Effective strategies for stabilizing sulfur for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

Ogoke, Ogechi; Wu, Gang; Wang, Xianliang; Casimir, Anix; Ma, Lu; Wu, Tianpin; Lu, Jun

doi:10.1039/C6TA07864H

Effective strategies for stabilizing sulfur for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TA07864H· OSTI ID:1464753

Ogoke, Ogechi ^[1]; Wu, Gang ^[1]; Wang, Xianliang ^[1]; Casimir, Anix ^[1]; Ma, Lu ^[2]; Wu, Tianpin ^[2]; Lu, Jun ^[3]

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University at Buffalo; The State University of New York; Buffalo; USA
X-Ray Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne; USA
Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne; USA

This review focuses on recent developments in the last three years of various sulfur integration methods in lithium-sulfur batteries.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) - Office of Vehicle Technology

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1464753

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 5; ISSN JMCAET; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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