A reversible nonaqueous room-temperature potassium-sulfur chemistry for electrochemical energy storage
Abstract
Earth-abundant element potassium (K) exhibiting a low reduction potential and a high gravimetric capacity is an ideal anode material for the development of low-cost and high-energy batteries. In this work, we present herein a mechanistic study of a reversible room-temperature nonaqueous potassium-sulfur (K-S) chemistry and demonstrate a rechargeable K-S cell. Electrochemical and spectroscopic studies reveal that the discharge-charge of the K-S couple involves transition processes of potassium polysulfide species, resembling that of the lithium-sulfur chemistry. Finally, through the design of a proper cathode-separator assembly, a deep discharge of the K-S cell with a high utilization of sulfur cathode is accessible.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science & Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1598237
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1564383
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0005397
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy Storage Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 15; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Electrochemical energy storage; Potassium-sulfur chemistry; Discharge-charge mechanism; Cycling performance; Cathode-separator assembly
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Yu, Xingwen, and Manthiram, Arumugam. A reversible nonaqueous room-temperature potassium-sulfur chemistry for electrochemical energy storage. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.020.
Yu, Xingwen, & Manthiram, Arumugam. A reversible nonaqueous room-temperature potassium-sulfur chemistry for electrochemical energy storage. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.020
Yu, Xingwen, and Manthiram, Arumugam. Wed .
"A reversible nonaqueous room-temperature potassium-sulfur chemistry for electrochemical energy storage". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.020. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1598237.
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title = {A reversible nonaqueous room-temperature potassium-sulfur chemistry for electrochemical energy storage},
author = {Yu, Xingwen and Manthiram, Arumugam},
abstractNote = {Earth-abundant element potassium (K) exhibiting a low reduction potential and a high gravimetric capacity is an ideal anode material for the development of low-cost and high-energy batteries. In this work, we present herein a mechanistic study of a reversible room-temperature nonaqueous potassium-sulfur (K-S) chemistry and demonstrate a rechargeable K-S cell. Electrochemical and spectroscopic studies reveal that the discharge-charge of the K-S couple involves transition processes of potassium polysulfide species, resembling that of the lithium-sulfur chemistry. Finally, through the design of a proper cathode-separator assembly, a deep discharge of the K-S cell with a high utilization of sulfur cathode is accessible.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ensm.2018.06.020},
journal = {Energy Storage Materials},
number = C,
volume = 15,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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