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To synthesize a high-performance nanostructured carbon-lithium sulfide composite cathode using a scalable bottom-up assembly method.

April 1, 2014Advanced Energy Materials

Harnessing Steric Separation of Freshly Nucleated Li2S Nanoparticles for Bottom‐Up Assembly of High‐Performance Cathodes for Lithium‐Sulfur and Lithium‐Ion Batteries

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FWFeixiang WuCentral South University HKHyea KimSila Nanotechnologies (United States)AMAlexandre MagasinskiGeorgia Institute of Technology

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Experimental study demonstrates high-rate performance and near-theoretical capacity in lithium battery cathodes, indicating a scalable pathway for advanced energy storage.

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To synthesize a high-performance nanostructured carbon-lithium sulfide composite cathode using a scalable bottom-up assembly method.
Fabricated a nanostructured carbon-lithium sulfide composite powder using a scalable, high-throughput solution-processing route based on steric separation.
Engineered 100–200 nm particles containing 5–20 nm lithium sulfide nanoparticles uniformly embedded within a rigid carbon matrix.
The composite cathode achieved near-theoretical capacity utilization during electrochemical operation in lithium cells.
Demonstrated high rate capability and sustained cycling stability without rapid performance degradation.

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Wu et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6faee535aa2c282ce1051c https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201400196

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Experimental study demonstrates high-rate performance and near-theoretical capacity in lithium battery cathodes, indicating a scalable pathway for advanced energy storage.

Harnessing Steric Separation of Freshly Nucleated Li2S Nanoparticles for Bottom‐Up Assembly of High‐Performance Cathodes for Lithium‐Sulfur and Lithium‐Ion Batteries

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