Energy production and storage are critical research domains where the demands for improved energy devices and the requirement for greener energy resources are increasing. There is particularly intense interest in Lithium (Li)-ion batteries for all kinds of electrochemical energy storage. Li-ion batteries are currently the primary energy storage devices in the communications, transportation and renewable-energy sectors. However, scaling up the Li-ion battery technology to meet current increasing demands is still problematic and issues such as safety, costs, and electrode materials with higher performance are under intense investigation. The Li-sulfur (S) battery is a promising electrochemical system as a high-energy secondary battery, particularly for large-scale applications, due to its low cost, theoretically large specific capacity, theoretically high specific energy, and its ecofriendly footprint. The Li-S battery exhibits excellent potential and has attracted the attention of battery developers in large scale production in recent years. This review aims to highlight recent advances in the Li-S battery, providing an overview of the Li-ion battery applications in energy storage, then detailing the challenges facing Li-S battery and current applied strategies for improvement in its efficiency. (C) 2013 The Electrochemical Society.
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French Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Univ Grenoble 1, LEPMI, UMR 5279, Grenoble INP,Univ Savoie, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Barchasz, Celine
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Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Univ Grenoble 1, LEPMI, UMR 5279, Grenoble INP,Univ Savoie, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Alloin, Fannie
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Univ Grenoble 1, LEPMI, UMR 5279, Grenoble INP,Univ Savoie, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Alloin, Fannie
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Patoux, Sebastien
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French Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
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Bock, David C.
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Marschilok, Amy C.
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French Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
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Barchasz, Celine
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Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Univ Grenoble 1, LEPMI, UMR 5279, Grenoble INP,Univ Savoie, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Lepretre, Jean-Claude
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Alloin, Fannie
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Univ Grenoble 1, LEPMI, UMR 5279, Grenoble INP,Univ Savoie, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, FranceFrench Atom Energy & Alternat Energy Agcy CEA, Lab Innovat New Energy Technol & Nanomat LITEN, F-38054 Grenoble 9, France
Alloin, Fannie
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Patoux, Sebastien
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SUNY Buffalo, Dept Chem, Buffalo, NY 14260 USASUNY Buffalo, Dept Chem, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
Bock, David C.
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Marschilok, Amy C.
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SUNY Buffalo, Dept Chem, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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Marschilok, Amy C.
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Takeuchi, Kenneth J.
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SUNY Buffalo, Dept Chem, Buffalo, NY 14260 USASUNY Buffalo, Dept Chem, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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SUNY Buffalo, Dept Biomed Engn, Buffalo, NY 14260 USASUNY Buffalo, Dept Chem, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Fac Sci & Engn, Sch Environm Sci, Div Chem & Environm Sci, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, EnglandManchester Metropolitan Univ, Fac Sci & Engn, Sch Environm Sci, Div Chem & Environm Sci, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, England
Brownson, Dale A. C.
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Kampouris, Dimitrios K.
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