title: Immobilization of sulfur in microgels for lithium-sulfur battery.
abstract: Immobilization of sulfur in microgels is achieved via free radical polymerization of commercial poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate in the solution of sulfur-terminated poly(3-oligo(ethylene oxide)4-thiophene), a copolymer prepared by the inverse vulcanization of S8 with allyl-terminated poly(3-oligo(ethylene oxide)4-thiophene). This microgelation leads to enhanced Li-S battery performance over the sulfur-terminated polymer.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China. wuwtxmu@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Aiping
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China. wuwtxmu@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qingshi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China. wuwtxmu@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China. wuwtxmu@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shoumin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Vocational Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650092, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China. wuwtxmu@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qiuyi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, Fujian 361024, China.
authors.forename: Jianda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China. wuwtxmu@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Weitai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu