Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with the Lowest Self-Discharge and the Longest Shelf life
Abstract
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are promising as a next-generation energy-storage device because their energy density is higher than that of current Li-ion technology. However, in comparison to Li-ion batteries, Li–S batteries encounter much faster self-discharge and shorter shelf life. Unfortunately, the lack of literature against the realities of severe self-discharge makes developing a practically viable Li–S technology a daunting challenge. We present here low self-discharge (LSD) Li–S batteries that have the lowest self-discharge constant of 0.0022 per day and the longest shelf life of one year. The superior electrochemical stability of the LSD Li–S batteries is reflected in a low capacity-fade rate of only 0.14% per day over the extended experimental time period. In addition, an analysis of the Li–S articles investigating the self-discharge effect in the literature reveals that the LSD Li–S batteries presented here offer a greater than 12-fold improvement in the cell shelf life with good cycling stability.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Inst.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1429338
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1430180; OSTI ID: 1487459
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0007218
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Energy Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Chung, Sheng-Heng, and Manthiram, Arumugam. Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with the Lowest Self-Discharge and the Longest Shelf life. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00245.
Chung, Sheng-Heng, & Manthiram, Arumugam. Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with the Lowest Self-Discharge and the Longest Shelf life. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00245
Chung, Sheng-Heng, and Manthiram, Arumugam. Wed .
"Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with the Lowest Self-Discharge and the Longest Shelf life". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00245. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1429338.
@article{osti_1429338,
title = {Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with the Lowest Self-Discharge and the Longest Shelf life},
author = {Chung, Sheng-Heng and Manthiram, Arumugam},
abstractNote = {Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are promising as a next-generation energy-storage device because their energy density is higher than that of current Li-ion technology. However, in comparison to Li-ion batteries, Li–S batteries encounter much faster self-discharge and shorter shelf life. Unfortunately, the lack of literature against the realities of severe self-discharge makes developing a practically viable Li–S technology a daunting challenge. We present here low self-discharge (LSD) Li–S batteries that have the lowest self-discharge constant of 0.0022 per day and the longest shelf life of one year. The superior electrochemical stability of the LSD Li–S batteries is reflected in a low capacity-fade rate of only 0.14% per day over the extended experimental time period. In addition, an analysis of the Li–S articles investigating the self-discharge effect in the literature reveals that the LSD Li–S batteries presented here offer a greater than 12-fold improvement in the cell shelf life with good cycling stability.},
doi = {10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00245},
journal = {ACS Energy Letters},
number = 5,
volume = 2,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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