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ArticleNature communications2021

A saccharide-based binder for efficient polysulfide regulations in Li-S batteries.

Yingyi Huang, Mahdokht Shaibani, Tanesh D Gamot, Mingchao Wang, Petar Jovanović, M C Dilusha Cooray, Meysam Sharifzadeh Mirshekarloo, Roger J Mulder, Nikhil V Medhekar, Matthew R Hill and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yingyi HuangNanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9824-3742
Mahdokht ShaibaniNanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. m.e.shaibani@monash.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9838-3246
Tanesh D GamotNanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4853-8937
Mingchao WangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Petar JovanovićNanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
M C Dilusha CoorayNanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Meysam Sharifzadeh MirshekarlooNanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Roger J MulderCSIRO, Clayton, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-802X
Nikhil V MedhekarDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3124-4430
Matthew R HillCSIRO, Clayton, VIC, Australia. matthew.hill@csiro.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-0324
Mainak MajumderNanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. mainak.majumder@monash.edu.
Monash University · AUCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · AUCSIRO Manufacturing · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The viability of lithium-sulfur batteries as an energy storage technology depends on unlocking long-term cycle stability. Most instability stems from the release and transport of polysulfides from the cathode, which causes mossy growth on the lithium anode, leading to continuous consumption of electrolyte. Therefore, development of a durable cathode with minimal polysulfide escape is critical. Here, we present a saccharide-based binder system that has a capacity for the regulation of polysulfides due to its reducing properties. Furthermore, the binder promotes the formation of viscoelastic filaments during casting which endows the sulfur cathode with a desirable web-like microstructure. Taken together this leads to 97% sulfur utilisation with a cycle life of 1000 cycles (9 months) and capacity retention (around 700 mAh g

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