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Li–S batteries: Firing for compactness

Nature Energy volume 2, Article number: 17096 (2017) Cite this article

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Conventional Li–S batteries have a non-compact cathode structure containing low areal loading of active materials. Now, a strategy of burning Li foils in a CS2 vapour is presented, which leads to the formation of highly compact Li2S nanoparticles as a lithiated sulfur cathode, offering promising battery performance.

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Figure 1: Two different strategies to tackle fundamental issues of Li–S batteries.

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Li, Y., Chen, F. Li–S batteries: Firing for compactness. Nat Energy 2, 17096 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.96

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