2017
Mechanistic Insights into Surface Chemical Interactions between Lithium Polysulfides and Transition Metal Oxides
Zhong Y, Yang K, Liu W, He P, Batista V, Wang H. Mechanistic Insights into Surface Chemical Interactions between Lithium Polysulfides and Transition Metal Oxides. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 14222-14227. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLithium polysulfidesLi-S batteriesTransition metal oxidesMetal oxidesChemical interactionHigh-performance Li-S batteriesElectrode/electrolyte interfaceX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyElectrochemical energy storageDensity functional theory calculationsLi-O interactionsMetal–sulfur interactionsSurface chemical interactionsLi-ion batteriesFunctional theory calculationsOxides of MnSulfur cathodeElectrode surfaceDevelopment of materialsElectrolyte interfaceIon batteriesCycle lifePhotoelectron spectroscopyTheory calculationsBinding modes
2016
Ferrocene‐Promoted Long‐Cycle Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Mi Y, Liu W, Yang K, Jiang J, Fan Q, Weng Z, Zhong Y, Wu Z, Brudvig G, Batista V, Zhou H, Wang H. Ferrocene‐Promoted Long‐Cycle Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angewandte Chemie 2016, 128: 15038-15042. DOI: 10.1002/ange.201609147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLithium polysulfidesEffective polysulfideCycling stabilityLong-cycle Li–S batteriesOrganometallic molecular compoundsSulfur cathode materialsSulfur electrode materialsLi-S batteriesLithium-sulfur batteriesLong‐Cycle LithiumMolecular-level interactionsCyclopentadienyl ligandSulfur batteriesElectrode materialsFerrocene moleculesCapacity decaySpectroscopic studiesMolecular compoundsSurface sitesCapacity fadePolysulfidesGraphene oxideFerroceneTheoretical calculationsBatteries