  We report the synthesis of a graphene-sulfur composite material by wrapping
polyethyleneglycol (PEG) coated submicron sulfur particles with mildly oxidized
graphene oxide sheets decorated by carbon black nanoparticles. The PEG and
graphene coating layers are important to accommodating volume expansion of the
coated sulfur particles during discharge, trapping soluble polysulfide
intermediates and rendering the sulfur particles electrically conducting. The
resulting graphene-sulfur composite showed high and stable specific capacities
up to ~600mAh/g over more than 100 cycles, representing a promising cathode
material for rechargeable lithium batteries with high energy density.
