Activating Aqueous Multivalent Metal–Sulfur Electrochemistry via Kinetic Promoter

Xinran Li; Tengsheng Zhang; Qitong Ye; Jin‐Lin Yang; Yanyan Zhang; Xiaoyu Yu; Hongrun Jin; Junwei Zhang; Zhuo Yang; Zefang Yang; Yifeng Wang; Wanhai Zhou; Hong Jin Fan; Dongyuan Zhao; Dongliang Chao

doi:10.1021/jacs.6c14441

Chemistry & materialsBatteries & energy materials

Activating Aqueous Multivalent Metal–Sulfur Electrochemistry via Kinetic Promoter

Xinran Li, Tengsheng Zhang, Qitong Ye, Jin‐Lin Yang, Yanyan Zhang, Xiaoyu Yu, Hongrun Jin, Junwei Zhang, Zhuo Yang, Zefang Yang, Yifeng Wang, Wanhai Zhou, Hong Jin Fan, Dongyuan Zhao, Dongliang Chao

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Here, we decouple sulfur-conversion kinetics from sulfur-species stabilization by introducing a kinetic promoter.

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Appeared: Monday, September 21. Journal of the American Chemical Society. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c14441

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