Advances in the development of single‐atom catalysts for high‐energy‐density lithium–sulfur batteries

Z Liang, J Shen, X Xu, F Li, J Liu, B Yuan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are promising next‐generation energy‐storage
systems, their practical applications are limited by the growth of Li dendrites and lithium …

Transition metal nitrides for electrochemical energy applications

H Wang, J Li, K Li, Y Lin, J Chen, L Gao… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal nitrides (TMNs), by virtue of their unique electronic structure, high electrical
conductivity, superior chemical stability, and excellent mechanical robustness, have …

Host materials anchoring polysulfides in Li–S batteries reviewed

L Zhou, DL Danilov, RA Eichel… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium–sulfur batteries (Li–S) have become a viable alternative to future energy storage
devices. The electrochemical reaction based on lithium and sulfur promises an extraordinary …

Nitrogen-Doped CoSe2 as a Bifunctional Catalyst for High Areal Capacity and Lean Electrolyte of Li–S Battery

M Wang, L Fan, X Sun, B Guan, B Jiang, X Wu… - ACS Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The sluggish redox kinetics of polysulfides and difficult oxidation process of Li2S severely
hinder practical application of Li–S batteries under high sulfur loading and a low electrolyte …

Rationalizing electrocatalysis of Li–S chemistry by mediator design: progress and prospects

Y Song, W Cai, L Kong, J Cai… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is regarded as a next‐generation energy storage system
due to its conspicuous merits in high theoretical capacity (1672 mAh g− 1), overwhelming …

Metal-organic framework-based catalysts for lithium-sulfur batteries

X Hu, T Huang, G Zhang, S Lin, R Chen… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) have been regarded as one of the most promising
successors to lithium-ion batteries owing to their high energy density, low cost and …

Boosting catalytic activity by seeding nanocatalysts onto interlayers to inhibit polysulfide shuttling in Li–S batteries

J Xia, W Hua, L Wang, Y Sun, C Geng… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The shuttling of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) is one of the main bottlenecks to the
practical use of Li–S batteries. It is reported that in situ synthesized ultrasmall vanadium …

Revealing the Rapid Electrocatalytic Behavior of Ultrafine Amorphous Defective Nb2O5–x Nanocluster toward Superior Li–S Performance

D Luo, Z Zhang, G Li, S Cheng, S Li, J Li, R Gao, M Li… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The notorious shuttling behaviors and sluggish conversion kinetics of the intermediate
lithium polysulfides (LPS) are hindering the practical application of lithium sulfur (Li–S) …

ZnSe/N-doped carbon nanoreactor with multiple adsorption sites for stable lithium–sulfur batteries

D Yang, C Zhang, JJ Biendicho, X Han, Z Liang, R Du… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
To commercially realize the enormous potential of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) several
challenges remain to be overcome. At the cathode, the lithium polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle …

Dual‐Functional NbN Ultrafine Nanocrystals Enabling Kinetically Boosted Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

N Shi, B Xi, J Liu, Z Zhang, N Song… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, NbN nanocrystals immobilized on N‐doped carbon nanosheets to functionalize a
polypropylene (PP) membrane (NbN@ NC/PP) with a thin coating of only 4 µm are designed …