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effective lithium-sulfur batteries in cooperation with relevant government research
institutes and universities.
At present, the research of lithium-sulfur batteries mainly focuses on the optimization and improvement of electrochemical performance. However, the basic scientific
issues related to lithium-sulfur batteries are still relatively weak. At present, only a
few research works are involved. In fact, lithium-sulfur batteries have a lot of fundamental scientific issues that need to be solved. First of all, the sulfur reaction process
is extremely complicated and the reaction intermediates are diverse. Due to the
limitations of research methods, it is still not well understood. The electrochemical
performance of lithium-sulfur batteries is greatly influenced by the character of electrode materials, test conditions, and work environment. The internal reasons for the
mutual effects still need to be further studied and summarized. Secondly, the mechanism of action of electrolyte on the positive and negative electrodes need to be further
studied and explored, such as the dissolution of polysulfide ions in the electrolyte and
the stability of lithium negative electrode in the electrolyte. Finally, the depositiondissolution process of metal lithium, growth mechanism of lithium dendrite, and
the formation mechanism and performance of solid electrolyte mesophase under
long cycling are serious problems in terms of metal lithium negative electrodes.
Although the study is more difficult, it is also an issue that cannot be avoided in the
future. It is believed that the comprehensive performance of the lithium-sulfur battery
system will continue to improve under the continuous attention and vigorous research
in the scientific research and industrial colleagues around the world. The relevant
mechanism research will be more in-depth, so as to achieve a full understanding of
lithium-sulfur batteries.
References
Abraham KM, Rauh RD, Brummer SB (1978) ChemInform abstract: a low temperature sodiumsulfur battery incorporating a soluble sulfur cathode. Chemischer Informationsdienst 9(39):85027
Adelhelm P, Hartmann P, Bender CL, Busche M, Eufinger C, Janek J (2015) From lithium to sodium:
cell chemistry of room temperature sodium-air and sodium-sulfur batteries. Beilstein Journal of
Nanotechnology 6:1016–1055
Al Salem H, Chitturi VR, Babu G, Santana JA, Gopalakrishnan D, Arava LMR (2016) Stabilizing polysulfide-shuttle in a Li-S battery using transition metal carbide nanostructures. Rsc
Adv 6(111):110301–110306
Arumugam D, Kalaignan GP (2008) Synthesis and electrochemical characterizations of NanoSiO 2 -coated LiMn2O4 cathode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries. 624(1):197–204
Aurbach D, Markovsky B, Rodkin A, Levi E, Cohen YS, Kim HJ, Schmidt MJEA (2003) On the
capacity fading of LiCoO 2 intercalation electrodes: the effect of cycling, storage, temperature,
and surface film forming additives 47(27):4291–4306
Bang HJ, Donepudi VS, Prakash JJEA (2003) Preparation and characterization of partially
substituted LiMyMn 2 -yO 4 (M=Ni, Co, Fe) spinel cathodes for Li-ion batteries. 48(4):443–451
Bruce et al. (2011) Li-O 2 and Li-S batteries with high energy storage. Nat Mater 2012, 11:19.
https://doi.org/10.1038/NMAT3237
Cai J, Zhang YP, Shields LBE, Zhang ZZ, Liu N, Shields CBJJoPS (2001) Preparation and
electrochemical/thermal properties of LiNi 0.74 Co 0.26 O 2 cathode material 92(1):35–39
6 Nanomaterials for Batteries
effective lithium-sulfur batteries in cooperation with relevant government research
institutes and universities.
At present, the research of lithium-sulfur batteries mainly focuses on the optimization and improvement of electrochemical performance. However, the basic scientific
issues related to lithium-sulfur batteries are still relatively weak. At present, only a
few research works are involved. In fact, lithium-sulfur batteries have a lot of fundamental scientific issues that need to be solved. First of all, the sulfur reaction process
is extremely complicated and the reaction intermediates are diverse. Due to the
limitations of research methods, it is still not well understood. The electrochemical
performance of lithium-sulfur batteries is greatly influenced by the character of electrode materials, test conditions, and work environment. The internal reasons for the
mutual effects still need to be further studied and summarized. Secondly, the mechanism of action of electrolyte on the positive and negative electrodes need to be further
studied and explored, such as the dissolution of polysulfide ions in the electrolyte and
the stability of lithium negative electrode in the electrolyte. Finally, the depositiondissolution process of metal lithium, growth mechanism of lithium dendrite, and
the formation mechanism and performance of solid electrolyte mesophase under
long cycling are serious problems in terms of metal lithium negative electrodes.
Although the study is more difficult, it is also an issue that cannot be avoided in the
future. It is believed that the comprehensive performance of the lithium-sulfur battery
system will continue to improve under the continuous attention and vigorous research
in the scientific research and industrial colleagues around the world. The relevant
mechanism research will be more in-depth, so as to achieve a full understanding of
lithium-sulfur batteries.
References
Abraham KM, Rauh RD, Brummer SB (1978) ChemInform abstract: a low temperature sodiumsulfur battery incorporating a soluble sulfur cathode. Chemischer Informationsdienst 9(39):85027
Adelhelm P, Hartmann P, Bender CL, Busche M, Eufinger C, Janek J (2015) From lithium to sodium:
cell chemistry of room temperature sodium-air and sodium-sulfur batteries. Beilstein Journal of
Nanotechnology 6:1016–1055
Al Salem H, Chitturi VR, Babu G, Santana JA, Gopalakrishnan D, Arava LMR (2016) Stabilizing polysulfide-shuttle in a Li-S battery using transition metal carbide nanostructures. Rsc
Adv 6(111):110301–110306
Arumugam D, Kalaignan GP (2008) Synthesis and electrochemical characterizations of NanoSiO 2 -coated LiMn2O4 cathode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries. 624(1):197–204
Aurbach D, Markovsky B, Rodkin A, Levi E, Cohen YS, Kim HJ, Schmidt MJEA (2003) On the
capacity fading of LiCoO 2 intercalation electrodes: the effect of cycling, storage, temperature,
and surface film forming additives 47(27):4291–4306
Bang HJ, Donepudi VS, Prakash JJEA (2003) Preparation and characterization of partially
substituted LiMyMn 2 -yO 4 (M=Ni, Co, Fe) spinel cathodes for Li-ion batteries. 48(4):443–451
Bruce et al. (2011) Li-O 2 and Li-S batteries with high energy storage. Nat Mater 2012, 11:19.
https://doi.org/10.1038/NMAT3237
Cai J, Zhang YP, Shields LBE, Zhang ZZ, Liu N, Shields CBJJoPS (2001) Preparation and
electrochemical/thermal properties of LiNi 0.74 Co 0.26 O 2 cathode material 92(1):35–39