Polymer electrolytes for lithium/sulfur batteries

Yan Zhao; Yongguang Zhang; Denise Gosselink; The Nam Long Doan; Mikhail Sadhu; Ho-Jae Cheang; Pu Chen

doi:10.3390/membranes2030553

Polymer electrolytes for lithium/sulfur batteries

Membranes (Basel). 2012 Aug 9;2(3):553-64. doi: 10.3390/membranes2030553.

Authors

Yan Zhao¹, Yongguang Zhang², Denise Gosselink³, The Nam Long Doan⁴, Mikhail Sadhu⁵, Ho-Jae Cheang⁶, Pu Chen⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada. y236zhao@uwaterloo.ca.
² Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada. y378zhan@uwaterloo.ca.
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada. denise@uwaterloo.ca.
⁴ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada. doannamlong@yahoo.com.
⁵ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada. mikhailsadhu@hotmail.com.
⁶ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada. hcheang@uwaterloo.ca.
⁷ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada. p4chen@uwaterloo.ca.

Abstract

This review evaluates the characteristics and advantages of employing polymer electrolytes in lithium/sulfur (Li/S) batteries. The main highlights of this study constitute detailed information on the advanced developments for solid polymer electrolytes and gel polymer electrolytes, used in the lithium/sulfur battery. This includes an in-depth analysis conducted on the preparation and electrochemical characteristics of the Li/S batteries based on these polymer electrolytes.