MXene chemistry, electrochemistry and energy storage applications

X Li, Z Huang, CE Shuck, G Liang, Y Gogotsi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The diverse and tunable surface and bulk chemistry of MXenes affords valuable and
distinctive properties, which can be useful across many components of energy storage …

Recent Progress for Concurrent Realization of Shuttle‐Inhibition and Dendrite‐Free Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

W Yao, J Xu, L Ma, X Lu, D Luo, J Qian… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have become one of the most promising new‐
generation energy storage systems owing to their ultrahigh energy density (2600 Wh kg− 1) …

Lithiated metallic molybdenum disulfide nanosheets for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Z Li, I Sami, J Yang, J Li, RV Kumar, M Chhowalla - Nature Energy, 2023‏ - nature.com
Batteries based on redox chemistries that can store more energy than state-of-the-art lithium-
ion systems will play an important role in enabling the energy transition to net zero carbon …

Visualizing interfacial collective reaction behaviour of Li–S batteries

S Zhou, J Shi, S Liu, G Li, F Pei, Y Chen, J Deng… - Nature, 2023‏ - nature.com
Benefiting from high energy density (2,600 Wh kg− 1) and low cost, lithium–sulfur (Li–S)
batteries are considered promising candidates for advanced energy-storage systems …

Isolated Fe-Co heteronuclear diatomic sites as efficient bifunctional catalysts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

X Sun, Y Qiu, B Jiang, Z Chen, C Zhao, H Zhou… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The slow redox kinetics of polysulfides and the difficulties in decomposition of Li2S during
the charge and discharge processes are two serious obstacles to the practical application of …

Machine-learning-assisted design of a binary descriptor to decipher electronic and structural effects on sulfur reduction kinetics

Z Han, R Gao, T Wang, S Tao, Y Jia, Z Lao, M Zhang… - Nature Catalysis, 2023‏ - nature.com
The catalytic conversion of lithium polysulfides is a promising way to inhibit the shuttling
effect in Li–S batteries. However, the mechanism of such catalytic systems remains unclear …

Fe3O4-doped mesoporous carbon cathode with a plumber's nightmare structure for high-performance Li-S batteries

H Zhang, M Zhang, R Liu, T He, L **ang, X Wu… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Shuttling of lithium polysulfides and slow redox kinetics seriously limit the rate and cycling
performance of lithium-sulfur batteries. In this study, Fe3O4-dopped carbon cubosomes with …

Understanding the catalytic kinetics of polysulfide redox reactions on transition metal compounds in Li–S batteries

J Wu, T Ye, Y Wang, P Yang, Q Wang, W Kuang… - ACS …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Because of their high energy density, low cost, and environmental friendliness, lithium–
sulfur (Li–S) batteries are one of the potential candidates for the next-generation energy …

Optimizing the p charge of S in p-block metal sulfides for sulfur reduction electrocatalysis

W Hua, T Shang, H Li, Y Sun, Y Guo, J **a, C Geng… - Nature Catalysis, 2023‏ - nature.com
Understanding sulfur conversion chemistry is key to the development of sulfur-based high-
energy-density batteries. However, unclear relationships between the electronic structure of …

Sulfur reduction reaction in lithium–sulfur batteries: Mechanisms, catalysts, and characterization

L Zhou, DL Danilov, F Qiao, J Wang… - Advanced energy …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lithium–sulfur batteries are one of the most promising alternatives for advanced battery
systems due to the merits of extraordinary theoretical specific energy density, abundant …