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- Title
Deciphering the Degradation Mechanism of High‐Rate and High‐Energy‐Density Lithium–Sulfur Pouch Cells.
- Authors
Cheng, Qian; Chen, Zi‐Xian; Li, Xi‐Yao; Bi, Chen‐Xi; Sun, Furong; Zhang, Xue‐Qiang; Ma, Xinzhi; Li, Bo‐Quan; Huang, Jia‐Qi
- Abstract
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are widely regarded as promising next‐generation battery systems due to their impressive theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg−1. However, practical high‐energy‐density Li–S pouch cells suffer from rapid performance degradation under high working rates. Herein, the performance degradation mechanism of 400 Wh kg−1 Li–S pouch cells is systematically investigated under a high cycling rate of 0.2 C. Focusing on the reduced specific capacity and increased cell polarization, the sluggish cathodic sulfur redox kinetics under lean‐electrolyte and high‐rate conditions is identified as the main limitation. Further polarization decoupling indicates the cathodic activation polarization contributes dominantly to the increased cell polarization. Accordingly, a delicately designed electrolyte using dimethyl diselenide as the kinetic promoter is proposed to enable the Li–S pouch cells to work at 0.2 C with reduced cell polarization. This work clarifies the sluggish cathodic interfacial charge transfer kinetics as the main challenge for high‐energy‐density Li–S batteries at high rates and is expected to inspire rational strategy design for achieving advanced Li–S batteries.
- Subjects
LITHIUM cells; LITHIUM sulfur batteries; CHARGE transfer kinetics; ENERGY density
- Publication
Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 42, p1
- ISSN
1614-6832
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aenm.202301770