Patent ID: 9478825
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A lithium-sulfur battery comprising: (a) an anode for supplying or receiving lithium ions; (b) a sulfur-containing cathode for receiving or supplying said lithium ions; (c) a liquid electrolyte for transporting said lithium ions between said anode and said cathode; (d) a separator for electrically isolating said anode and said cathode, wherein said separator is permeable to said lithium ions; (e) a substrate layer disposed between said anode and said cathode; and (f) a structurally rigid and continuous inorganic barrier layer coated onto said substrate layer, wherein said inorganic barrier layer is a lithium-ion conductor and is non-permeable to polysulfides of lithium, wherein said inorganic barrier layer has a lithium-ion conductivity from about 10