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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:
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Lithium–sulphur battery with activated carbon cloth-sulphur cathode and ionic liquid as electrolyte
TL;DR: In this paper, a binder-free activated carbon cloth-sulphur (ACC-S) composite cathode is presented, which is obtained using the impregnating technique of microporous activated carbon with elemental melted sulphur.
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Synthesis and characterization of sulfur–carbon–vanadium pentoxide composites for improved electrochemical properties of lithium–sulfur batteries
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the carbon content of S-C composite electrodes on their physical and electrochemical properties was investigated, and the results showed that carbon was partially replaced by V 2 O 5.
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Review and Recent Advances in Mass Transfer in Positive Electrodes of Aprotic Li–O2 Batteries
TL;DR: The widely used Li-ion batteries are insufficient for the rapid needs of high energy storage devices as discussed by the authors, and Li-O2 batteries are regarded as a promising candidate to meet the needs in the future.
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Activation-free synthesis of microporous carbon from polyvinylidene fluoride as host materials for lithium-selenium batteries
TL;DR: In this article, microporous carbon/selenium (MPC/Se) composites were applied a cathode in Li-Se batteries with a carbonate-based electrolyte, and the results revealed that the MPC/Se composite cathode exhibited a superior reversible capacity of 508.8 mAh g−1 at 0.1C after 100 cycles.
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Energy use and climate change improvements of Li/S batteries based on life cycle assessment
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a life cycle assessment (LCA) study of a lithium/sulfur (Li/S) cell regarding its energy use and climate change with the aim of identifying improvement potentials.
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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.