Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Abstract Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) hold great promise as one of the next‐generation power supplies for portable electronics and electric vehicles due to their ultrahigh energy density, cost effectiveness, and environmental benignity. However, their practical application has been impeded owing...
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| author | Qing Zhang Qihua Huang Shu‐Meng Hao Shuyi Deng Qiming He Zhiqun Lin Yingkui Yang |
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| description | Abstract Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) hold great promise as one of the next‐generation power supplies for portable electronics and electric vehicles due to their ultrahigh energy density, cost effectiveness, and environmental benignity. However, their practical application has been impeded owing to the electronic insulation of sulfur and its intermediates, serious shuttle effect, large volume variation, and uncontrollable formation of lithium dendrites. Over the past decades, many pioneering strategies have been developed to address these issues via improving electrodes, electrolytes, separators and binders. Remarkably, polymers can be readily applied to all these aspects due to their structural designability, functional versatility, superior chemical stability and processability. Moreover, their lightweight and rich resource characteristics enable the production of LSBs with high‐volume energy density at low cost. Surprisingly, there have been few reviews on development of polymers in LSBs. Herein, breakthroughs and future perspectives of emerging polymers in LSBs are scrutinized. Significant attention is centered on recent implementation of polymers in each component of LSBs with an emphasis on intrinsic mechanisms underlying their specific functions. The review offers a comprehensive overview of state‐of‐the‐art polymers for LSBs, provides in‐depth insights into addressing key challenges, and affords important resources for researchers working on electrochemical energy systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b19073356bd3417090070f1a74556e802022-12-21T21:21:26ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442022-01-0192n/an/a10.1002/advs.202103798Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur BatteriesQing Zhang0Qihua Huang1Shu‐Meng Hao2Shuyi Deng3Qiming He4Zhiqun Lin5Yingkui Yang6Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science Hubei Engineering Technology Research Centre of Energy Polymer Materials South‐Central University for Nationalities Wuhan 430074 ChinaKey Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science Hubei Engineering Technology Research Centre of Energy Polymer Materials South‐Central University for Nationalities Wuhan 430074 ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USAKey Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science Hubei Engineering Technology Research Centre of Energy Polymer Materials South‐Central University for Nationalities Wuhan 430074 ChinaKey Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science Hubei Engineering Technology Research Centre of Energy Polymer Materials South‐Central University for Nationalities Wuhan 430074 ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USAKey Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science Hubei Engineering Technology Research Centre of Energy Polymer Materials South‐Central University for Nationalities Wuhan 430074 ChinaAbstract Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) hold great promise as one of the next‐generation power supplies for portable electronics and electric vehicles due to their ultrahigh energy density, cost effectiveness, and environmental benignity. However, their practical application has been impeded owing to the electronic insulation of sulfur and its intermediates, serious shuttle effect, large volume variation, and uncontrollable formation of lithium dendrites. Over the past decades, many pioneering strategies have been developed to address these issues via improving electrodes, electrolytes, separators and binders. Remarkably, polymers can be readily applied to all these aspects due to their structural designability, functional versatility, superior chemical stability and processability. Moreover, their lightweight and rich resource characteristics enable the production of LSBs with high‐volume energy density at low cost. Surprisingly, there have been few reviews on development of polymers in LSBs. Herein, breakthroughs and future perspectives of emerging polymers in LSBs are scrutinized. Significant attention is centered on recent implementation of polymers in each component of LSBs with an emphasis on intrinsic mechanisms underlying their specific functions. The review offers a comprehensive overview of state‐of‐the‐art polymers for LSBs, provides in‐depth insights into addressing key challenges, and affords important resources for researchers working on electrochemical energy systems.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202103798binderscathodeselectrolyteslithium–sulfur batteriespolymers |
| spellingShingle | Qing Zhang Qihua Huang Shu‐Meng Hao Shuyi Deng Qiming He Zhiqun Lin Yingkui Yang Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Advanced Science binders cathodes electrolytes lithium–sulfur batteries polymers |
| title | Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries |
| title_full | Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries |
| title_fullStr | Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries |
| title_short | Polymers in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries |
| title_sort | polymers in lithium sulfur batteries |
| topic | binders cathodes electrolytes lithium–sulfur batteries polymers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202103798 |
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