The invention discloses an
electrolyte for a Li-S battery. The
electrolyte mainly comprises
electrolyte salts and an
organic solvent, wherein the electrolyte salts contain
lithium polysulfide, and the molecular formula of the
lithium polysulfide is Li2Sn. A preparation method of the electrolyte comprises the following steps of adding
lithium metal or Li2Sn and elemental
sulfur into the
organic solvent according to a
molar ratio and carrying out reaction at
room temperature and under the protection of an
inert atmosphere to generate the electrolyte, wherein lithium salts, shuttle inhibitors and the like can be selectively added to the electrolyte. The invention further discloses a Li-S battery containing the electrolyte; a negative active material is the
lithium metal or lithium-containing
alloy; a positive active material is at least one of the elemental
sulfur, organic sulfides and carbon-
sulfur polymer, and the positive pole is composed of the positive active material, a conductive agent and a binding agent which are mixed in a certain
mass ratio; and the dosage of the electrolyte is about 0.04 mL relative to every milligram of sulfur. The Li-S battery disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the sources of raw materials are broad, the
energy density of the Li-S battery can be increased, and the cycle life of the Li-S battery can be prolonged.