Designing Lithium-Sulfur Cells with Practically Necessary Parameters

Chung, Sheng -Heng; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2018.01.002

Title: Designing Lithium-Sulfur Cells with Practically Necessary Parameters

Journal Article · 25 January 2018 · Joule

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.01.002 · OSTI ID:1488316

Chung, Sheng -Heng ^[1]; Manthiram, Arumugam ^[1]

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

Here, the capacity limitation of insertion-compound cathodes hampers the development of high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries and thus has generated immense interest in conversion-reaction cathodes, such as sulfur. With no restriction to maintain their initial physicochemical properties, sulfur cathodes offer a high theoretical capacity (1,675 mA hr g^–1). However, the amounts of sulfur and electrolyte that drastically affect the battery electrochemistry have been ignored for years; thereby, the cathode performances have often been overrated.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007218

OSTI ID:: 1488316

Journal Information:: Joule, Vol. 2, Issue 4; ISSN 2542-4351

Publisher:: Elsevier - Cell PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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