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Surprising reaction pathway observed in lithium–sulfur batteries

Electrochemical-reaction pathways in lithium–sulfur batteries have been studied in real time at the atomic scale using a high-resolution imaging technique. The observations revealed an unexpected collective charge-transfer process that could lead to improvements in the performance of these batteries.

This is a summary of: Zhou, S. et al. Visualizing interfacial collective reaction behaviour of Li–S batteries. Nature 621, 75–81 (2023).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02390-2

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