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Synergistic improvements on capacity and Coulombic efficiency of lithium-sulfur batteries with NiSe-Ni2P/C modification on PP separators

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Gd-MOF-Derived GdS/C for the Modification of Separators in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Expediting Polysulfide Evolution Kinetics via Porous Carbon Microspheres Embedded with Fe3Se4 Nanoparticles as a Separator Modifier for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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What's next for batteries? A radical rethink of battery technology development for transportation and grid applications

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Fast‐Charging Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Enhanced Polysulfide Conversion and Shuttle Suppression in Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries via Fe‐Phytate Modified Sulfur Cathode

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A Lithium‐Affinitive Covalent Organic Polymer Network Functionalized Separator for Dendrite‐Free and High‐Durability Lithium–Sulfur Batteries under Harsh Conditions

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Oxygen deficient Eu2O3− synchronizes the shielding and catalytic conversion of polysulfides toward high-performance lithium sulfur batteries

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Iodine-doped carbon nanotubes boosting the adsorption effect and conversion kinetics of lithium-sulfur batteries

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Design and fabrication of a multifunctional Co2Mo3O8-modified separator for enhanced performance and safety in lithium–sulfur batteries

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Constructing MoS2-SnS heterostructures on N-doped carbon nanosheets for enhanced catalytic conversion of polysulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries

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A decade of development in cathode-facing surface modified separators for high-performance Li-S batteries

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Polyaniline-Based Ink for Inkjet Printing for Supercapacitors, Sensors, and Electrochromic Devices

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Advances in Cathode’s Microstructure Modification to Boost Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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MoP quantum dots based multifunctional efficient electrocatalyst for stable and long-life flexible lithium–sulfur batteries

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Porous membranes of polymer blends and their use as functional separators for electrochemical batteries

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Lithium sulfonate-rich MOF modified separator enables high performance lithium–sulfur batteries

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2D (Boron Nitride/Graphene/Molybdenum Disulfide) Composite-Modified Separator for High-Performance Li–S Batteries

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Enhanced the Long‐Cycle Performance of SiOx/C Anode Materials Via Ti and Sn Bimetallic Doping Strategy

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2D MXenes as electrode materials for metal-sulfur batteries: A review

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Biomimetic Aramid Nanofiber/β-FeOOH Composite Coating for Polypropylene Separators in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Reinforcing the Adsorption and Conversion of Polysulfides in Li−S Battery by Incorporating Molybdenum into MnS/MnO Nanorods

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Transition Metals@MXenes electrocatalysts for high-performance Lithium–Sulfur batteries under lean electrolyte: A comprehensive review

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Stepwise regulation of polysulfide conversion by In Situ constructed ZnSe-MoSe2 heterojunctions in n-doped hollow carbon nanocages for lithium-sulfur batteries

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Island-like FeS2@TiO2 heterojunction modified separator for enhanced polysulfide management in lithium-sulfur batteries

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Nonsolvent-induced phase separation polyimide/polymeric ionic liquid separators for high-performance and safe lithium metal-based batteries

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High Rate and Long-Cycle Life of Lithium–Sulfur Battery Enabled by High d-Band Center of High-Entropy Alloys

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MXenes-based separators with nanoconfined two-dimensional channels for high-performance lithium–sulfur battery

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Nickel-carbon nanorods as multifunctional separators for highly efficient and long-lived lithium sulfur batteries

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Manipulating energy band alignment and oxygen vacancies engineering of ZrO2 by magnesium ion doping strategy for kinetics enhanced Li-S batteries

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Cement/Sulfur for Lithium–Sulfur Cells

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Multifunctional Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoarchitectures for Advanced Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries: Comprehensive Strategies for Cathode Catalysis, Separator Modification, and Anode Stabilization

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Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025
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Multifunctional SnO2 QDs/MXene Heterostructures as Laminar Interlayers for Improved Polysulfide Conversion and Lithium Plating Behavior

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A multifunctional separator as sustained release Carrier of NaNO3 to Address the low solubility of Nitrate in Electrolyte

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Utilization of Y-MOF-derived Y2O3/YS@C heterojunction for Li-S battery separators

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Recent Progress in PEG-Based Composite Phase Change Materials

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Separator engineering toward suppressed shuttle effect and homogenized lithium deposition in lithium−sulfur batteries

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An interpenetrated protein-polar polymer interlayer for suppressing shuttle effect in Li-S batteries

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High-performance S cathode through a decoupled ion-transport mechanism

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Pristine MOF Materials for Separator Application in Lithium–Sulfur Battery

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Sulfur-containing polydimethylsiloxane polymer enables stable lithium metal anodes for lithium sulfur batteries at room and low temperature

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Exploring the fabrication of temperature-regulated spray-bonded cotton using eutectic dual-network phase transition microspheres

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Hollow multishelled FeP nanospheres as a separator modifier for high-performance Li-S batteries

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Synergistic Adsorption‐Diffusion‐Catalytic Effect Boosting Polysulfides Conversion by Rational Isotype Heterojunction Design for Highly Reversible Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Nanofiber membrane coated with lithiophilic polydopamine for lithium metal batteries

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MOF and its derivative materials modified lithium–sulfur battery separator: a new means to improve performance

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Rational Design of Yolk–Shell Fe7S8@C-N for High Rate and Long Cycle Li-Ion Batteries

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A ZIF-8 modified aramid nanofiber separator against the shuttle effect for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries

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Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 971, 172698
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Flower-Shaped Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile Nanostructures as Cathode Materials for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Impact of Cathode Microstructure on Sulfur Redox Kinetics in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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One-step fabrication of zincic-modified defective carbon nitride with dual adsorption-catalysis for stable lithium-sulfur batteries

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Boosting Li–S Battery Performance by Regulating Microstructures of Porous Hollow Carbon Nanospheres from Lignites

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MoS2@C-Modified Separator as an Efficient Polysulfide Barrier for High-Performance Li–S Batteries

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Unraveling the Mechanism of Covalent Organic Frameworks‐Based Functional Separators in High‐Energy Batteries

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Encasing Few‐Layer MoS2 within 2D Ordered Cubic Graphitic Cages to Smooth Trapping‐Conversion of Lithium Polysulfides for Dendrite‐Free Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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An Inverse Vulcanized Polymer Cathode Functionalized with Quaternary Ammonium Salt for Enhanced Performance in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Redefining the lithium-sulphur battery performance with a lithium lanthanum titanate-graphene modified separator

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Dual Cross-Linked Multifunctional Binder for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Recent advances and strategies of metal phosphides for accelerating polysulfide redox and regulating Li plating

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High-performance lithium-sulfur battery separator based on elemental Zn-doped loofah-derived porous carbon materials

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Fast polysulfides conversion and regulated lithium plating enabled by W2N quantum dots for high‐performance lithium sulfur batteries

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A Poly(Ionic Liquid)‐Based Polymer Binder for Endurable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Nano-Sized Graphene Cages Realize Highly Loaded “Solid-Solid” Process in Cathode Materials of Lithium Sulfur Batteries

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TiO2-Ti3C2Tx MXene@CNTs hybrids modified polypropylene separator for high-performance lithium‑sulfur battery

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