A review on the status and challenges of electrocatalysts in lithium-sulfur batteries

He, Jiarui; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2019.04.038

Title: A review on the status and challenges of electrocatalysts in lithium-sulfur batteries

Journal Article · 07 May 2019 · Energy Storage Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2019.04.038 · OSTI ID:1610836

He, Jiarui ^[1]; Manthiram, Arumugam ^[1]

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

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, which have a high theoretical specific capacity (1,675 mA h g^-1 of S) and a high energy density (2,600 Wh kg^-1 of S), have received a great deal of attention in recent years. Intense research efforts have been made to solve the outstanding issues in Li-S batteries. Various catalysts with high activity for stabilizing the lithium-polysulfide shuttle process and thus improving the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries are reviewed here. Challenges and prospects for designing highly efficient catalysts for Li-S batteries are discussed.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0005397

OSTI ID:: 1610836

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1529667

Journal Information:: Energy Storage Materials, Vol. 20; ISSN 2405-8297

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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