Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries provide an alternative to lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and are showing promise for providing much higher energy densities. Systems utilizing Li-S batteries are presently under development and early stages of commercialization. This technology is being developed in order to provide higher, safer levels of energy at significantly lower costs. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Advances in High-Energy Density Batteries addresses various aspects of the current research in the field of sulfur cathodes and lithium metal anode including abundance, system voltage, and capacity. In addition, it provides insights into the basic challenges faced by the system. The book includes novel strategies to prevent polysulfide dissolution in sulfur-based systems while also exploring new materials systems as anodes preventing dendrite formation in Li metal anodes.

1. Introduction to the lithium-sulfur system: Technology and electric vehicle applications 2. Solid electrolytes for lithium-sulfur batteries 3. Applications of metal-organic frameworks for lithium-sulfur batteries 4. Multiscale modeling of physicochemical interactions in lithium-sulfur battery electrodes 5. Reliable HPLC-MS method for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of dissolved polysulfide ions during the operation of lithium-sulfur batteries 6. Modeling of electrode, electrolyte as well as interfaces related to lithium-sulfur batteries 7. Recent progress in fundamental understanding of selenium-doped sulfur cathodes during charging and discharging with various electrolytes 8. Suppression of lithium dendrite growth in lithium-sulfur batteries 9. The role of advanced host materials and binders for improving lithium-sulfur battery performance 10. Future of lithium-sulfur batteries: the criticality of solid electrolytes 11. New approaches to high energy density cathode and anode architectures for lithium-sulfur batteries 12. A solid-state approach to a lithium-sulfur battery 13. State estimation methodologies for lithium-sulfur battery management systems 14. Batteries for aeronautics and space exploration: recent developments and future prospects

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]