A High-Energy Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Battery

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 1261 - 1265
• Main Authors: Xin, Sen, Yin, Ya-Xia, Guo, Yu-Guo, Wan, Li-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 26.02.2014
• Subjects: cathode materials; Cathodes; Cycles; Electrochemistry; nanomaterials; room temperature; Sodium sulfur batteries; Stability; Sulfur; cathode materials; room temperature; nanomaterials; electrochemistry; sodium-sulfur batteries

Employing small sulfur molecules as the active cathode component for room‐temperature Na‐S batteries, reveals a novel mechanism that is verified for the batteries' electrochemistry. The sulfur cathode enables a complete two‐electron reaction to form Na2 S, bringing a tripled specific capacity a...