Quantitative Analysis of Electrochemical and Electrode Stability with Low Self-Discharge Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Chung, Sheng-Heng; Han, Pauline; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1021/acsami.7b05602

Quantitative Analysis of Electrochemical and Electrode Stability with Low Self-Discharge Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Journal Article · Wed Jun 07 04:00:00 EDT 2017 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b05602· OSTI ID:1429336

Chung, Sheng-Heng ^[1]; Han, Pauline ^[2]; ^[2]

Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Inst.; University of Texas at Austin
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Inst.

The viability of employing high-capacity sulfur cathodes in building high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries is limited by rapid self-discharge, short shelf life, and severe structural degradation during cell resting (static instability). Unfortunately, the static instability has largely been ignored in the literature. Here, we present in this letter a long-term self-discharge study by quantitatively analyzing the control lithium-sulfur batteries with a conventional cathode configuration, which provides meaningful insights into the cathode failure mechanisms during resting. Utilizing the understanding obtained with the control cells, we design and present low self-discharge (LSD) lithium-sulfur batteries for investigating the long-term self-discharge effect and electrode stability.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007218

OSTI ID:: 1429336

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1430179
OSTI ID: 1487456
OSTI ID: 1487457
OSTI ID: 1487458

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 9; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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