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To address this, we developed a carbon\u2010confined thermal evolution strategy that converts vanadium clusters (V Cs) into high\u2010density isolated single atoms (V SAs). This work is the first to demonstrate a top\u2010down charge redistribution through atomic escape that dynamically eliminates low\u2010charge\u2010density regions, constructing highly efficient and uniform catalytic centers. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the resulting high\u2010charge\u2010density V SAs exhibit superior LiPS adsorption (\u22120.82\u00a0eV toward Li\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S\n                    <jats:sub>6<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) and reduced Li\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    S nucleation barriers (\u22120.54\u00a0eV), drastically outperforming V Cs (\u22122.80\u00a0eV; 5.66\u00a0eV). Furthermore, in\u2010situ characterization analysis directly validates the enhanced polysulfide anchoring capability and accelerated reaction kinetics. When incorporated into battery separators, the V SAs enable a high initial capacity (1527 mAh g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) and ultralong stability (0.047% decay\/cycle over 1000 cycles). Notably, under practical conditions, the system maintains 96% capacity retention after 100 cycles (5.2\u00a0mg cm\n                    <jats:sup>\u22122<\/jats:sup>\n                    sulfur loading) and the high output capacity of 1071.9 mAh g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    (pouch\u2010cell configuration), demonstrating exceptional commercialization potential. This work establishes an atomic\u2010level structure\u2010charge density relationship and provides a universal design principle for advanced catalytic materials in energy storage.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/smtd.202501946","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T04:41:51Z","timestamp":1773117711000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Dynamic Charge Redistribution Induced by Atomic Escape for Enhanced Polysulfide Regulation and Sulfur Redox Kinetics"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Ruili","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Engineering Anhui University  Hefei P. R. 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