Emerging catalysts to promote kinetics of lithium–sulfur batteries

P Wang, B Xi, M Huang, W Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) with a high theoretical capacity of 1675 mAh g− 1 hold
promise in the realm of high‐energy‐density Li–metal batteries. To cope with the shuttle …

A comprehensive understanding of lithium–sulfur battery technology

T Li, X Bai, U Gulzar, YJ Bai, C Capiglia… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) are regarded as a new kind of energy storage device due to
their remarkable theoretical energy density. However, some issues, such as the low …

Isolated Fe-Co heteronuclear diatomic sites as efficient bifunctional catalysts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

X Sun, Y Qiu, B Jiang, Z Chen, C Zhao, H Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The slow redox kinetics of polysulfides and the difficulties in decomposition of Li2S during
the charge and discharge processes are two serious obstacles to the practical application of …

Establishing reaction networks in the 16-electron sulfur reduction reaction

R Liu, Z Wei, L Peng, L Zhang, A Zohar, R Schoeppner… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) plays a central role in high-capacity lithium sulfur (Li-S)
batteries. The SRR involves an intricate, 16-electron conversion process featuring multiple …

Electrolyte solutions design for lithium-sulfur batteries

Y Liu, Y Elias, J Meng, D Aurbach, R Zou, D Xia… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries promise high energy density for next-generation
energy storage systems, yet many challenges remain. Li-S batteries follow a conversion …

MXene‐Derived TinO2n−1 Quantum Dots Distributed on Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Stable and Long‐Life Li–S Batteries: Enhanced Polysulfide Mediation …

H Zhang, L Yang, P Zhang, C Lu, D Sha… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The application of Li–S batteries has been hindered by the shuttling behavior and sluggish
reaction kinetics of polysulfides. Here an effective polysulfide immobilizer and catalytic …

Highly efficient removal of U (VI) by the photoreduction of SnO2/CdCO3/CdS nanocomposite under visible light irradiation

Y Zhang, M Zhu, S Zhang, Y Cai, Z Lv, M Fang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reducing soluble U (VI) to insoluble U (IV) is an ideal strategy to collect/remove uranium in
water. In this work, a new way is reported to achieve this reduction through a photocorrosion …

Understanding the lithium–sulfur battery redox reactions via operando confocal Raman microscopy

S Lang, SH Yu, X Feng, MR Krumov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The complex interplay and only partial understanding of the multi-step phase transitions and
reaction kinetics of redox processes in lithium–sulfur batteries are the main stumbling blocks …

A room-temperature sodium–sulfur battery with high capacity and stable cycling performance

X Xu, D Zhou, X Qin, K Lin, F Kang, B Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
High-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries operating at 300–350° C have been commercially
applied for large-scale energy storage and conversion. However, the safety concerns greatly …

Designing high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries

ZW Seh, Y Sun, Q Zhang, Y Cui - Chemical society reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their high energy density and low material cost, lithium–sulfur batteries represent a
promising energy storage system for a multitude of emerging applications, ranging from …