The invention discloses a method for preparing carbon /
sulfur composite micro-sphere materials in the shapes of woolen
yarn balls and a
lithium-
sulfur battery. Carbon micro-spheres in the shapes of woolen
yarn balls can be prepared by the aid of electrostatic
spinning processes, and
sulfur can be loaded in the carbon micro-spheres to prepare carbon / sulfur composite micro-spheres for positive
electrode materials for
lithium / sulfur
ion batteries. The method for preparing the carbon / sulfur composite micro-spheres includes stirring selected fibrous carbon materials or fibrous carbon precursors andbinders in solvents in a shear-type manner and uniformly dispersing the fibrous carbon materials or the fibrous carbon precursors and the binders in the solvents; carrying out electrostatic
spinning treatment to obtain carbon precursor micro-spheres in the shapes of woolen
yarn balls; carrying out
carbonization treatment to obtain the carbon micro-spheres in the shapes of the woolen yarn balls. The obtained carbon micro-spheres in the shapes of the woolen yarn balls and the elemental sulfur are heated in a
tube furnace to obtain the carbon / sulfur composite micro-sphere materials, and the carbon / sulfur composite micro-sphere materials can be used as the positive
electrode materials for the
lithium-sulfur battery. The method and the lithium-sulfur battery have the advantages that the positive
electrode materials prepared from the carbon and composite materials for the lithium / sulfur
ion batteries are excellent in morphology and performance as compared with conventional carbon materials and are high in first
specific discharge capacity and excellent in capacity
retention ratio when used as the positive electrode materials for the lithium-sulfur battery; the method is simple, feasibleand
environmentally friendly, is low in cost and has an excellent application prospect.