Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review

Highlights This review systematically analyzes the effect of the electrolyte-to-sulfur ratios on battery energy density and the challenges for sulfur reduction reactions under lean electrolyte conditions. The strengths and limitations of different transition metal compounds are systematically presen...

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Main Authors: Hui Pan, Zhibin Cheng, Zhenyu Zhou, Sijie Xie, Wei Zhang, Ning Han, Wei Guo, Jan Fransaer, Jiangshui Luo, Andreu Cabot, Michael Wübbenhorst
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-06-01
Series:Nano-Micro Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01137-y
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author Hui Pan
Zhibin Cheng
Zhenyu Zhou
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Wei Zhang
Ning Han
Wei Guo
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Michael Wübbenhorst
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Zhenyu Zhou
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Wei Zhang
Ning Han
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Jan Fransaer
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Michael Wübbenhorst
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description Highlights This review systematically analyzes the effect of the electrolyte-to-sulfur ratios on battery energy density and the challenges for sulfur reduction reactions under lean electrolyte conditions. The strengths and limitations of different transition metal compounds are systematically presented and discussed from a fundamental perspective. Three promising strategies for sulfur hosts that act as anchors and catalysts are proposed to boost lean electrolyte Li–S battery performance.
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spelling doaj.art-cdb2c2918c47460c9b4ebe17ad30fd362023-11-20T10:38:20ZengSpringerOpenNano-Micro Letters2311-67062150-55512023-06-0115114810.1007/s40820-023-01137-yBoosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive ReviewHui Pan0Zhibin Cheng1Zhenyu Zhou2Sijie Xie3Wei Zhang4Ning Han5Wei Guo6Jan Fransaer7Jiangshui Luo8Andreu Cabot9Michael Wübbenhorst10Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, KU LeuvenFujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal UniversityDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU LeuvenDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU LeuvenDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU LeuvenDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU LeuvenDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU LeuvenDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU LeuvenLab of Electrolytes and Phase Change Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan UniversityAdvanced Materials Department, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC)Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, KU LeuvenHighlights This review systematically analyzes the effect of the electrolyte-to-sulfur ratios on battery energy density and the challenges for sulfur reduction reactions under lean electrolyte conditions. The strengths and limitations of different transition metal compounds are systematically presented and discussed from a fundamental perspective. Three promising strategies for sulfur hosts that act as anchors and catalysts are proposed to boost lean electrolyte Li–S battery performance.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01137-yTransition metalsLean electrolyteSulfur reduction reactionsLi–S batteries
spellingShingle Hui Pan
Zhibin Cheng
Zhenyu Zhou
Sijie Xie
Wei Zhang
Ning Han
Wei Guo
Jan Fransaer
Jiangshui Luo
Andreu Cabot
Michael Wübbenhorst
Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review
Nano-Micro Letters
Transition metals
Lean electrolyte
Sulfur reduction reactions
Li–S batteries
title Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review
title_full Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review
title_fullStr Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review
title_full_unstemmed Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review
title_short Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review
title_sort boosting lean electrolyte lithium sulfur battery performance with transition metals a comprehensive review
topic Transition metals
Lean electrolyte
Sulfur reduction reactions
Li–S batteries
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01137-y
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