Advances in Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries (eBook)

This book presents the latest advances in rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries and provides a guide for future developments in this field. Novel electrode compositions and architectures as well as innovative cell designs are needed to make Li-S technology practically viable. Nowadays, several challenges still persist, such as the shuttle of lithium polysulfides and the poor reversibility of lithium-metal anode, among others. However over the past several years significant progress has been made in the research and development of Li-S batteries. This book addresses most aspects of Li-S batteries and reviews the topic in depth. Advances are summarized and guidance for future development is provided. By elevating our understanding of Li-S batteries to a high level this may inspire new ideas for advancing this technology and making it commercially viable. This book is of interest to the battery community and will benefit graduate students and professionals working in this field

Arumugam Manthiram is currently the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering and Director of the Texas Materials Institute at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Madurai University, India, and his Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, all in chemistry. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher with the 2019 Chemistry Nobel Laureate John Goodenough before becoming a faculty at UT Austin in 1991. Dr. Manthiram's research focuses on batteries and fuel cells. He directs a large, productive research group in electrochemical energy technologies with about 35 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. He has provided research training to 270 people, including the graduation of 66 Ph.D. students. He has authored 860 journal publications and 15 awarded patents, edited 9 books, and given 470 presentations.

 Yongzhu Fu is a Professor in the College of Chemistry at Zhengzhou University in China. He received his B.E. degree from Tsinghua University in 2000, M.S. degree from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003, and Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, United States, in 2007. He was an Assistant Professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in the United States before joining Zhengzhou University in 2017. His research is focused on electrochemical energy materials for rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. He has authored more than 100 journal publications.