Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as one of the most promising energy storage systems. However, the commercial application of Li-S batteries with practical loading levels (>7 mg cm⁻²) still remains several obstacles, including low sulfur utilization, short lifespan, and poor rate property. Exploiting advanced multifunctional binders is an effective and straightforward approach to improve electrochemical performance and this method has the inherent advantage of not introducing additional weight and volume, which will undermine maximizing the cell energy density. Traditional PVDF binder fails to withstand mechanical instability of high-loading electrode; moreover, the binder possesses poor affinity for polysulfides, making it unsuitable for high-loading Li-S battery. Hence, designing rationally advanced binder systems is urgently required to fabricate high-loading sulfur electrodes. Although much effort has been devoted in this regard, practical binders for high-loading sulfur electrodes are still absent. To accelerate the development of such binder systems, we review the recent progress on the advanced binders in high-performance Li-S batteries. We discuss their functional mechanisms, summarize their desirable properties, and then provide perspective on the future development of advanced binders for practical Li-S batteries.

锂硫（Li-S）电池被认为是最有前途的储能系统之一。但是，实际负载水平（> 7 mg cm ^-2的Li-S电池的商业应用）仍然存在一些障碍，包括硫磺利用率低，寿命短和费率性能差。利用先进的多功能粘合剂是一种提高电化学性能的有效而直接的方法，该方法的固有优势是不会引入额外的重量和体积，这会破坏电池能量密度的最大化。传统的PVDF粘合剂无法承受高负荷电极的机械不稳定性；另外，该粘合剂对多硫化物的亲和性差，因此不适合用于高负荷的Li-S电池。因此，迫切需要设计合理先进的粘合剂体系以制造高负荷硫电极。尽管在这方面已付出了很多努力，但是仍然缺少用于高负荷硫电极的实用粘合剂。为了加快此类粘合剂系统的开发，我们回顾了高性能Li-S电池中先进粘合剂的最新进展。我们讨论了它们的功能机理，总结了它们的理想性能，然后提供了实用Li-S电池高级粘合剂的未来发展前景。