Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electrode for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof and, more particularly, to an electrode for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery using the composite of polymer nanofibers, aluminum thin films, carbon nanotubes and sulfur. Disclosed is an electrode for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery comprising a porous polymer nanofiber network having a plurality of polymer nanofibers dispersed three-dimensionally to have pores formed therein; aluminum thin films applied to the surfaces of the polymer nanofibers; carbon nanotube connections bound on the surfaces of the polymer nanofibers coated with the aluminum thin films or bound on one another; and a sulfur active material for filling the polymer nanofiber network coated with the aluminum thin films and at least part of the inner pores of a composite current collector composed of the carbon nanotube connections. According to the present invention, conductivity is increased owing to low resistance and a three-dimensional connection structure, a large amount of the sulfur active material is injected into the composite current collector with a porous structure, which is composed of micropores, and leaching thereof is prevented by composing the electrode using the composite of polymer nanofibers, aluminum thin films, carbon nanotubes and sulfur. Therefore, an electrode for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery with high output, large capacity and long life, and a manufacturing method thereof can be realized.