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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

by Mark Wild, Gregory J. Offer
March 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
336 pages
12h 37m
English
Wiley
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6 Lithium Sulfide

Sylwia Waluś

OXIS Energy, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DB, UK

6.1 Introduction

Lithium sulfide (Li2S) plays multiple roles in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) cells, with the important one being the ultimate solid discharge product, formed during the reduction of elemental sulfur (S8) according to the general reaction [1,2] S8 + 16 Li+ + 16 e → 8 Li2S. It is an insulating, both electronically and ionically [3] (σ ∼ 10−13 S cm−1 at 25 °C) solid compound, poorly or non‐soluble in most of the organic solvents, with Li+ diffusivity [4] being as low as 10−15 cm2 s−1. Li2S is considered by many as a Li–S cell enemy, being the main cause of capacity fade during cycling [5,6] and limitation in reaching full discharge capacity [79]. However, its formation is indispensable to extend the discharge capacity, as transformation of S8 to the final reduced form of Li2S involves 16e. On the other hand, the advantage of Li2S being a lithiated counterpart of sulfur is that it can be used as an active material during cathode formulation. Li2S‐based cathodes give the opportunity of being paired with metallic Li‐free anodes (such as silicon, tin, hard carbons), eliminating the problems faced when using pure Li metal as anode, such as poor coulombic efficiency and mossy or dendritic growth leading to safety issues [10,11]. The predicted specific energy of a Li2S/Si system (1550 Wh kg−1 [12]) exceeds that with existing Li ion technology by even four times. ...

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