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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 163, Issue 8, Pages A1543-A1549Publisher
ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC
DOI: 10.1149/2.0151608jes
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- Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
- Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- NSF [MRI-1429241, MRI-1229514]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [1429241] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Over the last decade, vast improvements have been made in the field of lithium-sulfur batteries bringing it a step closer to reality. In this field of research, deep understanding of the polysulfide shuttle phenomenon and their affinity with carbons, polymers and other hosts have enabled the design of superior cathodes with prolonged life. However, the anode side has undergone comparatively less transformation. In this work, we have developed a new electrolyte based on 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) solvent that enables reversible intercalation of lithium ions in graphite. A novel method to introduce solid lithium polysulfide into a carbon current collector as the cathode has been demonstrated and the electrode shows stable cycling with the new electrolyte. A full cell consisting of a lithiated graphitic anode and lithium polysulfide cathode is constructed, which exhibits an initial capacity as high as 1,500 mAh g(-1) (based on the sulfur in the cathode) and a reversible capacity of 700 mAh g(-1) for 100 cycles. This full cell is capable of delivering over 460 mAh g(-1) at rates as high as 2C. The cell degradation over prolonged cycles could be due to the polysulfide shuttle which results in instability of the SEI layer on the graphitic anode. (C) The Author(s) 2016. Published by ECS. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),which permits unrestricted reuse of the work in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved.
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