Keggin-type polyoxometalate-based crown ether complex for lithium–sulfur batteries
Guang Yang, Yuchao Wu, Zengxiang Lv, Xinyuan Jiang, Jianhang Shi, Yuzhen Zhang, Ming Chen, Lubin Ni, Guowang Diao, Yongge Wei
Abstract
A novel supramolecular assembly built from Keggin-type polyoxometalates and [18]crown-6 ether building blocks was first applied as sulfur host in lithium–sulfur batteries to resolve remaining critical challenge of polysulfide shuttle effect.
Topics & Concepts
PolyoxometalateLithium (medication)Crown etherChemistrySulfurEtherInorganic chemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryIonCatalysisMedicineEndocrinologyPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesConducting polymers and applications