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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Author : Guangmin Zhou

Published in: Design, Fabrication and Electrochemical Performance of Nanostructured Carbon Based Materials for High-Energy Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Abstract

Despite the great promise of Li–S batteries, many challenges need to be addressed before they can find practical applications. For example, the low electrical conductivities of sulfur, polysulfide products and the final Li2S product affect the utilization of the active sulfur material and the rate capability of the battery. The highly soluble polysulfides in the electrolyte, which can shuttle between the anode and cathode and form a deposit of solid Li2S2/Li2S on the cathode and anode, cause an irreversible loss of sulfur, which leads to low Coulombic efficiency, low cyclic capacity and an increase in impedance. A volume change (80%) between sulfur and Li2S during charge/discharge induces stress in the electrode and destroys its structural stability, which leads to rapid capacity decay. In this book, firstly I will introduce the background of rechargeable Li–S batteries, then I will demonstrate three strategies to improve the performance of Li–S batteries from physical confinement, chemical binding and battery configuration design. Finally, conclusions and perspective were included.

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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Author
Guangmin Zhou
Copyright Year
2017
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Design, Fabrication and Electrochemical Performance of Nanostructured Carbon Based Materials for High-Energy Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Print ISBN: 978-981-10-3405-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-3406-0

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3406-0_1