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Karaseva E. V., Kuz'mina E. V., Shakirova N. V., Kolosnitsyn V. S. Effect of properties of carbon materials on specific energy and cycling of lithium-sulfur batteries. Electrochemical Energetics, 2022, vol. 22, iss. 4, pp. 181-193. DOI: 10.18500/1608-4039-2022-22-4-181-193, EDN: LBGSLS

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Lithium electrochemical systems
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44.643.076.2:(546.34+546.22)
DOI: 
10.18500/1608-4039-2022-22-4-181-193
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LBGSLS

Effect of properties of carbon materials on specific energy and cycling of lithium-sulfur batteries

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Karaseva Elena Vladimirovna, Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Ufa RAS Scientific Center
Kuz'mina Elena Vladimirovna, Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Ufa RAS Scientific Center
Shakirova N. V., Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Ufa RAS Scientific Center
Kolosnitsyn Vladimir Sergeevich, Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Ufa RAS Scientific Center
Abstract: 

The effect of the structure and the specific surface area of carbon materials, contained in positive electrodes, on the peculiarities of cycling of lithium-sulfur cells (the depth of electrochemical reduction of sulfur and lithium polysulfides, the changes in capacity and Coulomb efficiency of cycling) was studied. The studies showed that the depth of electrochemical transformations of sulfur and lithium polysulfides depended not only on the specific surface area of the carbon material contained in positive electrodes, but also on the structure and the surface morphology of the carbon material particles.

Key words: 
lithium-sulfur batteries
carbon materials
specific surface area
carbon blacks
carbon nanotubes
carbon fibers
graphite
graphene
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The work was performed on the equipment of the Center for Collective Use “Chemistry”.
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Received: 
01.12.2022
Accepted: 
12.12.2022
Published: 
23.12.2022