Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2019) | Viewed by 100
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soft matter; electrolytes; next generation batteries; Li-S technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development and the optimization of reliable electrolytes are one of the most important challenges in the development of lithium–sulfur batteries. In these systems, in fact, the electrolyte has an enormous impact in terms of cycle life, rate capability, safety, and life span and is therefore a fundamental component of a high-performance battery. The solubility of polysulfides, implying the parasitic polysulfide shuttle mechanism, as well as the stability versus lithium metal are the main properties that must be tailored in order to improve the battery operation, and the rational design of an electrolyte cannot be made without taking into account their impact. This is usually obtained by both the extensive study of the role of Li salt concentration/ionic strength for the polysulfide solvation and a detailed description at the molecular level of the interactions allowing a limitation of polysulfide solvation and a stabilization of electrode–electrolyte interfaces.
This Special Issue is therefore expected to gather cutting-edge advances in the development of new concepts, designs, and materials for lithium–sulfur battery electrolytes and in the understanding of how their physico-chemical properties affect their overall working mechanism. In addition, it aims to cover new strategies and advances in characterization tools that are needed for the specific development of high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries.
Prof. Aleksandar Matić
Prof. Lorenzo Stievano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Lithium–sulfur batteries
- Electrolytes
- Organic solvents
- Ionic liquids
- Lithium salts
- Solid Electrolytes