Manganese dioxide nanosheet coated carbon cloth as a multifunctional interlayer for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

Abstract

Carbonized cotton cloth decorated with manganese dioxide (MnO₂) nanosheets is developed as a multifunctional interlayer. MnO₂ and conductive carbon cloth exhibit dual functions for better electrochemical capability; the batteries with MCC–PP deliver an initial discharge capacity of 843.4 mA h g⁻¹ at 1 C with a capacity decay of 0.063% per cycle after 300 cycles.