Lithium–sulfur battery

The lithium–sulfur battery (Li–S battery) is a type of rechargeable battery. It is notable for its high specific energy.^[2] The low atomic weight of lithium and moderate atomic weight of sulfur means that Li–S batteries are relatively light (about the density of water). They were used on the longest and highest-altitude unmanned solar-powered aeroplane flight (at the time) by Zephyr 6 in August 2008.^[3]

Lithium–sulfur battery

Working principle of lithium-sulfur battery and "shuttle" effect
Specific energy	450 Wh/kg[1]
Energy density	550 Wh/L[1]
Charge/discharge efficiency	C/5 nominal
Cycle durability	In question
Nominal cell voltage	Cell voltage varies nonlinearly in the range 2.5–1.7 V during discharge; batteries often packaged for 3 V

Lithium–sulfur batteries may displace lithium-ion cells because of their higher energy density and reduced cost. This is due to two factors. First the use of sulfur instead of a less energy dense and more expensive substances such as cobalt and/or iron compounds found in lithium-ion batteries.^[2][4] Secondly, the use of metallic lithium instead of intercalating lithium ions allows for much higher energy density, as less substances are needed to hold "lithium" and lithium is directly oxidized.^[2][4][1] Li–S batteries offer specific energies on the order of 550 Wh/kg,^[1] while lithium-ion batteries are in the range of 150–260 Wh/kg.^[5]

Li–S batteries with up to 1,500 charge and discharge cycles were demonstrated in 2017,^[6] but cycle life tests at commercial scale and with lean electrolyte have not been completed. As of early 2021, none were commercially available.

Issues that have slowed acceptance include the polysulfide "shuttle" effect that is responsible for the progressive leakage of active material from the cathode, resulting in too few recharge cycles.^[7] Also, sulfur cathodes have low conductivity, requiring extra mass for a conducting agent in order to exploit the contribution of active mass to the capacity.^[8] Volume expansion of the sulfur cathode during S to Li₂S conversion and the large amount of electrolyte needed are also issues. In the early 2000s, however, scientists began to make progress creating high-stability sulfurized-carbon cathodes^[9] and by 2020, scientists at Rice University had demonstrated batteries based on sulfurized carbon cathodes that retained >70% of their capacity after 1000 cycles.^[10] By 2023, Zeta Energy a Texas-based startup announced that multiple national laboratories had independently verified that its lithium-sulfur batteries based on sulfurized-carbon cathodes were polysulfide shuttle free.^[11]

The competitive advantages of sulfurized-carbon cathodes (e.g., sulfurized polyacrylonitrile, also known as SPAN) were highlighted by a quantitative analysis performed by researchers at University of Maryland, College Park and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2024.^[12] Their polysulfide shuttle free feature facilitates proper operation under lean electrolyte conditions (< 3 g·(A·h)⁻¹), which was proved to be extremely crucial to attain the full potential of Li-S batteries. The researchers proposed and analyzed unconventional perspectives on how to further improve both energy density and cycle life, highlighting the importance of a proper electrolyte (i.e., stable, lightweight, and highly Li⁺-conductive).^[12]

History

Li–S batteries were invented in the 1960s, when Herbert and Ulam patented a primary battery employing lithium or lithium alloys as anodic material, sulfur as cathodic material and an electrolyte composed of aliphatic saturated amines.^[13][14] A few years later the technology was improved by the introduction of organic solvents as PC, DMSO and DMF yielding a 2.35–2.5 V battery.^[15] By the end of the 1980s a rechargeable Li–S battery was demonstrated employing ethers, in particular DOL, as the electrolyte solvent.^[16][17]

In 2020 Manthiram identified the critical parameters needed for achieving commercial acceptance.^[18][19] Specifically, Li–S batteries need to achieve a sulfur loading of >5 mg·cm⁻², a carbon content of <5%, electrolyte-to-sulfur ratio of <5 μL·mg⁻¹, electrolyte-to-capacity ratio of <5 μL·(mA·h)⁻¹, and negative-to-positive capacity ratio of <5 in pouch-type cells.^[18]

In 2021, researchers announced the use of a sugar-based anode additive that prevented the release of polysulfide chains from the cathodes that pollute the anode. A prototype cell demonstrated 1,000 charge cycles with a capacity of 700 mAh/g.^[20]

In 2022, an interlayer was introduced that claimed to reduce polysulfide movement (protecting the anode) and facilitate lithium ion transfer to reduce charge/discharge times.^[21] Also that year, researchers employed aramid nanofibers (nanoscale Kevlar fibers), fashioned into cell membrane-like networks. This prevented dendrite formation. It addressed polysulfide shuttle by using ion selectivity, by integrating tiny channels into the network and adding an electrical charge.^[22]

Also in 2022, Researchers at Drexel University produced a prototype lithium-sulfur battery that did not degrade over 4000 charge cycles. Analysis has shown that the battery contained monoclinic gamma-phase sulfur, which has been thought to be unstable below 95 degrees Celsius, and only a few studies have shown this type of sulfur to be stable longer than 20 to 30 minutes.^[23]

In 2024, researchers at UC San Diego announced the discovery of a novel sulfur–iodine crystalline material that can drastically increase the electrical conductivity of a lithium–sulfur battery’s cathode by 11 orders of magnitude, making it 100 billion times more conductive than crystals made of sulfur alone. Moreover, the new material has self-healing properties which make it possible to repair the damage caused from recharge cycling by heating the new material.^[24]

Chemistry

Chemical processes in the Li–S cell include lithium dissolution from the anode surface (and incorporation into alkali metal polysulfide salts) during discharge, and reverse lithium plating to the anode while charging.^[25]

Anode

At the anodic surface, dissolution of the metallic lithium occurs, with the production of electrons and lithium ions during the discharge and electrodeposition during the charge. The half-reaction is expressed as:^[26]

${\displaystyle {\ce {Li <=> Li+ + e-}}}$

In analogy with lithium batteries, the dissolution / electrodeposition reaction causes over time problems of unstable growth of the solid-electrolyte interface (SEI), generating active sites for the nucleation and dendritic growth of lithium. Dendritic growth is responsible for the internal short circuit in lithium batteries and leads to the death of the battery itself.^[27]

Cathode

In Li–S batteries, energy is stored in the sulfur cathode (S₈). During discharge, the lithium ions in the electrolyte migrate to the cathode where the sulfur is reduced to lithium sulphide (Li₂S). The sulfur is reoxidized to S₈ during the recharge phase. The semi-reaction is therefore expressed as:

${\displaystyle {\ce {S + 2Li+ + 2e- <=> Li2S}}}$ (E ° ≈ 2.15 V vs Li / Li⁺ )

Actually the sulfur reduction reaction to lithium sulphide is much more complex and involves the formation of lithium polysulphides (Li₂S_x, 2 ≤ x ≤ 8) at decreasing chain length according to:^[28]

${\displaystyle {\ce {S8 \ + \ 2 Li -> Li2S8}}}$

${\displaystyle {\ce {Li2S8\ +\ 2Li\ ->\ Li2S6\ +\ Li2S2}}}$

${\displaystyle {\ce {...}}}$

Over all:

${\displaystyle {\ce {S8 \ + \ 8 Li \ -> 4 Li2S2}}}$

And the final step:

${\displaystyle {\ce {Li2S2 \ + \ 2 Li \ -> \ 2 Li2S}}}$

The final product is actually a mixture of Li₂S₂ and Li₂S rather than pure Li₂S, due to the slow reduction kinetics at Li₂S.^[29] This contrasts with conventional lithium-ion cells, where the lithium ions are intercalated in the anode and cathodes. Each sulfur atom can host two lithium ions. Typically, lithium-ion batteries accommodate only 0.5–0.7 lithium ions per host atom.^[30] Consequently, Li–S allows for a much higher lithium storage density. Polysulfides are reduced on the cathode surface in sequence while the cell is discharging:

S
₈ → Li
₂S
₈ → Li
₂S
₆ → Li
₂S
₄ → Li
₂S
₃

Across a porous diffusion separator, sulfur polymers form at the cathode as the cell charges:

Li
₂S → Li
₂S
₂ → Li
₂S
₃ → Li
₂S
₄ → Li
₂S
₆ → Li
₂S
₈ → S
₈

These reactions are analogous to those in the sodium–sulfur battery.

The main challenges of Li–S batteries is the low conductivity of sulfur and its considerable volume change upon discharging and finding a suitable cathode is the first step for commercialization of Li–S batteries.^[31] Therefore, most researchers use a carbon/sulfur cathode and a lithium anode.^[32] Sulfur is very cheap, but has practically no electroconductivity, 5×10⁻³⁰ S⋅cm⁻¹ at 25 °C.^[33] A carbon coating provides the missing electroconductivity. Carbon nanofibers provide an effective electron conduction path and structural integrity, at the disadvantage of higher cost.^[34] In 2024, researchers announced the discovery of a sulfur–iodine material that can dramatically increase the electrical conductivity of a lithium–sulfur battery’s cathode by 11 orders of magnitude, making it 100 billion times more conductive than crystals made of sulfur alone.^[24]

One problem with the lithium–sulfur design is that when the sulfur in the cathode absorbs lithium, volume expansion of the Li_xS compositions occurs, and predicted volume expansion of Li₂S is nearly 80% of the volume of the original sulfur.^[35] This causes large mechanical stresses on the cathode, which is a major cause of rapid degradation. This process reduces the contact between the carbon and the sulfur, and prevents the flow of lithium ions to the carbon surface.^[36]

Mechanical properties of the lithiated sulfur compounds are strongly contingent on the lithium content, and with increasing lithium content, the strength of lithiated sulfur compounds improves, although this increment is not linear with lithiation.^[37]

One of the primary shortfalls of most Li–S cells is unwanted reactions with the electrolytes. While S and Li
₂S are relatively insoluble in most electrolytes, many intermediate polysulfides are not. Dissolving Li
₂S
_n into electrolytes causes irreversible loss of active sulfur.^[38] Use of highly reactive lithium as a negative electrode causes dissociation of most of the commonly used other type electrolytes. Use of a protective layer in the anode surface has been studied to improve cell safety, i.e., using Teflon coating showed improvement in the electrolyte stability,^[39] LIPON, Li₃N also exhibited promising performance.

Polysulfide "shuttle"

Historically, the "shuttle" effect is the main cause of degradation in a Li–S battery.^[40] The lithium polysulfide Li₂S_x (6≤x≤8) is highly soluble^[41] in the common electrolytes used for Li–S batteries. They are formed and leaked from the cathode and they diffuse to the anode, where they are reduced to short-chain polysulfides and diffuse back to the cathode where long-chain polysulfides are formed again. This process results in the continuous leakage of active material from the cathode, lithium corrosion, low coulombic efficiency and low battery life.^[42] Moreover, the "shuttle" effect is responsible for the characteristic self-discharge of Li–S batteries, because of slow dissolution of polysulfide, which occurs also in rest state.^[40] The "shuttle" effect in a Li–S battery can be quantified by a factor f_c (0 < f_c < 1), evaluated by the extension of the charge voltage plateau. The factor f_c is given by the expression:^[43]

$${\displaystyle fc={\frac {k_{\text{s}}q_{\text{up}}[S_{\text{tot}}]}{I_{c}}}}$$

where k_s, q_up, [S_tot] and I_c are respectively the kinetic constant, specific capacity contributing to the anodic plateau, the total sulfur concentration and charge current.

In 2022,^[44] researchers reported the use of a cathode made from carbon nanofibers. Elemental sulfur was deposited onto the carbon substrate (cf. physical vapor deposition), which formed the rare and usually metastable monoclinic γ-Sulfur allotrope. This allotrope reversibly reacts to Li
₂S without the formation of intermediate polysulfides Li
₂S
_x. Therefore, carbonate electrolytes, which commonly react with those polysulfides, can be used instead of the rather dangerous ether based electrolytes (low flash and boiling points).^[45]

Its initial capacity was 800 Ah/kg (classical LiCoO₂/graphite batteries have a cell capacity of 100 Ah/kg). It decayed only very slowly, on average 0.04% each cycle, and retained 658 Ah/kg after 4000 cycles (82%).^[44]

Electrolyte

Conventionally, Li–S batteries employ a liquid organic electrolyte, contained in the pores of PP separator.^[40] The electrolyte plays a key role in Li–S batteries, acting both on "shuttle" effect by the polysulfide dissolution and the SEI stabilization at anode surface. It has been demonstrated that the electrolytes based on organic carbonates commonly employed in Li-ion batteries (i.e. PC, EC, DEC and mixtures of them) are not compatible with the chemistry of Li–S batteries.^[46] Long-chain polysulfides undergo nucleophilic attack on electrophilic sites of carbonates, resulting in the irreversible formation of by-products as ethanol, methanol, ethylene glycol and thiocarbonates. In Li–S batteries are conventionally employed cyclic ethers (as DOL) or short-chain ethers (as DME) as well as the family of glycol ethers, including DEGDME and TEGDME.^[47] One common electrolyte is 1M LiTFSI in DOL:DME 1:1 vol. with 1%w/w di LiNO₃ as additive for lithium surface passivation.^[47]

Safety

Because of the high potential energy density and the nonlinear discharge and charging response of the cell, a microcontroller and other safety circuitry is sometimes used along with voltage regulators to manage cell operation and prevent rapid discharge.^[48]

Lifespan

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have a shorter lifespan compared to traditional Li-ion batteries.^[49] Recent advancements in materials and electrolyte formulations have shown potential to extend its cycle life to over 1,000 cycles.^[10] One of the primary factors limiting the lifespan of Li-S batteries is the dissolution of polysulfides in the electrolyte, which leads to the shuttle effect and results in capacity loss over time.^[50] The operating temperature and cycling rate also play significant roles in determining the lifespan of Li-S batteries.^[51]

Research

Research

Anode	Cathode	Date	Source	Specific capacity after cycling	Notes
Lithium metal	Polyethylene glycol coated, pitted mesoporous carbon	17 May 2009	University of Waterloo[52]	1,110 mA⋅h/g after 20 cycles at a current of 168 mA⋅g−1[52]	Minimal degradation during charge cycling. To retain polysulfides in the cathode, the surface was functionalized to repel (hydrophobic) polysulfides. In a test using a glyme solvent, a traditional sulfur cathode lost 96% of its sulfur over 30 cycles, while the experimental cathode lost only 25%.
Lithium metal	Sulfur-coated, disordered carbon hollow carbon nanofibers	2011	Stanford University[53][54]	730 mA⋅h/g after 150 cycles (at 0.5 C)	An electrolyte additive boosted the faraday efficiency from 85% to over 99%.
Silicon nanowire/carbon	Sulfur-coated, disordered carbon nanotubes made from carbohydrates	2013	CGS[55][56]	1,300 mA⋅h/g after 400 cycles (at 1 C)	Microwave processing of materials and laser-printing of electrodes.
Silicon carbon	Sulfur	2013	Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS[57]	? after 1,400 cycles
	Copolymerized sulfur	2013	University of Arizona[58][59]	823 mA⋅h/g at 100 cycles	Uses "inverse vulcanization" on mostly sulfur with a small amount of 1,3-diisopropenylbenzene (DIB) additive
	Porous TiO 2-encapsulated sulfur nanoparticles	2013	Stanford University[60][61]	721 mA⋅h/g at 1,000 cycles (0.5 C)	shell protects the sulfur-lithium intermediate from electrolyte solvent. Each cathode particle is 800 nanometers in diameter. Faraday efficiency of 98.4%.
	Sulfur	June 2013	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	1200 mA·h/g at 300 cycles at 60 °C (0.1 C) 800 mA·h/g at 300 cycles at 60 °C (1 C)[62]	Solid lithium polysulfidophosphate electrolyte. Half the voltage of typical LIBs. Remaining issues include low electrolyte ionic conductivity and brittleness in the ceramic structure.[63][64]
Lithium	Sulfur-graphene oxide nanocomposite with styrene-butadiene-carboxymethyl cellulose copolymer binder	2013	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory[65]	700 mA·h/g at 1,500 cycles (0.05 C discharge) 400 mA·h/g at 1,500 cycles (0.5 C charge / 1 C discharge)	Voltage between about 1.7 and 2.5 volts, depending on charge state. Lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide) dissolved in a mixture of nmethyl-(n-butyl) pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide (PYR14TFSI), 1,3-dioxolane (DOL), dimethoxyethane (DME) with 1 M lithium bis-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI), and lithium nitrate (LiNO 3). High porosity polypropylene separator. Specific energy is 500 W⋅h/kg (initial) and 250 W⋅h/kg at 1,500 cycles (C=1.0)
Lithiated graphite	Sulfur	February 2014	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	400 cycles	Coating prevents polysulfides from destroying the anode.[66]
Lithiated graphene	Sulfur/Lithium-sulfide passivation layer	2014	OXIS Energy[67][68]	240 mA·h/g (1000 cycles) 25 A·h/cell	Passivation layer prevents sulfur loss
Lithiated hard-carbon	Sulfur-copolymer (poly(S-co-DVB))	2019	Chungnam National University	400 mAh/g for 500 cycles at 3C	The SEI of hard-carbon prevents polysulphides deposition at anode and enables high-rate performance.[69]
Lithium sulfur batteries	Carbon nanotube/Sulfur	2014	Tsinghua University[70]	15.1 mA·h⋅cm−2 at a sulfur loading of 17.3 mgS⋅cm−2	A free-standing CNT–S paper electrode with a high areal sulfur-loading was fabricated, in which short MWCNTs served as the short-range electrical conductive network and super-long CNTs acted as both the long-range conductive network and intercrossed binders.
	Glass-coated sulfur with mildly reduced graphene oxide for structural support	2015	University of California, Riverside[71]	700 mA⋅h⋅g−1 (50 cycles)[72]	Glass coating prevents lithium polysulfides from permanently migrating to an electrode
Lithium	Sulfur	2016	LEITAT	500 W⋅h/kg	ALISE H2020 project developing a Li–S battery for cars with new components and optimized regarding anode, cathode, electrolyte and separator
Lithium metal	Sulfurized graphene	2021	CATRIN, Palacký University	644 mA⋅h⋅g−1 (250 cycles)	An efficient and straightforward approach to prepare a covalently sulfurized graphene cathode for Li–S batteries with high sulfur content and high cycling stability.[73]
	Sulfur-loaded carbon nanotubes	2022	Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute[74]	850 mA⋅h⋅g−1 (100 cycles)	Uses a phosphorus-doped activated carbon separator layer to minimize the polysulfide shuttle effect, while creating a foldable battery.
Lithium metal	Lithium thiophosphate catholyte	2023	Dartmouth College, Stanford University[75]	1271 mA⋅h⋅g−1 (200 cycles)	Adding phosphorus pentasulfide to a Li–S catholyte leads to the formation of complexes that accommodate the discharge product (Li2S) and allow high cyclability and low temperature performance.

Commercialization

As of 2021 few companies had been able to commercialize the technology on an industrial scale. Companies such as Sion Power have partnered with Airbus Defence and Space to test their lithium sulfur battery technology. Airbus Defense and Space successfully launched their prototype High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) aircraft powered by solar energy during the day and by lithium sulfur batteries at night in real life conditions during an 11-day flight. The batteries used in the test flight utilized Sion Power's Li–S cells that provide 350 W⋅h/kg.^[76] Sion originally claimed to be in the process of volume manufacturing with availability by end of 2017; however more recently it can be seen that they have dropped work on their lithium sulfur battery in favor of a lithium-metal battery.^[77][78]

British firm OXIS Energy developed prototype lithium sulfur batteries.^[79][80] Together with Imperial College London and Cranfield University, they published equivalent-circuit-network models for its cells.^[81] With Lithium Balance of Denmark they built a prototype scooter battery system primarily for the Chinese market, which had a capacity of 1.2 kWh using 10 Ah Long Life cells, and weighed 60% less than lead acid batteries with a significant increase in range.^[82] They also built a 3U, 3,000 W⋅h Rack-Mounted Battery that weighed only 25 kg and was said to be fully scalable.^[83] They claimed their Lithium-Sulfur batteries would cost about $200/kWh in mass production.^[84] However, the firm entered bankruptcy (insolvency) status in May 2021.^[85]

Sony, which also commercialized the first lithium-ion battery, planned to introduce lithium–sulfur batteries to the market in 2020, but has provided no updates since the initial announcement in 2015.^[86]

Monash University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Melbourne, Australia developed an ultra-high capacity Li–S battery that has been manufactured by partners at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology in Germany. It is claimed the battery can provide power to a smartphone for five days.^[87]

In 2022, the German company Theion claimed to introduce lithium–sulfur batteries for mobile devices in 2023 and for vehicles by 2024.^[88]

In January 2023, Houston, Texas company Zeta Energy was awarded $4 million by the United States Department of Energy ARPA-E program to advance its lithium-sulfur batteries based on a sulfurized-carbon cathode and a vertically-aligned carbon nanontube anode.^[89]

In June 2023, San Jose, California company Lyten started up a pilot production line making about 100 batteries a day.^[90] In 2024, Lyten announced plans a billion-dollar gigafactory in Reno, Nevada, to build up to 10 gigawatt-hours of lithium–sulfur batteries annually.^[91]

See also

• Energy portal

• List of battery types

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