Lithium-sulfur (Li−S) battery has been considered as one of the most promising future batteries owing to the high theoretical energy density (2600 W·h·kg−1) and the usage of the inexpensive active materials (elemental sulfur). The recent progress in fundamental research and engineering of the Li−S battery, involved in electrode, …
Large-scale energy storage for the electric grid will require low-cost and high-energy-density solutions. We demonstrate in this letter a rechargeable zinc-aqueous polysulfide battery in which a metallic zinc anode is separated from a liquid aqueous polysulfide catholyte by an alkali-metal-ion solid-state electrolyte, wherein the alkali …
This Perspective provides a fundamental overview of all-solid-state Li–S batteries by delving into the underlying redox mechanisms of solid-state sulfur, placing a …
To address these critical issues, recent advances in Li-S batteries are summarized, including the S cathode, Li anode, electrolyte, and new designs of Li-S batteries with a metallic Li-free anode. Constructing S molecules confined in the conductive microporous carbon materials to improve the cyclability of Li-S batteries serves as a …
Material characterization Figure 1 provides a schematic outline of a Li–S cell with the monoclinic gamma-sulfur-based cathode in carbonate electrolyte. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM ...
Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) have emerged as high-priority materials for safe, energy-dense and reversible storage of electrochemical energy in batteries. In this Review, we assess recent ...
This review systematically analyzes the effect of the electrolyte-to-sulfur (E/S) ratios on battery energy density and the challenges for sulfur reduction reactions (SRR) under …
A chlorine bridge-enabled binuclear copper complex (Cu-2-T) with a Cu atom proximal distance of 4.7 Å is in situ synthesized in electrolyte as homogeneous catalyst for rationalizing the lithium–sulfu... Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries suffer from …
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have attracted great attention in the past two decades, because of their high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg –1 and the …
Alternative cathode materials, such as oxygen and sulfur utilized in lithium-oxygen and lithium-sulfur batteries respectively, are unstable [27, 28] and due to the low standard electrode potential of Li/Li + (−3.040 V versus 0 V …
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A novel conductive polymer-sulfur composite cathode material for rechargeable lithium batteries. Adv. Mater., 14 (2002), ... Lithium sulfur batteries with compatible electrolyte both for stable cathode and dendrite-free anode. Energy Storage Mater, 15 (2018), pp. 299-307, 10.1016/j.ensm.2018.05.014.
Section snippets Compatibility with sulfur composite cathode. To examine the compatibility of FEC-based electrolyte with sulfur composite cathode, the electrochemical performance with thin sulfur electrodes (mass loading~1.0 mg cm −2, sulfur content 44.6%) of Li-S batteries were firstly evaluated at 1 C (1 C = 1672 mAh g …
This comprehensive review aims to provide experimental strategies and theoretical guidance for designing and understanding the intricacies of metal-sulfur …
Rechargeable aqueous zinc/sulfur (Zn/S) batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage applications owing to their high specific capacity and energy density with additional advantages of zinc and sulfur being abundant and cost-effective. However, practical application is impeded by the poo
Complex reaction pathways involved in metal-sulfur batteries (MSBs. ... The dissolution of Li 2 S 2 /Li 2 S takes place only at the three-phase border, where the Li 2 S/Li 2 S 2, the host material, and the electrolyte …
1. Introduction In response to the demand for increased energy density and reduced raw material costs, room temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na/S) batteries have garnered growing attentions [1], [2], [3].To enhance …
Reducing electrolyte usage constitutes the prerequisite to construct high-energy-density lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. However, the cathode kinetics is severely …
ASSBs are bulk-type solid-state batteries that possess much higher energy/power density compared to thin-film batteries. In solid-state electrochemistry, the adoption of SEs in ASSBs greatly increases the energy density and volumetric energy density compared to conventional LIBs (250 Wh kg −1). 10 Pairing the SEs with …
Lithium sulfur (Li-S) battery is one of the most promising energy storage battery systems on account of outstanding special capacity and high energy density. ... produced a GPE combining PVDF-HFP/PMMA as the polymer matrix and mesoporous silica particles for Li-S batteries. The electrolyte has some advantages: One was the function …
by confining polysulfide in the pores of non-polar carbon materials 43 or designing a sulfur host material that exhibits ... sulfur batteries at different electrolyte /sulfur ratios. J ...
Solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries (SSLSBs) have attracted tremendous research interest due to their large theoretical energy density and high safety, which are …
To examine the compatibility of FEC-based electrolyte with sulfur composite cathode, the electrochemical performance with thin sulfur electrodes (mass loading~1.0 mg cm −2, sulfur content 44.6%) of Li-S batteries were firstly evaluated at 1 C (1 C = 1672 mAh g −1).).
Lithiated silicon–sulfur (Si–S) batteries are an attractive energy storage system that can offer higher theoretical energy density and lower cost than current lithium-ion batteries. However, this type of battery using conventional ether electrolytes suffers from a short lifespan, resulting from poor anode st
In the Li-S battery, a promising next-generation battery chemistry, electrolytes are vital because of solvated polysulfide species. Here, the authors investigate solvation-property relationships ...
Li2S, which features a high theoretical capacity of 1,166 mA·h g–1, is an attractive cathode material for developing high-energy-density lithium–sulfur batteries. However, pristine Li2S requires a high activation voltage of 4.0 V, which degrades both the electrolyte and electrode, leading to poor cycling performance. In an effort to reduce the …
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are considered as a particularly promising candidate because of their high theoretical performance and low cost of active materials. In spite of the recent progress in both fundamental understanding and developments of electrode and electrolyte materials, the practical use of liquid electrolyte-based Li–S ...
Herein, a summary is presented of emerging COF materials in addressing the challenging problems in terms of sulfur hosts, modified separators, artificial solid electrolyte interphase layers, and …
The ionic conductivity of sulfide glass SSEs is generally higher than their corresponding crystalline ones due to the open structure and large free volume [42].For instance, typical binary Li 2 S-MS 2 (M = P, Si, Ge, Sn) glassy sulfides with superior ionic conductivity and outstanding chemo-mechanophysical properties have attracted …
Reducing electrolyte usage constitutes the prerequisite to construct high-energy-density lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. However, the cathode kinetics is severely blocked under lean-electrolyte conditions. Electrocatalysts have been widely employed to boost the cathode kinetics, yet their effectiveness unde
A variety of binary mixtures of aprotic ionic liquids (ILs) and lithium salts were thoroughly studied as electrolytes for rechargeable lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. The saturation solubility of sulfur and lithium polysulfides (Li2Sm), the active materials in the Li–S battery, in the electrolytes was quantitatively determined, and the performance of …
High-energy-density lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are among the most promising energy storage devices, but their potential has been constrained by the shuttle effect and poor active material utilization. Here, 3,3′-dithiodipropionic acid (DTPA), an efficient electrolyte additive, is applied to Li-S batteries while its underlying mechanism …
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