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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Xiaoyan Liu, Zhongqiang Shan, Kunlei Zhu, Jiangyong Du, Qiwei Tang, Jianhua Tian (2015) “Sulfur electrode modified by bifunctional nafion/?-Al Al 2 O 3 membrane for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries,” Journal of Power Sources , Volume 274, Pages 85-93, doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.10.039. 2014.10.039.

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APRIL 13, 2015

A team of researchers in South Korea and Italy has demonstrated a highly reliable lithium–sulfur battery showing cycle performance comparable to that of commercially available lithium-ion batteries while offering more than double the energy density. Another major concern regarding the lithium?sulfur Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 28, 2015

At the Spring 2015 Materials Research Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, PATHION presented two new derivative superionic solid-state electrolytes built upon LiRAP (Lithium-Rich Anti-Perovskite). PATHION is working on a derivative for Li-sulfur batteries as well as a derivative that could be applied in a sodium-ion battery.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

A team from the China University of Geosciences has taken a novel approach to stabilizing Lithium-sulfur batteries by functionalizing the carbon-sulfur cathode with DNA. Rechargeable lithium/sulfur battery promises an appealing candidate for energy storage to power portable devices and electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

The partners will launch the new battery in the spring of 2015. Integrating OXIS’ expertise in the development of the next generation of cell technology allows them to develop lithium sulfur rechargeable battery systems for the marine market. Founded in 2005, OXIS Energy Ltd. One of key areas relates to safety.

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MAY 31, 2015

Researchers in have shown that a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery with a reduced graphen oxide (rGO) -coated separator exhibits much smaller impedance and much better electrochemical performance than cells with an uncoated separator. After coating with rGO, the initial discharge capacity can be as large as 1067 mAh g −1 at 0.2

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JUNE 21, 2015

Gaoran Li, Wenlong Cai, Binhong Liu, Zhoupeng Li (2015) “A multi functional binder with lithium ion conductive polymer and polysulfide absorbents to improve cycleability of lithium–sulfur batteries,” Journal of Power Sources , Volume 294, Pages 187-192 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.06.083. 2015.06.083.

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MAY 14, 2015

Hai Lu, Yan Yuan, Kai Zhang, Furong Qin, Yanqing Lai and Yexiang Liu (2015) “Application of Partially Fluorinated Ether for Improving Performance of Lithium/Sulfur Batteries” Journal of The Electrochemical Society doi: 10.1149/2.0281508jes.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

OXIS Energy will develop a low temperature electrolyte for Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) rechargeable battery chemistry and Hyperdrive Innovation Ltd will develop a chemistry-agnostic battery management system and packaging that will withstand and outperform the current lead-acid battery solutions.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

In 2015, Airbus Defence and Space and Sion Power Corporation signed a three-year Collaborative Agreement under which Sion Power enhanced and supplied proprietary lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries for use in Zephyr aircraft. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Zhian Zhang, Guanchao Wang, Yanqing Lai, Jie Li, Zhiyong Zhang, Wei Chen (2015) “Nitrogen-doped porous hollow carbon sphere-decorated separators for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries,” Journal of Power Sources , Volume 300, Pages 157-163 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.09.067. 2015.09.067.

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OCTOBER 3, 2015

million) LISSEN (Lithium Sulfur Superbattery Exploiting Nanotechnology) project have developed a new energy-dense lithium-sulfur battery using a new lithium metal-free battery configuration based on the use of lithiated silicon as the anode and a nanostructured sulfur-carbon composite as the cathode.

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MARCH 4, 2015

One of the main obstacles to the commercialization of high-energy density lithium-sulfur batteries is the tendency for lithium polysulfides—the lithium and sulfur reaction products—to dissolve in the battery’s electrolyte and travel to the opposite electrode permanently. Batteries Graphene Li-Sulfur'

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

In addition to developing advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries, BASF is also researching future battery concepts such as lithium-sulfur and lithium-air. The number of personnel at the site will nearly double to more than 90 employees by 2015; approximately 50 employees currently work at the site.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

The researchers discovered that iron pyrite has a unique way of changing form into an iron and a lithium-sulfur (or sodium-sulfur) compound to store energy. Iron pyrite quantum dots, by contrast, have iron close to the surface due to their small size, and this energy storage process can occur reversibly over many cycles.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Guoqiang Ma, Zhaoyin Wen, Qingsong Wang, Chen Shen, Peng Peng, Jun Jin, Xiangwei Wu (2015) “Enhanced performance of lithium sulfur battery with self-assembly polypyrrole nanotube film as the functional interlayer,” Journal of Power Sources , Volume 273, Pages 511-516 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.09.141. —Ma et al.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

Lithium–sulfur batteries are one of the most promising candidates to satisfy emerging market demands, as they possess a theoretical capacity and energy density of 1,675 mAh g -1 and 2,500 kW kg -1 , respectively, superior to current lithium-ion batteries. The paper’s co-authors include Arnd Garsuch and Thomas Weiss of BASF.

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AUGUST 9, 2015

Giannelis (2015) “High-rate lithium–sulfur batteries enabled by hierarchical porous carbons synthesized via ice templation,” Journal of Power Sources , Volume 297 Pages 188-194 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.07.068. Ritu Sahore, Luis P. Estevez, Anirudh Ramanujapuram, Francis J. DiSalvo, Emmanuel P. 2015.07.068.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Li 2 S x ) to liquid electrolytes, such as DOL-DME-LiTFSI and TEGDME-LiCF 3 SO 3 , has shown the most promising results in increasing the lithium-sulfur cell stability and efficiency. —Agostini & Hassoun (2015). —Agostini & Hassoun (2015). Batteries Li-Sulfur'

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

This will be followed by an assessment of the perceived technological barriers and the potential energy density gains for so-called post-LiBs, namely lithium-oxygen and lithium-sulfur batteries. On the Li-sulfur side, it is difficult to achieve the expected gravimetric energy density from a lithium sulfur battery-system.

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JUNE 14, 2015

Researchers from Tsinghua University have developed what they call a “promising strategy” to tackle the intrinsic problems of lithium metal anodes for Lithium sulfur batteries—dendritic and mossy metal depositing on the anode during repeated cycles leading to serious safety concerns and low Coulombic efficiency.

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JUNE 17, 2015

Lithium metal, having a high theoretical specific capacity of 3,860 mAh g -1 and the most negative electrochemical potential among anode materials, has been considered an ideal anode in lithium battery systems over the past four decades.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

cm 3 ) and large surface area (1158 m 2 /g), which enable strong polysulfide adsorption and high sulfur content for use as a cathode material in Li-sulfur batteries. Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University have synthesized highly crumpled nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) sheets with ultrahigh pore volume (5.4 5b03217.

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JUNE 1, 2015

The carbons simultaneously exhibit electrical conductivity more than 3x more than activated carbons; very high electrochemical activity at high mass loading; and high stability, as demonstrated by supercapacitors and lithium–sulfur batteries with excellent performance. Tests were also conducted on lithium-sulfur batteries.

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JULY 10, 2015

As one of the most intensely investigated technologies in the electrochemical energy storage field, lithium−sulfur (Li−S) batteries have observed rapid improvements in their properties in recent years. A paper explaining their work appears in the ACS journal Nano Letters. —Chen et al. 5b01837.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Lithium sulfur (Li?S) However, lithium metal has safety and cyclability issues due to the formation of lithium dendrites; the pulverized and detached lithium metal formed during cycling can result in explosions when exposed to air. Batteries Li-Sulfur' 1 even at 7 C. For traditional Li?S

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JANUARY 30, 2015

Nevertheless, we believe that the data here reported, even if still at a preliminary stage, are of importance for the progress of the lithium-sulfur battery technology. Batteries Li-Sulfur' Further work is in progress in our laboratories to elucidate the behavior of our battery, and also to improve its construction.

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JULY 2, 2015

Following the S 500 e presented last year and the C 350 e successfully in March 2015, the GLE 500 e 4MATIC due in August will be the third model in dealer showrooms. Lithium-ion technology is the most efficient battery technology we currently have, and it has plenty of further potential. Earlier post.) in the same measure.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new electrolyte that allows lithium-sulfur, lithium-metal and lithium-air batteries to operate at 99% efficiency, while having a high current density and without growing dendrites that short-circuit rechargeable batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Volkswagen has also invested in next-generation batteries, including lithium-sulfur and solid-state. The Euro 5 NO x emission standard that is applicable to vehicles prior to 2015 is nearly six times more lenient than that in the US (180 mg/km compared to 31 mg/km). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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APRIL 11, 2015

Bin Li, Songmei Li, Jianhua Liu, Bo Wang, and Shubin Yang (2015) “Vertically Aligned Sulfur–Graphene Nanowalls on Substrates for Ultrafast Lithium–Sulfur Batteries” Nano Letters doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00064. Batteries Graphene Li-Sulfur' —Li et al.

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JULY 20, 2013

The report “ Paving the way to electrified road transport – Publicly funded research, development, and demonstration projects on electric and plug-in cars in Europe ”, lists more than 320 projects covering the period 2007-2015.

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MAY 28, 2015

million in the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 Awards. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 150,000.00.

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APRIL 30, 2015

Korea have devised a dual-layered cathode for Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) comprising a sulfur-nanoparticle–graphene composite as the sulfur active layer and a polysulfide absorption layer to minimize the effects of the performance-decaying polysulfide shuttle. —Kim et al. and Lee, J. 201500111. Guardia, J.

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MARCH 14, 2015

mAh/g over 100 cycles and a good rate retention, demonstrating the synergic contribution of porous carbon and conducting polymer protection to address the challenges facing the sulfur cathode in such systems. In addition, the rate capability of PANI-S/SWNT showed a higher capacity retention of 56% than that of S/SWNT (37%) at 2?C.

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APRIL 7, 2015

Walter, Mary Hu, Xuchu Deng, Ju Feng, Bor Yann Liaw, Meng Gu, Zhiqun Daniel Deng, Dongping Lu, Suochang Xu, Chongmin Wang, and Jun Liu (2015) “Following the Transient Reactions in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Using an In Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Technique” Nano Letters doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00521.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Crabtree (2015) Click to enlarge. Although Li-O 2 batteries fall into this category, JECSR’s analysis found that storing energy in lithium-oxygen chemical bonds is less feasible than previously thought due to the cost of energy density penalty of dealing with a high-purity gaseous oxygen electrode. Crabtree (2015) Click to enlarge.

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