Inhibition of lithium dendrite growth by forming rich polyethylene oxide-like species in a solid-electrolyte interphase in a polysulfide/carbonate electrolyte

• DOI: 10.1039/c8ta04600j
• Publication Date: 2018-08-14T11:34:41Z
• Authors: JunNian Zhao; HaiLong Yu; LiuBin Ben; YuanJie Zhan; YiDa Wu; XueJie Huang; Zhibin Zhou
• Keywords: Polysulfide; Polyethylene oxide; Interphase; Lithium carbonate; Dendrite (mathematics)

Polyethylene oxide-like polymers form in solid-electrolyte interphase films with the addition of polysulfide ions into a carbonate electrolyte.