Rechargeable metal-sulfur batteries: key materials to mechanisms

W Yao, K Liao, T Lai, H Sul, A Manthiram - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable metal-sulfur batteries are considered promising candidates for energy
storage due to their high energy density along with high natural abundance and low cost of …

Engineering strategies for suppressing the shuttle effect in lithium–sulfur batteries

J Li, L Gao, F Pan, C Gong, L Sun, H Gao, J Zhang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are supposed to be one of the most potential next-
generation batteries owing to their high theoretical capacity and low cost. Nevertheless, the …

Establishing reaction networks in the 16-electron sulfur reduction reaction

R Liu, Z Wei, L Peng, L Zhang, A Zohar, R Schoeppner… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) plays a central role in high-capacity lithium sulfur (Li-S)
batteries. The SRR involves an intricate, 16-electron conversion process featuring multiple …

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 …

Synergistic effect of bimetallic MOF modified separator for long cycle life lithium‐sulfur batteries

R Razaq, MMU Din, DR Småbråten… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Severe polysulfide dissolution and shuttling are the main challenges that plague the long
cycle life and capacity retention of lithium‐sulfur (Li‐S) batteries. To address these …

Cation-doped ZnS catalysts for polysulfide conversion in lithium–sulfur batteries

Z Shen, X **, J Tian, M Li, Y Yuan, S Zhang, S Fang… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Catalytic conversion of polysulfides is regarded as a crucial approach to enhancing kinetics
and suppressing the shuttle effect in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. However, the activity …

Advances in the development of single‐atom catalysts for high‐energy‐density lithium–sulfur batteries

Z Liang, J Shen, X Xu, F Li, J Liu, B Yuan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are promising next‐generation energy‐storage
systems, their practical applications are limited by the growth of Li dendrites and lithium …

Boosting lean electrolyte lithium–sulfur battery performance with transition metals: a comprehensive review

H Pan, Z Cheng, Z Zhou, S **e, W Zhang, N Han… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have received widespread attention, and lean
electrolyte Li–S batteries have attracted additional interest because of their higher energy …

Review of multifunctional separators: Stabilizing the cathode and the anode for alkali (Li, Na, and K) metal–sulfur and selenium batteries

H Hao, T Hutter, BL Boyce, J Watt, P Liu… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alkali metal batteries based on lithium, sodium, and potassium anodes and sulfur-based
cathodes are regarded as key for next-generation energy storage due to their high …