Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

A sulfur host based on titanium monoxide@carbon hollow spheres for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

  • Zhen Li,
  • Jintao Zhang,
  • Buyuan Guan,
  • Da Wang,
  • Li-Min Liu,
  • Xiong Wen (David) Lou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13065
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The promise of lithium-sulfur batteries with higher energy densities than lithium-ion is hindered by the insulating nature of sulfur and dissolution of polysulfides. Here the authors design titanium monoxide/carbon hollow nanospheres that overcome both obstacles, enabling improved electrochemical properties.