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Batteries: Sieving the ions

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The major obstacle in the development of Li–S batteries is the undesired dissolution of polysulfide intermediates produced during electrochemical reactions. Now, a metal–organic framework-based separator is shown to mitigate the problem, leading to stable long cycles.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the lithium–sulfur battery with the MOF@GO separator.

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Serre, C. Batteries: Sieving the ions. Nat Energy 1, 16100 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2016.100

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