Sheng S. Zhang and Dat T. Tran
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 4371-4374
DOI:
10.1039/C6TA01214K,
Communication
Pyrite FeS2 chemically combines lithium polysulphide (Li2Sn) to form active Li2FeS2+n complexes that substantially reduce the out-diffusion of dissolved Li2Sn from sulphur cathodes and consequently improve the cycling performance of lithium–sulphur batteries. The same functions are also applicable to other transition metal sulphides, which opens a new direction for polysulphide sequestration in lithium–sulphur batteries.