Increased pollution and the resulting increase in global warming are drawing attention to boosting the use of renewable energy sources such as solar or wind. However, the production of energy from most renewable sources is intermittent and thus relies on the availability of electrical energy-storage systems with high capacity and at competitive cost. Lithium-sulfur batteries are among the most promising technologies in this respect due to a very high theoretical energy density (1675mAhg(-1)) and that the active material, sulfur, is abundant and inexpensive. However, a so far limited practical energy density, life time, and the scaleup of materials and production processes prevent their introduction into commercial applications. In this work, we report on a simple strategy to address these issues by using a new gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) that enables stable performance close to the theoretical capacity of a low cost sulfur-carbon composite with high loading of active material, that is, 70% sulfur. We show that the GPE prevents sulfur dissolution and reduces migration of polysulfide species to the anode. This functional mechanism of the GPE membranes is revealed by investigating both its morphology and the Li-anode/GPE interface at various states of discharge/charge using Raman spectroscopy.
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Agostini, Marco
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Hassoun, Jusef
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Hassoun, Jusef
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Liu, Jun
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Waseda Univ, Grad Sch Adv Sci & Engn, Tokyo, JapanUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Liu, Jun
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Jeong, Moongook
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Waseda Univ, Grad Sch Adv Sci & Engn, Tokyo, JapanUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Jeong, Moongook
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Nara, Hiroki
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Waseda Univ, Grad Sch Adv Sci & Engn, Tokyo, JapanUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Nara, Hiroki
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Momma, Toshiyuki
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Osaka, Tetsuya
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Sun, Yang-Kook
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Hanyang Univ, Dept Energy Engn, Seoul 133791, South Korea
King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Chem, Jeddah 21589, Saudi ArabiaUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Sun, Yang-Kook
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Scrosati, Bruno
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Agostini, Marco
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Lee, Dong-Ju
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Hanyang Univ, Dept Energy Engn, Seoul 133791, South KoreaUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Lee, Dong-Ju
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Scrosati, Bruno
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Italian Inst Technol, Genoa, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Scrosati, Bruno
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Sun, Yang Kook
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Hanyang Univ, Dept Energy Engn, Seoul 133791, South Korea
King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Chem, Jeddah 21589, Saudi ArabiaUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Sun, Yang Kook
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Hassoun, Jusef
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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French Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Univ Grenoble 1, Univ Savoie, Grenoble INP, LEPMI,CNRS,UMR 5279, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Barchasz, Celine
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Molton, Florian
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Univ Grenoble 1, CNRS, UMR 5250, DCM, F-38041 Grenoble 9, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Molton, Florian
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Duboc, Carole
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Univ Grenoble 1, CNRS, UMR 5250, DCM, F-38041 Grenoble 9, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Duboc, Carole
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Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Univ Grenoble 1, Univ Savoie, Grenoble INP, LEPMI,CNRS,UMR 5279, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Patoux, Sebastien
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French Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Patoux, Sebastien
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Alloin, Fannie
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Univ Grenoble 1, Univ Savoie, Grenoble INP, LEPMI,CNRS,UMR 5279, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Agostini, Marco
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Hassoun, Jusef
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Liu, Jun
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Waseda Univ, Grad Sch Adv Sci & Engn, Tokyo, JapanUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Liu, Jun
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Jeong, Moongook
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Nara, Hiroki
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Osaka, Tetsuya
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Sun, Yang-Kook
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Hanyang Univ, Dept Energy Engn, Seoul 133791, South Korea
King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Chem, Jeddah 21589, Saudi ArabiaUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Sun, Yang-Kook
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Scrosati, Bruno
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Agostini, Marco
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Lee, Dong-Ju
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Hanyang Univ, Dept Energy Engn, Seoul 133791, South KoreaUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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Scrosati, Bruno
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Italian Inst Technol, Genoa, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Scrosati, Bruno
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Sun, Yang Kook
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Hanyang Univ, Dept Energy Engn, Seoul 133791, South Korea
King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Chem, Jeddah 21589, Saudi ArabiaUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
Sun, Yang Kook
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Hassoun, Jusef
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, ItalyUniv Roma La Sapienza, Dept Chem, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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French Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Univ Grenoble 1, Univ Savoie, Grenoble INP, LEPMI,CNRS,UMR 5279, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Barchasz, Celine
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Molton, Florian
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Univ Grenoble 1, CNRS, UMR 5250, DCM, F-38041 Grenoble 9, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Molton, Florian
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Duboc, Carole
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Duboc, Carole
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Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Univ Grenoble 1, Univ Savoie, Grenoble INP, LEPMI,CNRS,UMR 5279, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Patoux, Sebastien
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French Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Patoux, Sebastien
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Alloin, Fannie
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Univ Grenoble 1, Univ Savoie, Grenoble INP, LEPMI,CNRS,UMR 5279, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France