Targeting the role of lithium sulphide formation for the rapid capacity fading in lithium-sulphur batteries

This work aims to study the reasons for the rapid capacity fading in the field of lithium-sulphur batteries. It is found that the formation of non-soluble and insulating lithium sulphide, Li2S, upon sulphur reduction is one of the main reasons to account for the capacity fade due to its relatively low electrochemical activity and blocking of the carbon framework.