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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Arumugam Manthiram, Austin, TX (US);
Yongzhu Fu, Austin, TX (US);
Arumugam Manthiram, Austin, TX (US);
Yongzhu Fu, Austin, TX (US);
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a rechargeable Li—S battery including a cathode including a firbrous carbon material, a catholyte including a polysulfide, and an anode. In another embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a charged or partially charged rechargeable Li—S battery including a cathode including a fibrous carbon material and amorphous microparticles of elemental sulfur, a catholyte including high-order polysulfides having a general formula of LiS, wherein n is at least eight, and an anode. In another embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a discharged or partially discharged rechargeable Li—S battery including a cathode including a fibrous carbon material and amorphous microparticles of LiS, a catholyte including a negligible amount of polysulfides, and an anode.