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Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
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A high-power lithium-sulfur battery combining a catholyte and a composite cathode
Edoardo Barcaro1, Jusef Hassoun1,2
1Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17, 44121, Ferrara, Italy. jusef.hassoun@unife.it.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|February 19, 2025
Abstract:
A lithium battery benefits from the conversion reaction of a soluble polysulfide and a sulfur-based electrode. The battery with S-content from 4.5 to 6.5 mg cm-2 achieves exceptional energy and power, from 700 W h kgS-1 and 100 W kgS-1 at 0.1C to 100 W h kgS-1 and 35 kW kgS-1 at 50C over 500 cycles.
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