ref.
Oxidized TiN–ordered mesoporous carbon/S	~1.4	DOL/DME	0.1	884	[41]
Carbon cloth@carbon-encapsulated CoP nanosheet arrays/S	3.4	DOL/DGM	0.1	1100	[42]
CoS2–sulfurized polyacrylonitrile–CNT	5.9	EC/DMC/DEC	0.2	~1600	[43]
S@CNTs/CoS nanostraws	3.8	DOL/DME	0.1	1330	[24]
CNT@nitrogen-enriched carbon/S	4	TEGDME	–	1300	[44]
N-doped Ketjenblack/S	2.4	DOL/DME	–	~900	[45]
Graphene foam–rGO/S	10	DOL/DME	0.04	1235	[26]
Polar hierarchical–porous carbon container@S	4	DOL/DME	0.2	733	[46]
S/(graphene–graphitic carbon nanocages)	3	DOL/DME	0.05	~1000	[35]
S/conductive carbon	4.5	DOL/DME	0.05	1490	[47]
S/Ketjenblack–Ni–P layers	2	DOL/DME	0.1	1420	[48]
Pure sulfur cathode	~10.4	DOL/DME	0.05	1160	[49]
Sulfurized carbonized polyacrylonitrile	3	EC/DEC	0.5	~1300	[50]

¹ The anode of pouch cells in Table 2 is metallic lithium.