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Title: Quantitative and Qualitative Determination of Polysulfide Species in the Electrolyte of a Lithium-Sulfur Battery using HPLC ESI/MS with One-Step Derivatization

Abstract

The polysulfide species dissolved in aprotic solvents can be separated and analyzed by reverse phase (RP) high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in tandem with electrospray-mass spectroscopy. The relative distribution of polysulfide species in the electrolyte recovered from Li-S batteries is quantitatively and reliably determined for the first time.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [4]
  1. Univ. of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Wuhan Univ. of Technology, Wuhan (China). Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Univ. of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA (United States) Dept. of Chemistry
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
OSTI Identifier:
1172109
Report Number(s):
BNL-107589-2015-JA; BNL-107589-2015-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832; R&D Project: MA453MAEA; VT1201000
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC00112704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE

Citation Formats

Zheng, Dong, Qu, Deyu, Yang, Xiao-Qing, Yu, Xiqian, Lee, Hung-Sui, and Qu, Deyang. Quantitative and Qualitative Determination of Polysulfide Species in the Electrolyte of a Lithium-Sulfur Battery using HPLC ESI/MS with One-Step Derivatization. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.201401888.
Zheng, Dong, Qu, Deyu, Yang, Xiao-Qing, Yu, Xiqian, Lee, Hung-Sui, & Qu, Deyang. Quantitative and Qualitative Determination of Polysulfide Species in the Electrolyte of a Lithium-Sulfur Battery using HPLC ESI/MS with One-Step Derivatization. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201401888
Zheng, Dong, Qu, Deyu, Yang, Xiao-Qing, Yu, Xiqian, Lee, Hung-Sui, and Qu, Deyang. Thu . "Quantitative and Qualitative Determination of Polysulfide Species in the Electrolyte of a Lithium-Sulfur Battery using HPLC ESI/MS with One-Step Derivatization". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201401888. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1172109.
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title = {Quantitative and Qualitative Determination of Polysulfide Species in the Electrolyte of a Lithium-Sulfur Battery using HPLC ESI/MS with One-Step Derivatization},
author = {Zheng, Dong and Qu, Deyu and Yang, Xiao-Qing and Yu, Xiqian and Lee, Hung-Sui and Qu, Deyang},
abstractNote = {The polysulfide species dissolved in aprotic solvents can be separated and analyzed by reverse phase (RP) high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in tandem with electrospray-mass spectroscopy. The relative distribution of polysulfide species in the electrolyte recovered from Li-S batteries is quantitatively and reliably determined for the first time.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.201401888},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 16,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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