A Lithium-Sulfur Cell Based on Reversible Lithium Deposition from a Li2S Cathode Host onto a Hostless-Anode Substrate

Nanda, Sanjay; Gupta, Abhay; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1002/aenm.201801556

Title: A Lithium-Sulfur Cell Based on Reversible Lithium Deposition from a Li₂S Cathode Host onto a Hostless-Anode Substrate

Journal Article · Sun Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201801556· OSTI ID:1487881

Nanda, Sanjay ^[1]; Gupta, Abhay ^[1];

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The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin TX (United States)

Abstract The development of lithium–sulfur batteries necessitates a thorough understanding of the lithium‐deposition process. A novel full‐cell configuration comprising an Li ₂ S cathode and a bare copper foil on the anode side is presented here. The absence of excess lithium allows for the realization of a truly lithium‐limited Li–S battery, which operates by reversible plating and stripping of lithium on the hostless‐anode substrate (copper foil). Its performance is closely tied to the efficiency of lithium deposition, generating valuable insights on the role and dynamic behavior of lithium anode. The Li ₂ S full cell shows reasonable capacity retention with a Coulombic efficiency of 96% over 100 cycles, which is a tremendous improvement over that of a similar lithium‐plating‐based full cell with LiFePO ₄ cathodes. The exceptional robustness of the Li ₂ S system is attributed to an intrinsic stabilization of the lithium‐deposition process, which is mediated by polysulfide intermediates that form protective Li ₂ S and Li ₂ S ₂ regions on the deposited lithium. Combined with the large improvements in energy density and safety by the elimination of a metallic lithium anode, the stability and electrochemical performance of the lithium‐plating‐based Li ₂ S full cell establish it as an important trajectory for Li–S battery research, focusing on practical realization of reversible lithium anodes.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (CI), Energy Policy; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007218; DE‐EE0007218

OSTI ID:: 1487881

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1460460

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 25; ISSN 1614-6832

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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