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CHEMCATCHEM
Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages 2373-2387Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900184
Keywords
metal sulfides; catalysts; polysulfide adsorbents; polar-polar interactions; active sites
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- [IBS-R006-A2]
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Sulfur has been explored as a cathode active material for post rechargeable batteries because of their various attractive features such as their high theoretical specific capacity which is more than six times that of typical Li-ion battery (LIB) cathode materials (LiCoO2). Furthermore, as a by-product of the oil refining process, it is abundant and inexpensive. Despite this, the low electrical conductivity of sulfur and the polysulfide shuttle effect in ether-based electrolytes has become a major obstacle to the industrialization of lithium-sulfur (Li S) batteries. Among them, the polysulfide shuttle effect is the critical limitation to be solved and thus many researchers have been engaged in its solution. This work summarizes a variety of metal sulfide catalysts that have recently attracted attention as additives. In addition, a brief description of the metal sulfides interprets their ability to anchor polysulfides via surface polarity and to act as an electrocatalyst during polysulfide redox reactions. We describe the electrocatalytic activity and anchoring effect of metal sulfides in Li S batteries and their future possibilities.
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