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Li‐S‐Batteries: Advanced Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Enabled by a Bio‐Inspired Polysulfide Adsorptive Brush (Adv. Funct. Mater. 46/2016)
Author(s) -
Zhao Teng,
Ye Yusheng,
Peng Xiaoyu,
Divitini Giorgio,
Kim HyunKyung,
Lao ChengYen,
Coxon Paul R.,
Xi Kai,
Liu Yingjun,
Ducati Caterina,
Chen Renjie,
Kumar R. Vasant
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201670306
Subject(s) - polysulfide , sulfur , materials science , adsorption , lithium–sulfur battery , lithium (medication) , battery (electricity) , brush , nanotechnology , zinc , chemical engineering , chemistry , electrolyte , composite material , organic chemistry , electrode , metallurgy , medicine , engineering , endocrinology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
On page 8418, R. Chen, R. V. Kumar, and co‐workers describe a bio‐inspired chemi‐functional interlayer for lithium sulfur batteries. The adsorption of migrating polysulfides (yellow) on the surface of brush‐like zinc oxide nanowire arrays (blue) mimics the adsorption of nutrients in intestinal cells. The novel interlayer improves lithium‐sulfur battery performance and will surely inspire the design of new materials with brushlike nano/micro‐architecture as traps or filters for a wide range of applications.