Lithium-sulfur batteries

Title: Lithium-sulfur batteries

A lithium-sulfur electrochemical cell includes a cathode including elemental sulfur; an anode including elemental lithium; and an electrolyte including a salt and a non-polar fluorinated ether solvent. Alternatively, a lithium-sulfur electrochemical cell may include an anode; an electrolyte; and a cathode including a polytetrafluoroethylene-coated carbon paper and sulfur.

Inventors:: Zhang, Zhengcheng; Weng, Wei; Azimi, Nasim

Issue Date:: 2018-10-23

OSTI Identifier:: 1490023

Assignee:: UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL) ANL

Patent Number(s):: 10,109,886

Application Number:: 15/302,711

Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Apr 15

Research Org:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE

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