Ce Single-Atom Catalyst

Accelerated Desolvation

The use of a cerium single-atom catalyst promotes Li+ desolvation, thereby enhancing the redox conversion of polysulfides.

Wang, Tan · Wang, Zhenhua · Gao, Xiaotian · Bai, Zhe · Bai, Yu · Rooney, David W. · Sun, Kening

Nano-Micro Letters 2026

Advantages

0.036% decay per cycle over 1700 cycles at 1 C

Reduced Li+ desolvation energy barrier

Stabilized lithium anode/electrolyte interface