All-solid-state Li/S batteries with highly conductive glass-ceramic electrolytes

All-solid-state cells using sulfur-based cathode materials and Li2S-P2S5 glass-ceramic electrolytes were successfully prepared and exhibited excellent cycling performance at room temperature. The cathode materials consisting of sulfur and CuS were synthesized by mechanical milling using sulfur and copper crystals as starting materials. The cell performance was influenced by the milling time for the cathode materials and the cell with cathode materials obtained by milling for 15 min retained large capacities over 650 mA h g(-1) for 20 cycles. Sulfur as well as CuS in cathode materials proved to be utilized as active materials on charge-discharge processes in the all-solid-state Li/S cells. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier B.V.