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ArticleNature communications2026

Chiral LiPS-LiTFSI dimers enabling biomimetic electrocatalysis in lithium||sulfur batteries.

Yangyang Dong, Dong Cai, Hongtian Ning, Meiling Shu, Haijin Ni, Shuo Yang, Xuemei Zhou, Huagui Nie, Haoran Tu, Chenghua Sun and 2 more

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Yangyang DongKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
Dong CaiKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China. caidong@wzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8775-3480
Hongtian NingKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
Meiling ShuKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
Haijin NiInstitute of Major Scientific Facilities for New Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Shuo YangKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8906-5289
Xuemei ZhouKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
Huagui NieKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
Haoran TuCenter for Neutron Scattering and Advanced Light Sources, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, China. terrytu@dgut.edu.cn.
Chenghua SunDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7654-669X
Songbai HanInstitute of Major Scientific Facilities for New Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. hansb@sustech.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-5317
Zhi YangKey Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China. yang201079@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9265-5041

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22109119National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22309136National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 51972238
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Abstract

Lithium||sulfur batteries promise high energy density but are plagued by sluggish polysulfide conversion under lean-electrolyte conditions. Here we show the formation of chiral LiPS-LiTFSI dimers, fundamentally reshaping the intrinsic chemistry of polysulfides. Building on this finding, we design biomimetic MOF catalysts (MOF-L-His-Cu) in which L-histidine-Cu centers selectively recognize the chiral dimers, accelerating sulfur redox via enzyme-like kinetics. Such MOF-L-His-Cu catalyst achieves 1.84-fold higher activity than its D-enantiomer, enabling lithium||sulfur pouch cells with specific energy of 408 Wh kg

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