Reduction mechanism of sulfur in lithium-sulfur battery: From elemental sulfur to polysulfide

Zheng, Dong; Yang, Xuran; Zhang, Xiaoqing; Wang, Jiankun; Qu, Deyu; Qu, Deyang

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.10.002

Title: Reduction mechanism of sulfur in lithium-sulfur battery: From elemental sulfur to polysulfide

Journal Article · Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Power Sources

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.10.002 · OSTI ID:1235890

Zheng, Dong ^[1]; Yang, Xuran ^[2]; Zhang, Xiaoqing ^[3]; Wang, Jiankun ^[4]; Qu, Deyu ^[2]; Qu, Deyang ^[1]

Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (United States)
Wuhan Univ. of Technology, Wuhan (People's Republic of China)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Xidian Univ., Shanxi (People's Republic of China)

In this study, the polysulfide ions formed during the first reduction wave of sulfur in Li–S battery were determined through both in-situ and ex-situ derivatization of polysulfides. By comparing the cyclic voltammetric results with and without the derivatization reagent (methyl triflate) as well as the in-situ and ex-situ derivatization results under potentiostatic condition, in-situ derivatization was found to be more appropriate than its ex-situ counterpart, since subsequent fast chemical reactions between the polysulfides and sulfur may occur during the timeframe of ex-situ procedures. It was found that the major polysulfide ions formed at the first reduction wave of elemental sulfur were the S₄^2– and S₅^2– species, while the widely accepted reduction products of S₈^2– and S₆^2– for the first reduction wave were in low abundance.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

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

OSTI ID:: 1235890

Report Number(s):: BNL--111743-2016-JA; VT1201000

Journal Information:: Journal of Power Sources, Journal Name: Journal of Power Sources Journal Issue: C Vol. 301; ISSN 0378-7753

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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