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Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile is suggested to contain S n  ( n  ≤ 4) and shows good electrochemical performance in carbonate electrolytes for lithium sulfur batteries. However inferior results in ether electrolytes suggest that high solubility of Li 2 S n  ( n  ≤ 4) trumps the limited redox conversion, leading to dissolution and shuttling. Here, we introduce a small amount of selenium in sulfurized polyacrylonitrile to accelerate the redox conversion, delivering excellent performance in both carbonate and ether electrolytes, including high reversible capacity (1300 mA h g −1  at 0.2 A g −1 ), 84% active material utilization and high rate (capacity up to 900 mA h g −1  at 10 A g −1 ). These cathodes can undergo 800 cycles with nearly 100% Coulombic efficiency and ultralow 0.029% capacity decay per cycle. Polysulfide dissolution is successfully suppressed by enhanced reaction kinetics. This work demonstrates an ether compatible sulfur cathode involving intermediate Li 2 S n  ( n  ≤ 4), attractive rate and cycling performance, and a promising solution towards applicable lithium-sulfur batteries.

Ether-compatible sulfurized polyacrylonitrile cathode with excellent performance enabled by fast kinetics via selenium doping