Developments of electrolyte systems for lithium-sulfur batteries: A review

Frontiers in Energy Research

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Li, Gaoran ^a   Li, Zhoupeng ^a   Zhang, Bin ^b   Lin, Zhan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Anhui Research Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Electrolytes; Energy storage; Li S batteries; Polysulfide; Review

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY STORAGE; IONIC LIQUIDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYSULFIDES; REVIEWS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DENDRITE FORMATION; ELECTROLYTE SYSTEMS; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; IONIC-LIQUID BASED ELECTROLYTES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYSULFIDE SHUTTLES; SPECIFIC ENERGY; SULFUR CATHODES;

LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

EID: 84979655121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2015.00005     Document Type: Review

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