Optimizing redox reactions in aprotic lithium–sulfur batteries

A Hu, M Zhou, T Lei, Y Hu, X Du, C Gong… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The lithium–sulfur battery is regarded as one of the promising energy‐storage devices
beyond lithium‐ion battery due to its overwhelming energy density. The aprotic Li–S …

Evaluating the effectiveness of in situ characterization techniques in overcoming mechanistic limitations in lithium–sulfur batteries

S Rehman, M Pope, S Tao, E McCalla - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced energy storage systems require high energy and power densities, abundant
availability of raw materials, low cost, reasonable safety, and environmental benignancy …

Premature deposition of lithium polysulfide in lithium-sulfur batteries

ZX Chen, YT Zhang, CX Bi, M Zhao, R Zhang… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have attracted extensive attention due to ultrahigh
theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg− 1. Liquid-solid deposition from dissolved lithium …

Nano high-entropy alloy with strong affinity driving fast polysulfide conversion towards stable lithium sulfur batteries

H Xu, R Hu, Y Zhang, H Yan, Q Zhu, J Shang… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract High-entropy alloys (HEAs), as a special heterostructure, possesses many
exclusive advantages, including the inherited merits from each component and the …

Characterizing batteries by in situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy: a critical review

Z Zhang, S Said, K Smith, R Jervis… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although lithium, and other alkali ion, batteries are widely utilized and studied, many of the
chemical and mechanical processes that underpin the materials within, and drive their …

Modulating bond interactions and interface microenvironments between polysulfide and catalysts toward advanced metal–sulfur batteries

R Zhu, W Zheng, R Yan, M Wu, H Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced metal–sulfur batteries (MSBs) are regarded as promising next‐generation energy
storage devices. Recently, engineering polysulfide redox catalysts (PSRCs) to stabilize and …

In-situ/operando characterization techniques in lithium-ion batteries and beyond

H Li, S Guo, H Zhou - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, in-situ/operando characterization becomes one of the most powerful as well as
available means to monitor intricate reactions and investigate energy-storage mechanisms …

Pore confined time-of-flight secondary ion electrochemical mass spectrometry

JG Wang, RJ Yu, X Hua, YT Long - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular structure conversion concomitant with mass transfer processes at the electrode–
electrolyte interfaces plays a central role in energy electrochemistry. Mass spectrometry, as …

Critical review on recently developed lithium and non-lithium anode-based solid-state lithium-ion batteries

A Jetybayeva, DS Aaron, I Belharouak… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential for lithium-ion solid-state battery (SSB) is of interest due to its high energy
density, superior mechanical and thermal stability, and inherent safety. Currently, the …

Mechanistic Insights and Technical Challenges in Sulfur-Based Batteries: A Comprehensive In Situ/Operando Monitoring Toolbox

J Yu, I Pinto-Huguet, CY Zhang, Y Zhou, Y Xu… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Batteries based on sulfur cathodes offer a promising energy storage solution due to their
potential for high performance, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. However, commercial …