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Reactivation of dead sulfide species in lithium polysulfide flow battery for grid scale energy storage.

ABSTRACT: Lithium polysulfide batteries possess several favorable attributes including low cost and high energy density for grid energy storage. However, the precipitation of insoluble and irreversible sulfide species on the surface of carbon and lithium (called "dead" sulfide species) leads to continuous capacity degradation in high mass loading cells, which represents a great challenge. To address this problem, herein we propose a strategy to reactivate dead sulfide species by reacting them with sulfur powder with stirring and heating (70?°C) to recover the cell capacity, and further demonstrate a flow battery system based on the reactivation approach. As a result, ultrahigh mass loading (0.125?g?cm^-3, 2?g sulfur in a single cell), high volumetric energy density (135?Wh?L^-1), good cycle life, and high single-cell capacity are achieved. The high volumetric energy density indicates its promising application for future grid energy storage.Lithium polysulfide batteries suffer from the precipitation of insoluble and irreversible sulfide species on the surface of carbon and lithium. Here the authors show a reactivation strategy by a reaction with cheap sulfur powder under stirring and heating to recover the cell capacity.

SUBMITTER: Jin Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5587700 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Reactivation of dead sulfide species in lithium polysulfide flow battery for grid scale energy storage.

Jin Yang Y Zhou Guangmin G Shi Feifei F Zhuo Denys D Zhao Jie J Liu Kai K Liu Yayuan Y Zu Chenxi C Chen Wei W Zhang Rufan R Huang Xuanyi X Cui Yi Y

Nature communications 20170906 1

Lithium polysulfide batteries possess several favorable attributes including low cost and high energy density for grid energy storage. However, the precipitation of insoluble and irreversible sulfide species on the surface of carbon and lithium (called "dead" sulfide species) leads to continuous capacity degradation in high mass loading cells, which represents a great challenge. To address this problem, herein we propose a strategy to reactivate dead sulfide species by reacting them with sulfur ...[more]

PMID: 28878273

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Reactivation of dead sulfide species in lithium polysulfide flow battery for grid scale energy storage.

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