Whats the potential of lithium-sulfur batteries?
And you guessed it right, its all to do with internal chemistry setbacks.
The second issue here is whats known as the lithium polysulfides problem.
This causes the anodes insulation and degrades the batterys performance.
To do that, they addedan electrical charge to the pores of the membrane and leveraged the polysulfides themselves.
Positively charged lithium ions, however, could pass freely.
Whats more, it can withstand the extreme temperatures of automotive life.
The University of Michigan has patented the membrane and Kotov is developing a company to bring it to market.
you’re free to find the study paperin Nature Communications.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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