Materials for lithium-sulfur battery electrodes

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Apr 05, 2026

Sulfur/reduced graphite oxide and dual-anion solid polymer

Dual-anion solid polymer electrolyte and rGO-functional integrated sulfur electrode presents a novel method to improve the electrochemical properties of lithium-sulfur

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Sep 09, 2025

Single Atom‐Based Nanoarchitectured Electrodes for

Lithium−sulfur (Li−S) batteries have attracted particular interest as promising next-generation energy storage devices because of their high theoretical energy density and low cost. The real performance of Li−S batteries

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Aug 19, 2025

A review on design of cathode, anode and solid electrolyte for

A typical Li–S battery is shown in Fig. 1 a using sulfur or substances containing sulfur as the cathode, a lithium metal as the anode with a separator impregnated in liquid electrolyte placed between the two electrodes .The discharging-charging process of a liquid electrolyte based Li–S battery involves reversible, multistep redox conversion of sulfur in the

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Jun 15, 2026

Advances in Cathode Materials for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Among the various rechargeable battery systems, lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) represent the promising next-generation high-energy power systems and have drawn considerable attention due to their fairly low cost, widespread source, high theoretical specific capacity (1,675 mAh g −1), and high energy density (2,600 Wh kg −1) (Li et al., 2016e,

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Jul 08, 2025

Amorphous Materials for Lithium‐Ion and Post‐Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Replacing AMs for the traditional crystalline battery materials will affect the electrochemical, mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties of lithium-ion and post-lithium-ion batteries (Figure 1). There are various glass systems including nonmetallic inorganic (oxides, sulfides, phosphate, silicate, etc.), [ 13 ] organic, [ 14 ] metallic, [ 15 ] and MOF glasses (such as zeolitic imidazolate

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Aug 02, 2025

Status and prospects in sulfur–carbon composites as cathode materials

In the early 1960s, the researchers revealed the application possibility of sulfur as cathode material for rechargeable batteries . Since then, lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery has been considered as one of the promising candidates for high energy density electrochemical systems. However, the development of Li–S battery is generally

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Sep 12, 2025

Bi‐Functional Materials for Sulfur Cathode and Lithium Metal

The electrode reaction of LSBs is based on the direct reaction between sulfur (theoretical specific capacity = 1675 mAh g −1) and metallic lithium (Li, theoretical specific capacity = 3860 mAh g

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May 26, 2026

Graphene materials for lithium–sulfur batteries

Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are one of the advanced energy storage systems with a variety of potential applications. Recently, graphene materials have been widely explored for fabricating Li–S batteries because of their unique atom-thick two-dimensional structure and excellent properties. This review article summarizes the recent

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Apr 14, 2026

A review on sulfur-based composite cathode materials for lithium

As a critical component of lithium-sulfur batteries, sulfur-based cathode materials play a significant role in determining the capacity, cycle life and safety of these energy storage systems. Researchers have conducted extensive investigations into sulfur cathodes to develop

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Dec 27, 2025

Review on Organosulfur Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

development of lithium-sulfur batteries. Usually, organosulfide electrodes can deliver relatively high theoretical capacity based on reversible breakage and formation of disulfide (S-S) bonds. In this review, we provide an overview of organosulfur materials for rechargeable lithium batteries, including their molecular

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Nov 21, 2025

Electrode Design for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Problems and

This review is aimed at discussing the electrode design/fabrication protocols of LSBs, especially the current problems on various sulfur-based cathodes (such as S, Li 2 S, Li 2

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Jan 26, 2026

Enhanced performance of graphene-incorporated electrodes for

Emerging in response to this necessity, solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries are anticipated to serve as the foundational technology for the forthcoming generation of lithium-ion batteries with high capacity, cost-effectiveness and safety due to sulfur and solid electrolyte, respectively , , . While the requirement is clearly defined, the transition from

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May 25, 2026

Understanding Conversion-Type Electrodes for Lithium Rechargeable Batteries

Batteries, Electrodes, Materials, Sulfur, Transition metals; Get e-Alerts. Abstract. Conspectus. The need/desire to lower the consumption of fossil fuels and its environmental consequences has reached unprecedented levels in recent years. A global effort has been undertaken to develop advanced renewable energy generation and especially energy storage

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Apr 26, 2026

Recent Advances of Metal Groups and Their Heterostructures

Abstract Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have an extremely high theoretical capacity and energy density and are considered to be among the highly promising energy storage systems for the next generation. However, the slow redox kinetics of sulfur and the "shuttle effect" caused by lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) result in batteries with extremely low coulombic

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May 04, 2026

Li2S‐Carbon Sandwiched Electrodes with Superior Performance for Lithium

A sandwiched electrode containing pristine Li2S powder in between two layers of binder-free carbon nanotube electrodes is developed. The carbon matrix provides an ion and electron accessible enviro... Skip to Article Content; Skip to Article Information; Search within. Search term. Advanced Search Citation Search. Search term. Advanced Search Citation

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May 10, 2026

Application and research of current collector for lithium-sulfur battery

Application and research of carbon-based materials in current collector. Since Herbet and Ulam used sulfur as cathode materials for dry cells and batteries in 1962 [], and Rao [] proposed the theoretical energy density of metal sulfur batteries in 1966, lithium-sulfur battery systems have been proved to have extremely high theoretical capacity.

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Nov 09, 2025

Nanostructured Materials for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries

It highlights recent advances in designing nanostructured electrode materials, including various carbon-host materials, polymer-derived materials, binder-free sulfur-hosts, and metal oxides. The impact of these nanostructures on battery properties such as capacitance, rate capability, and cycle stability is discussed, providing guidelines for future electrode design. The book also

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May 19, 2026

Understanding of Low‐Porosity Sulfur Electrode for High‐Energy

The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is a promising technology for large-scale energy storage and vehicle electrification due to its high theoretical energy density and low

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Jul 22, 2025

Bi‐Functional Materials for Sulfur Cathode and Lithium Metal

Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) have attracted attention as one of the most promising next-generation batteries owing to their high theoretical energy density (2600 Wh kg −1), [1-3] which is attributed to their unique operating reaction (Figure 1a) that is quite different from the intercalation–deintercalation electrochemical reaction of lithium-ion batteries (Figure 1b). The

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May 20, 2026

Material design and structure optimization for rechargeable lithium

The emergence of Li-S batteries can be traced back to 1962. Herbert and colleagues 15 first proposed the primary cell models using Li and Li alloys as anodes, and sulfur, selenium, and halogens, etc., as cathodes. In the patent, the alkaline or alkaline earth perchlorates, iodides, sulfocyanides, bromides, or chlorates dissolved in a primary, secondary,

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Aug 19, 2025

Flexible CNT-Interpenetrating Hierarchically Porous Sulfurized

Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) is a promising cathode material for lithium-sulfur batteries owing to its reversible solid–solid conversion for high-energy-density batteries. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics of SPAN cathodes significantly limit their output capacity, especially at high cycling rates. Herein, a CNT-interpenetrating hierarchically porous SPAN

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Sep 06, 2025

Prospects of organic electrode materials for practical lithium batteries

Organic materials can serve as sustainable electrodes in lithium batteries. This Review describes the desirable characteristics of organic electrodes and the corresponding batteries and how we

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Sep 17, 2025

Electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Some promising materials with better electrochemical performance have also been represented along with the traditional electrodes, which have been modified to enhance their performance and stability. 2. Recent trends and prospects of anode materials for Li-ion batteries. The high capacity (3860 mA h g −1 or 2061 mA h cm −3) and lower potential of reduction of

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Jan 29, 2026

Cathode materials for lithium-sulfur battery: a review

A study reveals carrageenan as an effective binder for lithium-sulfur batteries,

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Aug 19, 2025

Graphene-based interlayer for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Lithium–sulfur (Li S) batteries have been widely studied, and considered as one of the most promising energy storage systems, because of their superior theoretical energy density, non-toxicity, high abundance, and environmental friendliness. However, Li S batteries suffer from problems such as the electrical insulating characteristic of sulfur and unsatisfactorily

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Jul 13, 2025

Nanostructured Materials for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries

This book delves into the key aspects of lithium/sulfur batteries, exploring their electrochemistry, reaction mechanisms, disadvantages, and characterization methods. It highlights recent advances in designing nanostructured electrode

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Feb 17, 2026

Metal–Organic‐Framework‐Derived Nanostructures

Compared with the flourishing LSBs, other types of MSBs, such as potassium–sulfur batteries (KSBs) or sodium–sulfur batteries (NSBs) participate in several same issues, mainly in regards to the stability of sulfur as

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Aug 18, 2025

Recent Advances and Applications Toward Emerging Lithium–Sulfur

In summary, on account of the complex chemical react ions and distinctive curves, there are still several major scientific challenges that urgently need to be conquered: 1) thanks to the sulfur molecules dissolve in the ether solvent and open the ring, the first plateau demonstrates excellent reaction kinetics, while concomitantly producing long-chain lithium polysulfides that shuttle

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Jun 10, 2026

Advanced nanostructured carbon-based materials for rechargeable lithium

If the active sulfur can be embedded into porous structures of carbon materials, the good conductivity and the effective confinement of polysulfides in these carbon/sulfur electrodes would contribute to the good electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries. Therefore, the optimized design of different assembly morphologies of carbon materials would have an

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Jan 09, 2026

Machine learning-based design of electrocatalytic materials

Using a carbon-coated Fe/Co electrocatalyst (synthesized using recycled Li-ion battery electrodes as raw materials) at the positive electrode of a Li | |S pouch cell with high sulfur loading and

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Sep 10, 2025

Advances in sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery

Sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) have recently attracted great attention. The “shuttle effect” caused by the migration of polysulfides in

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Dec 28, 2025

Emerging medium

Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) have attracted significant attention in the last decade due to their extraordinarily high theoretical specific capacity (1675 mAh g −1) and energy density (theoretically 2600 Wh kg −1 or 2800 W h L −1) [1, 2], which is five times higher than for the traditional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) addition, the low cost and environmental

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Oct 23, 2025

Review on titanium dioxide nanostructured electrode materials for

Contemplating the deployment of lithium-sulfur and lithium-air batteries for sustainable energy storage, practical and economical electrodes fabricated using catalytically active and earth abundant materials are crucial, in addition to the replacement of graphite, which leads to dendrite formation problems, causing explosions, amongst other safety problems.

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May 12, 2026

The role of electrocatalytic materials for developing post-lithium

Coupling these materials with S electrodes delivers high theoretical specific energy, Liu, Y. et al. Electrolyte solutions design for lithium-sulfur batteries. Joule 5, 2323–2364 (2021

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Oct 17, 2025

Understanding of Low‐Porosity Sulfur Electrode for High‐Energy Lithium

The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is a promising next-generation, energy-storage technology for grid energy storage and further penetration of electric vehicles into the commercial market. [1-3] On the pathway toward commercialization of the technology, the challenges of the polysulfide shuttling effect, low reaction kinetics, electrolyte consumption, and electrode

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Mar 30, 2026

Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur to Prepare Polymeric

Sulfur-rich copolymers based on poly(sulfur-random-1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) (poly(S-r-DIB)) were synthesized via inverse vulcanization to create cathode materials for

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Jan 20, 2026

Cathode materials for lithium–sulfur batteries: a

The most promising candidates as the host cathode material are porous carbon nanomaterials, which are highly conductive and lightweight while having the capability for fabricating freestanding electrodes. In this case, there

6 Frequently Asked Questions about “Materials for lithium-sulfur battery electrodes”

Is sulfur a good material for lithium-sulfur batteries?

Sulfur materials Due to its high theoretical specific capacity (1675 mAh g −1) and low cost, elemental sulfur is considered an ideal active material for lithium-sulfur batteries. In particular, the interface between sulfur and sulfide SSEs shows good chemical compatibility in sulfide-based ASSLSBs.

Are lithium-sulfur batteries a good choice for electrochemists?

Pursuit of advanced batteries with high-energy density is one of the eternal goals for electrochemists. Over the past decades, lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) have gained world-wide popularity due to their high theoretical energy density and cost effectiveness. However, their road to the market is still full of thorns.

What materials can be used to build a sulfur cathode?

In addition to carbon nanomaterials, other porous materials, such as metal–organic frameworks, can also provide a cage-like architecture for the construction of the sulfur cathode. The most important challenge in the practical development of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries is finding suitable cathode materials.

What is a lithium–sulfur battery?

The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is a promising technology for large-scale energy storage and vehicle electrification due to its high theoretical energy density and low cost.

Can lithium sulfide be used as cathode material?

First of all, the volume change effect could be alleviated while lithium sulfide is used as the cathode material since Li 2 S is already the least dense phase with the lithium incorporated and will not expand during cell operation, , , , .

Why do lithium-sulfur batteries have conductive carbon?

In traditional liquid lithium-sulfur batteries, the conductive carbon material provides the electron transport path, and the sulfur material is often confined in the carbon material to alleviate the volume change effect in the charging and discharging process, , , .

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