Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Advances in High-Energy Density Batteries
- 1st Edition - June 12, 2022
- Editors: Prashant N. Kumta, Aloysius F. Hepp, Moni K. Datta, Oleg I. Velikokhatnyi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 6 7 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 1 6 9 - 2
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… Read more
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- Discusses additives and suppressants to prevent dissolution of electrolyes
- Includes a review of the safety limitations associated with this technology
- Incorporates a historical perspective into the development of lithium-sulfur batteries
Mechanical and Chemical Engineers.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I: Technology background and novel materials
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the lithium-sulfur system: Technology and electric vehicle applications
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction to lithium-sulfur battery
- 1.2: Electric vehicle batteries
- 1.3: Early lithium-sulfur batteries
- 1.4: Lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries
- 1.5: Sulfur
- 1.6: Today's lithium-sulfur batteries
- 1.7: Cathodes
- 1.8: Anode and electrolyte
- 1.9: Fundamental challenge: Low cell voltage
- 1.10: Goal: Commercialized battery
- References
- Chapter 2: Solid electrolytes for lithium-sulfur batteries
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 2.1: Introduction to Li-S batteries
- 2.2: Introduction to solid electrolytes
- 2.3: Brief history of solid electrolytes
- 2.4: Introduction to inorganic solid electrolytes
- 2.5: Li-S batteries based on polymer electrolytes
- 2.6: Summary
- References
- Chapter 3: Applications of metal-organic frameworks for lithium-sulfur batteries
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: MOFs for lithium-sulfur batteries
- 3.3: Characterization techniques
- 3.4: Summary and outlook
- References
- Part II: Modeling and characterization
- Chapter 4: Multiscale modeling of physicochemical interactions in lithium-sulfur battery electrodes
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: The growth of crystalline Li2S film in cathode
- 4.3: Parasitic reactions in anode
- 4.4: Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 5: Reliable HPLC-MS method for the quantitative and qualitative analyses of dissolved polysulfide ions during the operation of Li-S batteries
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction to HPLC-MS
- 5.2: Dissolved polysulfide ions and their behaviors in nonaqueous electrolytes
- 5.3: Advantages of HPLC-MS vs. other analytical techniques
- 5.4: One-step derivatization, separation, and determination of polysulfide ions
- 5.5: The mechanism of sulfur redox reaction determined in situ electrochemical-HPLC technique
- 5.6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6: Modeling of electrode, electrolyte, and interfaces of lithium-sulfur batteries
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Mathematical description of porous electrode performance
- 6.3: Evolution of cathode porous electrode structure
- 6.4: Concentrated electrolyte transport effects
- 6.5: Dynamics of the polysulfide shuttle effect
- 6.6: Sources of variability: Mechanisms and properties
- 6.7: Summary and outlook
- References
- Part III: Performance improvement
- Chapter 7: Recent progress in fundamental understanding of selenium-doped sulfur cathodes during charging and discharging with various electrolytes
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Overview of SexSy cathode composition and electrochemistry
- 7.3: Progress on Li-SexSy batteries with liquid electrolytes
- 7.4: All-solid-state Li-SexSy batteries
- 7.5: Concluding remarks and future design strategies for SexSy-based battery systems
- References
- Chapter 8: Suppression of lithium dendrite growth in lithium-sulfur batteries
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Dendritic growth mechanism
- 8.3: Effect of Li dendrite growth on Li-S batteries
- 8.4: Suppression method
- 8.5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 9: The role of advanced host materials and binders for improving lithium-sulfur battery performance
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction to energy sources and rechargeable batteries
- 9.2: Complex energy storage challenges and solutions
- 9.3: Host materials
- 9.4: Binders
- 9.5: Conclusions and future directions
- References
- Part IV: Future directions: Solid-state materials and novel battery architectures
- Chapter 10: Future prospects for lithium-sulfur batteries: The criticality of solid electrolytes
- Abstract
- Dedication
- 10.1: The advantages of lithium-sulfur batteries
- 10.2: The challenges of conventional sulfur electrodes when used with liquid electrolytes
- 10.3: Lithium metal electrodes in lithium-sulfur batteries
- 10.4: Path forward
- References
- Chapter 11: New approaches to high-energy-density cathode and anode architectures for lithium-sulfur batteries
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Novel confinement architectures for sulfur cathodes
- 11.3: Assembly and testing of pouch cells
- 11.4: Coin cells: Preparation of hybrid solid electrolyte-coated battery separators
- 11.5: Directly deposited sulfur architectures
- 11.6: Computational studies to identify functional electrocatalysts
- 11.7: Functional electrocatalysts and related materials for polysulfide decomposition
- 11.8: Engineering dendrite-free anodes for Li-S batteries
- 11.9: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 12: A solid-state approach to a lithium-sulfur battery
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Solid electrolytes
- 12.3: Polymer/ceramic hybrid composite electrolytes
- 12.4: Stable Li metal anodes for all-solid-state Li-S batteries
- 12.5: Sulfur-based cathode composites for all-solid-state Li-S batteries
- 12.6: All-solid-state thin-film batteries
- 12.7: Conclusions
- References
- Part V: Applications: System-level issues and challenging environments
- Chapter 13: State estimation methodologies for lithium-sulfur battery management systems
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Lithium-sulfur battery models
- 13.3: Li-S BMS: State estimation methods
- 13.4: Performance of state estimation methods
- 13.5: Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 14: Batteries for aeronautics and space exploration: Recent developments and future prospects
- Abstract
- 14.1: Introduction
- 14.2: Energy storage for (solar-) electric aircraft and high-altitude airships
- 14.3: Overview of energy storage for space exploration
- 14.4: Recent NASA missions to Mercury, Mars, and small bodies
- 14.5: Radiation issues and exploration missions to the Jupiter region
- 14.6: Next generation(s) of battery technologies for space exploration
- 14.7: Conclusions
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 622
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 12, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128196762
- eBook ISBN: 9780128231692
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Prashant N. Kumta
Prashant N. Kumta holds the Edward R. Weidlein Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor with Tenure at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering and School of Dental Medicine, and is also a Professor in the Departments of BioEngineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and Oral and Craniofacial Sciences. His research focuses on lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, electrolysis, and metallic biomaterials.
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Aloysius F. Hepp
Aloysius F. Hepp is Chief Technologist at Nanotech Innovations and an independent consultant based in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a PhD in Inorganic Photochemistry in 1983 from MIT and retired in December 2016 from the Photovoltaic & Electrochemical Systems Branch of the NASA Glenn Research Center (Cleveland). He was a visiting fellow at Harvard University from 1992–3. He was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement medal in 1997. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Albany and Cleveland State University. Dr. Hepp has co-authored nearly 200 publications (including six patents) focused on processing of thin film and nanomaterials for I–III–VI solar cells, Li-ion batteries, integrated power devices and flight experiments, and precursors and spray pyrolysis deposition of sulfides and carbon nanotubes. He has co-edited twelve books on advanced materials processing, energy conversion and electronics, biomimicry, and aerospace technologies. He is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (MSSP) and is currently the chair of the International Advisory Board of MSSP, as well as serving on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Mater. Sci. and Engin. B and Heliyon. He has recently been appointed as Series Editor for the Vacuum and Thin-Film Deposition Technologies series and the Aerospace Fundamentals, Applications, and Exploration series.
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Moni K. Datta
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Oleg I. Velikokhatnyi
Oleg I. Velikokhatnyi is an Assistant Professor in the Bioengineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His research includes first-principles and semi-empirical approaches applied to alternative energy sources (rechargeable Li-ion batteries, hydrogen storage materials, fuel cells, water electrolysis) and biodegradable magnesium-based alloys for orthopedic and craniofacial applications.