Nature Communications (Feb 2018)
Chemisorption of polysulfides through redox reactions with organic molecules for lithium–sulfur batteries
Abstract
Novel cathode design holds the key to enabling high performance lithium-sulfur batteries. Here the authors utilize anthraquinone to chemically stabilize polysulfides, revealing that the keto groups of anthraquinone play a critical role in forming strong Lewis acid-based chemical bonding.