Abstract
Lithium-sulfur batteries have a high energy density but lack cycle stability to reach market maturity. This is mainly due to the polysulfide shuttle mechanism, i. e., the leaching of active material from the cathode into the electrolyte and subsequent side reactions. We demonstrate how to attenuate the polysulfide shuttle by magnetron sputtering molybdenum oxysulfide, manganese oxide, and chromium oxide onto microporous polypropylene separators. The morphology of the amorphous coatings was analyzed by SEM and XRD. Electrochemical cyclization quantified how these coatings improved Coulombic efficiency and cycle stability. These tests were conducted in half cells. We compare the different performances of the different coatings with the known chemical and adsorption properties of the respective coating materials.
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