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Title: Li2S- or S-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries

Abstract

Abstract While members of the Li–S battery research community are becoming more conscious of the practical testing parameters, the widespread commercialization of S‐based batteries is still far from realization. Particularly, the metallic Li used as the anode poses potential safety and cycle stability concerns. Alternatively, other S‐battery configurations without a Li anode, i.e., lithium‐ion, Li 2 S, or S batteries, do not suffer from the same safety concerns and can possibly serve as better methods to bring room‐temperature S‐based battery technologies to industry. However, whether Li 2 S or S will be used as the initiating cathode material remains unclear as each offers their own unique advantages and disadvantages. Here, both S and Li 2 S as cathodes are briefly discussed and the key benefits of Li 2 S are highlighted.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [3]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Canada)
  2. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Canada)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1491850
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1460455
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 48; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Li-S battery; Li2S cathode; Lithium-ion sulfur battery; lithium metal battery; polysulfide

Citation Formats

Li, Matthew, Chen, Zhongwei, Wu, Tianpin, and Lu, Jun. Li2S- or S-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/adma.201801190.
Li, Matthew, Chen, Zhongwei, Wu, Tianpin, & Lu, Jun. Li2S- or S-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201801190
Li, Matthew, Chen, Zhongwei, Wu, Tianpin, and Lu, Jun. Sun . "Li2S- or S-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201801190. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1491850.
@article{osti_1491850,
title = {Li2S- or S-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries},
author = {Li, Matthew and Chen, Zhongwei and Wu, Tianpin and Lu, Jun},
abstractNote = {Abstract While members of the Li–S battery research community are becoming more conscious of the practical testing parameters, the widespread commercialization of S‐based batteries is still far from realization. Particularly, the metallic Li used as the anode poses potential safety and cycle stability concerns. Alternatively, other S‐battery configurations without a Li anode, i.e., lithium‐ion, Li 2 S, or S batteries, do not suffer from the same safety concerns and can possibly serve as better methods to bring room‐temperature S‐based battery technologies to industry. However, whether Li 2 S or S will be used as the initiating cathode material remains unclear as each offers their own unique advantages and disadvantages. Here, both S and Li 2 S as cathodes are briefly discussed and the key benefits of Li 2 S are highlighted.},
doi = {10.1002/adma.201801190},
journal = {Advanced Materials},
number = 48,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {7}
}

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