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Development Of Novel Nanomaterials For Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Xia Li

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Lithium-sulfur batteries are considered as the most promising next generation high-energy batteries. Compared with other kinds of battery, Li-S batteries have ultra-high theoretical energy density, which is a good candidate for electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles in future. However, there are still many challenges to be addressed in Li-S batteries. Design of electrodes, selection of electrolytes, and battery assemble have direct effects on the safety, cost and electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries. Therefore, it is greatly important to develop novel electrodes to achieve high-energy for Li-S batteries. This thesis mainly focuses on the design of sulfur cathode of Li-S …