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Liquid electrolyte lithium/sulfur battery: Fundamental chemistry, problems, and solutions

Sheng S. Zhang
- 01 Jun 2013 - 
- Vol. 231, Iss: 231, pp 153-162
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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.
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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.

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Application of Ionic Liquids to Energy Storage and Conversion Materials and Devices

TL;DR: Various application of ILs are reviewed by focusing on their use as electrolyte materials for Li/Na ion batteries, Li-sulfur batteries,Li-oxygen batteries, and nonhumidifiedfuel cells and as carbon precursors for electrode catalysts of fuel cells and electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors.
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Conductive porous vanadium nitride/graphene composite as chemical anchor of polysulfides for lithium-sulfur batteries

TL;DR: A conductive porous vanadium nitride nanoribbon/graphene composite accommodating the catholyte as the cathode of a lithium–sulfur battery provides strong anchoring for polysulfides and fastpolysulfide conversion.
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Enhancing lithium–sulphur battery performance by strongly binding the discharge products on amino-functionalized reduced graphene oxide

TL;DR: The strongly covalent stabilization of sulphur and its discharge products on amino-functionalized reduced graphene oxide that enables stable capacity retention of 80% for 350 cycles with high capacities and excellent high-rate response up to 4 C is reported.

Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbon Promoted Chemical Adsorption of Sulfur and Fabrication of High-Areal-Capacity Sulfur Cathode with Exceptional Cycling Stability for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

TL;DR: In this article, a mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon (MPNC)-sulfur nanocomposite is reported as a novel cathode for advanced Li-S batteries.
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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

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

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.
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