High-Energy SiO-Sulfur Battery with Preloaded Li 3 N in a Cathode as a Lithiation Reagent.

The practical use of lithium-sulfur batteries faces the "shuttle effect" and lithium dendrite growth. Employing SiO instead of Li metal can fundamentally solve the above problems. Nevertheless, selecting a convenient prelithiation method is essential for normal operation of the battery system. Hence, this work proposed a novel SiO-sulfur battery with preloaded Li ₃ N in a cathode as a prelithiation reagent, which can thoroughly solve the dendrite problem and the side reaction with polysulfides of lithium anode. The S@KB-Li ₃ N vs SiO full cell can obtain a high specific capacity of 790 mAh g ^-1 after the activation process and be maintained at 478 mAh g ^-1 after 100 cycles. Our design will provide a new prelithiation strategy for a high-specific-energy SiO-sulfur battery system.