Frontispiece: Multifunctional Metal Phosphides as Superior Host Materials for Advanced Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries.

Keywords: Li-ion batteries; high-energy density; sulfur; metal phosphides EN Li-ion batteries high-energy density sulfur metal phosphides 1 1 1 09/28/21 20210924 NES 210924 In addition to avoiding the shuttling caused by soluble polysulfides, the design and preparation of sulfur cathodes for Li-S batteries must overcome challenges such as the low use of S, rapid decay of capacity and poor cycle life. This review spotlights recent progress in improving the performance of Li-S batteries by employing multifunctional metal phosphides as host materials. Frontispiece: Multifunctional Metal Phosphides as Superior Host Materials for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. [Extracted from the article]