Highly Adsorptive and Catalytic Cathode Nanomaterials for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 213
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Interests: nanostructured materials; supercapacitor electrode materials; composite electrode materials
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Dear Colleagues,
The increasing energy demand put forward higher requirements for energy storage systems. Lithium-sulfur batteries are regarded as one of the most promising next-generation electrochemical energy storage devices due to their ultra-high theoretical energy density and abundant sulfur resource. On the way to commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries, nanomaterials have opened up a brand new way to boost their electrochemical performance and cycling life. The inherent issues in lithium-sulfur batteries can be alleviated through the cathode modification strategy. For example, combining nanomaterials that possess adsorption ability on lithium polysulfides and catalytic activity on sulfur conversions with sulfur can significantly suppress the serious ‘shuttle effect’ and improve the sluggish redox reaction kinetics during battery charging/discharging. In addition, many nanomaterials with advantages in microphysical structure offer considerable help to mitigate the side effects of electrode volume change. Therefore, the utilization of excellent cathode nanomaterials is one of the keys to the development of lithium-sulfur batteries, and more effort is needed.
The present Special Issue of Nanomaterials is aimed at presenting comprehensive research on highly adsorptive and catalytic cathode nanomaterials for lithium-sulfur batteries. This includes carbon-based materials, metal compound materials, polymer materials, and so on. We are inviting contributions from leading groups in the field to show the latest progress of nanomaterials in the field of lithium-sulfur batteries and point out the way for future research direction.
Dr. Yan Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- energy storage
- lithium-sulfur batteries
- electrochemical
- catalysts
