Applying Classical, Ab Initio, and Machine-Learning Molecular Dynamics Simulations to the Liquid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries

N Yao, X Chen, ZH Fu, Q Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable batteries have become indispensable implements in our daily life and are
considered a promising technology to construct sustainable energy systems in the future …

Challenges and promises of lithium metal anode by soluble polysulfides in practical lithium–sulfur batteries

LP Hou, XQ Zhang, BQ Li, Q Zhang - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery has raised great expectations as a next-generation high-
energy-density energy storage system. The multielectron dissolution–precipitation redox …

Electrolyte solutions design for lithium-sulfur batteries

Y Liu, Y Elias, J Meng, D Aurbach, R Zou, D Xia… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries promise high energy density for next-generation
energy storage systems, yet many challenges remain. Li-S batteries follow a conversion …

Establishing reaction networks in the 16-electron sulfur reduction reaction

R Liu, Z Wei, L Peng, L Zhang, A Zohar, R Schoeppner… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) plays a central role in high-capacity lithium sulfur (Li-S)
batteries. The SRR involves an intricate, 16-electron conversion process featuring multiple …

Molecular dynamics simulations of ionic liquids and electrolytes using polarizable force fields

D Bedrov, JP Piquemal, O Borodin… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Many applications in chemistry, biology, and energy storage/conversion research rely on
molecular simulations to provide fundamental insight into structural and transport properties …

Current status and future prospects of metal–sulfur batteries

SH Chung, A Manthiram - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium–sulfur batteries are a major focus of academic and industrial energy‐storage
research due to their high theoretical energy density and the use of low‐cost materials. The …

Intercalation-conversion hybrid cathodes enabling Li–S full-cell architectures with jointly superior gravimetric and volumetric energy densities

W Xue, Z Shi, L Suo, C Wang, Z Wang, H Wang, KP So… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
A common practise in the research of Li–S batteries is to use high electrode porosity and
excessive electrolytes to boost sulfur-specific capacity. Here we propose a class of dense …

An organodiselenide comediator to facilitate sulfur redox kinetics in lithium–sulfur batteries with encapsulating lithium polysulfide electrolyte

Y Liu, M Zhao, LP Hou, Z Li, CX Bi, ZX Chen… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are regarded as promising high‐energy‐density
energy storage devices. However, the cycling stability of Li–S batteries is restricted by the …

The influence of FEC on the solvation structure and reduction reaction of LiPF6/EC electrolytes and its implication for solid electrolyte interphase formation

T Hou, G Yang, NN Rajput, J Self, SW Park, J Nanda… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) has been proposed as an effective electrolyte additive that
enhances the stability and elasticity of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) of emerging Si …

A new class of ionically conducting fluorinated ether electrolytes with high electrochemical stability

CV Amanchukwu, Z Yu, X Kong, J Qin… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Increasing battery energy density is greatly desired for applications such as portable
electronics and transportation. However, many next-generation batteries are limited by …