Ionic liquid electrolytes for enhancing the performance of lithium–sulfur batteries: a new approach to mitigating polysulfide dissolution and shuttle effects
Ajit Kumar, Frederick Nti, Ju Sun, Mahin Maleki, Steve Rowlands, Paul M. Bayley, Maria Forsyth, Patrick C. Howlett
Abstract
Despite the potential for a greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries, polysulphide dissolution, the polysulphide shuttle effect, and lithium metal instability impede the commercialization of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries.
Topics & Concepts
PolysulfideDissolutionElectrolyteIonic liquidLithium (medication)Lithium–sulfur batterySulfurMaterials scienceChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryMetallurgyElectrodeEngineeringOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhysical chemistryMedicineEndocrinologyAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesFlame retardant materials and properties