Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Switchable encapsulation of polysulfides in the transition between sulfur and lithium sulfide

  • Yongsheng Fu,
  • Zhen Wu,
  • Yifei Yuan,
  • Peng Chen,
  • Lei Yu,
  • Lei Yuan,
  • Qiurui Han,
  • Yingjie Lan,
  • Wuxin Bai,
  • Erjun Kan,
  • Chengxi Huang,
  • Xiaoping Ouyang,
  • Xin Wang,
  • Junwu Zhu,
  • Jun Lu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14686-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Inspired by the processes of thrombus formation and thrombolysis in blood vessels, the authors here construct an electrochemically recoverable protective layer of polysulfides using an electrolyte additive, realizing high performance Li–S batteries.