Catalyzing the polysulfide conversion for promoting lithium sulfur battery performances: A review

By Jingfa Li, Zhihao Niu, Cong Guo, Min Li, Weizhai Bao. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021

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Abstract Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are being recognized as potential successor to ubiquitous LIBs in daily life due to their higher theoretical energy density and lower cost effectiveness. However, the development of the LSB is beset with some tenacious issues, mainly including the insulation nature of the S or Li2S (the discharged product), the unavoidable dissolution of the reaction intermediate products (mainly as lithium polysulfides (LiPSs)), and the subsequent LiPSs shuttling across the separator, resulting in the continuous loss of active material, anode passivation, and low coulombic efficiency. Containment methods by introducing the high-electrical conductivity host are commonly used in improving the electrochemical performances of LSBs. However, such prevalent technologies are in the price of reduced energy density since they require more addition of amount of host materials. Adding trace of catalysts that catalyze the redox reaction between S/Li2S and Li2Sn (3

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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