LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME

Disclosed is an electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same, more specifically an electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive, wherein the additive includes a sulfide compound. The electrolyte for the lithium-sulfur battery improves the efficiency and stability of the negative electrode, thereby improving the capacity and lifetime characteristics of the lithium-sulfur battery.