Current Status and Future Prospects of Metal-Sulfur Batteries

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作者
Chung, Sheng-Heng [1 ,2 ]
Manthiram, Arumugam [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Mat Sci & Engn Program, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Univ Texas Austin, Texas Mat Inst, Austin, TX 78712 USA
关键词
battery chemistry; cell fabrication; electrochemistry; lithium-sulfur batteries; metal-sulfur batteries; LI-S BATTERIES; HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY; HIGH-AREAL-CAPACITY; REDUCED-GRAPHENE-OXIDE; HIGH-LOADING SULFUR; LONG-CYCLE-LIFE; DOPED MESOPOROUS CARBON; BINDER-FREE ELECTRODE; NANOTUBE/SULFUR COMPOSITE CATHODES; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES;
D O I
10.1002/adma.201901125
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Lithium-sulfur batteries are a major focus of academic and industrial energy-storage research due to their high theoretical energy density and the use of low-cost materials. The high energy density results from the conversion mechanism that lithium-sulfur cells utilize. The sulfur cathode, being naturally abundant and environmentally friendly, makes lithium-sulfur batteries a potential next-generation energy-storage technology. The current state of the research indicates that lithium-sulfur cells are now at the point of transitioning from laboratory-scale devices to a more practical energy-storage application. Based on similar electrochemical conversion reactions, the low-cost sulfur cathode can be coupled with a wide range of metallic anodes, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum. These new "metal-sulfur" systems exhibit great potential in either lowering the production cost or producing high energy density. Inspired by the rapid development of lithium-sulfur batteries and the prospect of metal-sulfur cells, here, over 450 research articles are summarized to analyze the research progress and explore the electrochemical characteristics, cell-assembly parameters, cell-testing conditions, and materials design. In addition to highlighting the current research progress, the possible future areas of research which are needed to bring conversion-type lithium-sulfur and other metal-sulfur batteries into the market are also discussed.
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