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Liquid electrolyte lithium/sulfur battery: Fundamental chemistry, problems, and solutions
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Li et al. as discussed by the authors discussed the problems and solutions of liquid electrolyte Li/S battery and showed that the dissolution of lithium polysulfide (PS) is essential for the performance of a Li-S cell.About:
This article is published in Journal of Power Sources.The article was published on 2013-06-01. It has received 1348 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lithium–sulfur battery & Electrolyte.read more
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Evoking High-Donor-Number-Assisted and Organosulfur-Mediated Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
TL;DR: Methyl trifluoroacetate (CH3TFA) is introduced as an additive to the Li-S electrolyte to evaluate the joint effects of two distinct strategies: high donor number solvents/salts and organosulfur-mediated discharge.
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Self-Assembly of Polyethylene Glycol-Grafted Carbon Nanotube/Sulfur Composite with Nest-like Structure for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.
Han Li,Liping Sun,Gengchao Wang +2 more
TL;DR: The novel polyethylene glycol-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotube/sulfur (PEG-CNT/S) composite cathodes with nest-like structure are fabricated through a facile combination process of liquid phase deposition and self-assembly, which provides a short and rapid charge transfer pathway to improve the reaction kinetics.
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Micro-Spherical Sulfur/Graphene Oxide Composite via Spray Drying for High Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries.
TL;DR: This study represents the first time such a facile spray drying method has been adopted for lithium sulfur batteries and used in the fabrication of S/GO composites, demonstrating a high initial discharge capacity and cycling performance.
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Carbon Disulfide Cosolvent Electrolytes for High-Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries.
TL;DR: A novel additive, carbon disulfide (CS2), to the organic electrolyte is reported to improve the cycling performance of Li-S batteries, showing high Coulombic efficiency and long cycle stability.
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Altering the reaction mechanism to eliminate the shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur batteries
Huanxin Li,Huanxin Li,Shuai Ma,Jiawen Li,Fuyu Liu,Haihui Zhou,Zhongyuan Huang,Shuqiang Jiao,Yafei Kuang +8 more
TL;DR: Li et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a new polysulfide generation restricting strategy to eliminate the "shuttle effect" in Li-S batteries by turning the S8 molecules into stably adsorbed small sulfur species with suitable solid redox mediators (RMs).
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Chemistry of the elements
TL;DR: In this article, the origins of the elements, isotopes and atomic weights Chemical periodicity and the periodic table were discussed, including the following elements: Hydrogen Lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium Beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium Boron Aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium Carbon Silicon Germanium, tin and lead Nitrogen Phosphorus Arsenic, antimony and bismuth Oxygen Sulfur Selenium, tellurium
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A highly ordered nanostructured carbon–sulphur cathode for lithium–sulphur batteries
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the feasibility to approach such capacities by creating highly ordered interwoven composites, where conductive mesoporous carbon framework precisely constrains sulphur nanofiller growth within its channels and generates essential electrical contact to the insulating sulphur.
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Graphene-Wrapped Sulfur Particles as a Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathode Material with High Capacity and Cycling Stability
Hailiang Wang,Yuan Yang,Yongye Liang,Joshua T. Robinson,Yanguang Li,Ariel Jackson,Yi Cui,Hongjie Dai +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis of a graphene-sulfur composite material by wrapping poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) coated submicrometer sulfur particles with mildly oxidized graphene oxide sheets decorated by carbon black nanoparticles was reported.
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Porous Hollow Carbon@Sulfur Composites for High‐Power Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
N. Jayaprakash,Jingguo Shen,Surya S. Moganty,Alexandra Mirella Elena Corona,Lynden A. Archer +4 more
TL;DR: C @ S nanocomposites based on mesoporous hollow carbon capsules were prepared by a template approach as mentioned in this paper, and their excellent properties as a cathode material in a lithium secondary battery of S-sequestration of elemental sulfur in the carbon capsules, a restricted polysulfide shuttling and an improved electron transport on sulfur are attributed.
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A review on electrolyte additives for lithium-ion batteries
TL;DR: In this article, a review of electrolyte additives used in Li-ion batteries is presented, which can be classified into five categories: solid electrolyte interface (SEI) forming improver, cathode protection agent, LiPF 6 salt stabilizer, safety protection agent and Li deposition improver.