Cathode materials for lithium–sulfur batteries: a practical perspective

A Eftekhari, DW Kim - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The most important challenge in the practical development of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries
is finding suitable cathode materials. Due to the complexity of this system, various factors …

Recent advances in lithium–sulfur batteries

L Chen, LL Shaw - Journal of Power Sources, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have attracted much attention lately because they
have very high theoretical specific energy (2500 Wh kg− 1), five times higher than that of the …

Progress towards commercially viable Li–S battery cells

S Urbonaite, T Poux, P Novák - Advanced Energy Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A broad overview of how experimental parameters affect the performance of Li–S batteries is
presented here, extending the view on these batteries beyond sophisticated conductive …

Lithium/sulfur batteries with high specific energy: old challenges and new opportunities

MK Song, EJ Cairns, Y Zhang - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we begin with a brief discussion of the operating principles and
scientific/technical challenges faced by the development of lithium/sulfur cells. We then …

High capacity vertical aligned carbon nanotube/sulfur composite cathodes for lithium–sulfur batteries

S Dörfler, M Hagen, H Althues, J Tübke… - Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
High capacity vertical aligned carbon nanotube /sulfur composite cathodes for lithium–sulfur
batteries - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C2CC17925C Royal …

Insights into Li-S battery cathode capacity fading mechanisms: irreversible oxidation of active mass during cycling

Y Diao, K Xie, S Xiong, X Hong - Journal of The Electrochemical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The solid components deposited in sulfur cathode during cycling for Li-S battery is studied in
this work. ROLi, HCO 2 Li, Li x SO y and Li 2 S (or Li 2 S 2) are proved to be the main …

Improved dischargeability and reversibility of sulfur cathode in a novel ionic liquid electrolyte

LX Yuan, JK Feng, XP Ai, YL Cao, SL Chen… - Electrochemistry …, 2006 - Elsevier
A novel room temperature ionic liquid (N-methyl-N-butyl-piperidinium bis (
trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (PP14-RTIL)) was synthesized and tested as electrolyte for …

Review and analysis of nanostructured olivine-based lithium recheargeable batteries: Status and trends

K Zaghib, A Guerfi, P Hovington, A Vijh… - Journal of Power …, 2013 - Elsevier
LiFePO4 has emerged as the winning cathode material for a new generation of Li-ion
batteries that are increasingly used for hybrid and electric vehicles, due to its remarkable …

Synthesis and electrochemical performance of sulfur/highly porous carbon composites

C Lai, XP Gao, B Zhang, TY Yan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Sulfur/highly porous carbon (HPC) composites were synthesized by thermally treating a
mixture of sublimed sulfur and HPC. The microstructure of the HPC and the composite was …

Sulfur/three-dimensional graphene composite for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries

C Xu, Y Wu, X Zhao, X Wang, G Du, J Zhang… - Journal of Power Sources, 2015 - Elsevier
A sulfur/graphene composite is prepared by loading elemental sulfur into three-dimensional
graphene (3D graphene), which is assembled using a metal ions assisted hydrothermal …