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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
TLDR
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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TL;DR: The obtained sulfur-carbon tube cathodes demonstrate superior cyclability and Coulombic efficiency and electrochemical characterization indicates a new stabilization mechanism of sulfur in carbon induced by heat treatment.
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Enhancement of long stability of sulfur cathode by encapsulating sulfur into micropores of carbon spheres

TL;DR: In this paper, a sulfur-carbon sphere composite was proposed to enhance the long stability of sulfur cathode for a high energy lithium-sulfur battery system by encapsulating sulfur into micropores of carbon spheres.
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On the Surface Chemical Aspects of Very High Energy Density, Rechargeable Li–Sulfur Batteries

TL;DR: In this article, the surface chemistry developed on Li electrodes in electrolyte solutions for Li-S batteries was rigorously studied using Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies.
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A Soft Approach to Encapsulate Sulfur: Polyaniline Nanotubes for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries with Long Cycle Life

TL;DR: A novel vulcanized polyaniline nanotube/sulfur composite was prepared successfully via an in situ vulcanization process by heating a mixture of polyAniline Nanotube and sulfur at 280 °C.
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