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@article{Zhang:2017:10.1149/2.0011801jes,
author = {Zhang, T and Marinescu, M and Walus, S and Kovacik, P and Offer, GJ},
doi = {10.1149/2.0011801jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
pages = {A6001--A6004},
title = {What Limits the Rate Capability of Li-S Batteries during Discharge: Charge Transfer or Mass Transfer?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0011801jes},
volume = {165},
year = {2017}
}

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AB  - Li-S batteries exhibit poor rate capability under lean electrolyte conditions required for achieving high practical energy densities. In this contribution, we argue that the rate capability of commercially-viable Li-S batteries is mainly limited by mass transfer rather than charge transfer during discharge. We first present experimental evidence showing that the charge-transfer resistance of Li-S batteries and hence the cathode surface covered by Li2S are proportional to the state-of-charge (SoC) and not to the current, directly contradicting previous theories. We further demonstrate that the observed Li-S behaviors for different discharge rates are qualitatively captured by a zero-dimensional Li-S model with transport-limited reaction currents. This is the first Li-S model to also reproduce the characteristic overshoot in voltage at the beginning of charge, suggesting its cause is the increase in charge transfer resistance brought by Li2S precipitation.
AU  - Zhang,T
AU  - Marinescu,M
AU  - Walus,S
AU  - Kovacik,P
AU  - Offer,GJ
DO  - 10.1149/2.0011801jes
EP  - 6004
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 0013-4651
SP  - 6001
TI  - What Limits the Rate Capability of Li-S Batteries during Discharge: Charge Transfer or Mass Transfer?
T2  - Journal of the Electrochemical Society
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0011801jes
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/50416
VL  - 165
ER  -

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