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Fraunhofer holding 3rd annual workshop on Li-sulfur batteries in November

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Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden, Germany will hold its 3rd annual workshop on Lithium-sulfur batteries from 12-13 November 2014. As with the prior Lithium-Sulfur Battery Workshops in 2012 and 2013, this year’s symposium will bring together an international audience of scientists and industrial customers.

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PATHION develops new LiRAP-based solid-state electrolytes for Li-sulfur and sodium-ion batteries

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PATHION is working on a derivative for Li-sulfur batteries as well as a derivative that could be applied in a sodium-ion battery. Lithium sulfur. The first PATHION presentation described the role of LiRAP in a solid-state lithium-sulfur electrolyte.

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Faraday Institution commits a further $31M to battery research to deliver commercial impact

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Also, a focused research project on battery safety has been assembled, integrating research previously carried out in several different projects.

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Sulfur–TiO2 yolk-shell cathode for Li-sulfur battery shows best long-cycle performance so far

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Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC led by Stanford associate professor Yi Cui have used a sulfur–TiO 2 yolk–shell design for a cathode material for a lithium-sulfur battery that achieved an initial specific capacity of 1,030?mAh?g This is the highest performing sulfur cathode in the world, as far as we know.

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China-US team uses graphene composite separator to suppress polysulfide shuttling in Li-S batteries

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In their paper on the work published in the journal Joule , the researchers reported that by using a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/sodium lignosulfonate (SL) composite on the standard polypropylene (PP) separator (rGO@SL/PP), they demonstrated a highly robust Li-S battery with a capacity retention of 74% over 1,000 cycles. … 2018.07.022.

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Faraday Institution to award up to £55M to five consortia for energy storage research

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The projects, which are expected to run over four years, address battery challenges faced by industry and leverage the UK’s research capabilities to advance scientific knowledge with the aim of commercializing new battery technologies and processes. Next generation sodium ion batteries–NEXGENNA.

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Drexel team develops stable Li-S battery with carbonate electrolyte

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sulfur phase within carbon nanofibers that enables successful operation of Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries in carbonate electrolyte for 4000 cycles. The polysulfide shuttle results in uncontrollable deposition of sulfide species on the lithium metal anode, reducing columbic efficiency and increasing capacity fade.

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