Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Electrochemistry, Materials, and Prospects

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 52; no. 50; pp. 13186 - 13200
• Main Authors: Yin, Ya-Xia, Xin, Sen, Guo, Yu-Guo, Wan, Li-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 09.12.2013; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Anodes; Carbon; Economics; Electroactivity; Electrochemistry; electrolytes; Electronics; Energy density; Energy storage; Li-S batteries; Lithium; Lithium sulfur batteries; Sulfur; lithium; sulfur; electrochemistry; electrolytes; Li-S batteries

With the increasing demand for efficient and economic energy storage, Li‐S batteries have become attractive candidates for the next‐generation high‐energy rechargeable Li batteries because of their high theoretical energy density and cost effectiveness. Starting from a brief history of Li‐S batterie...