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You Y, Duan H, Tan H, Huang Q, Li Q, Wang X, Huang J, Xu G, Wang G. Sustained Release-Driven Interface Engineering Enables Fast Charging Lithium Metal Batteries. Small 2024:e2310843. [PMID: 38247199 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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LiNO3 has attracted intensive attention as a promising electrolyte additive to regulate Li deposition behavior as it can form favorable Li3 N, LiNx Oy species to improve the interfacial stability. However, the inferior solubility in carbonate-based electrolyte restricts its application in high-voltage Li metal batteries. Herein, an artificial composite layer (referred to as PML) composed of LiNO3 and PMMA is rationally designed on Li surface. The PML layer serves as a reservoir for LiNO3 release gradually to the electrolyte during cycling, guaranteeing the stability of SEI layer for uniform Li deposition. The PMMA matrix not only links the nitrogen-containing species for uniform ionic conductivity but also can be coordinated with Li for rapid Li ions migration, resulting in homogenous Li-ion flux and dendrite-free morphology. As a result, stable and dendrite-free plating/stripping behaviors of Li metal anodes are achieved even at an ultrahigh current density of 20 mA cm-2 (>570 h) and large areal capacity of 10 mAh cm-2 (>1200 h). Moreover, the Li||LiFePO4 full cell using PML-Li anode undergoes stable cycling for 2000 cycles with high-capacity retention of 94.8%. This facile strategy will widen the potential application of LiNO3 in carbonate-based electrolyte for practical LMBs.
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- Yu You
- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China
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- National Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation, National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Key Materials of New Energy Storage Battery, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411105, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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Cheng Z, Chen Y, Shi L, Wu M, Wen Z. Long-Lifespan Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by a Hybrid Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interface Layer. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:10585-10592. [PMID: 36802494 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c18224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Lithium metal batteries based on metallic Li anodes have been recognized as competitive substitutes for current energy storage technologies due to their exceptional advantage in energy density. Nevertheless, their practical applications are greatly hindered by the safety concerns caused by lithium dendrites. Herein, we fabricate an artificial solid electrolyte interface (SEI) via a simple replacement reaction for the lithium anode (designated as LNA-Li) and demonstrate its effectiveness in suppressing the formation of lithium dendrites. The SEI is composed of LiF and nano-Ag. The former can facilitate the horizontal deposition of Li, while the latter can guide the uniform and dense lithium deposition. Benefiting from the synergetic effect of LiF and Ag, the LNA-Li anode exhibits excellent stability during long-term cycling. For example, the LNA-Li//LNA-Li symmetric cell can cycle stably for 1300 and 600 h at the current densities of 1 and 10 mA cm-2, respectively. Impressively, when matching with LiFePO4, the full cells can steadily cycle for 1000 times without obvious capacity attenuation. In addition, the modified LNA-Li anode coupled with the NCM cathode also exhibits good cycling performance.
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- Zengzhong Cheng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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Sun C, Yang Y, Bian X, Guan R, Wang C, Lu D, Gao L, Zhang D. Uniform Deposition of Li-Metal Anodes Guided by 3D Current Collectors with In Situ Modification of the Lithiophilic Matrix. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:48691-48699. [PMID: 34617438 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c13896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The lithium (Li)-metal anode is deemed as the "holy gray" of the next-generation Li-metal system because of its high theoretical specific capacity, minimal energy density, and lowest standard electrode potential. Nevertheless, its commercial application has been limited by the large volume variation during charge and discharge, the unstable interface between the Li metal and electrolyte, and uneven deposition of Li. Herein, we present a 3D host (Cu) with lithiophilic matrix (CuO and SnO2) in situ modification via a facile ammonia oxidation method to serve as a current collector for the Li-metal anode. The 3D Cu host embellished by CuO and SnO2 is abbreviated as 3D CSCC. By increasing interfacial activity, lowering the nucleation barrier, and accommodating changes in volume of the Li metal, the 3D CSCC electrode effectively demonstrates a homogeneous and dendrite-free deposition morphology with an excellent cycling performance up to 3000 h at a 1.0 mA cm-2 current density. Additionally, the full cells paired with Li@3D CSCC anodes and LiCoO2 cathodes show good capacity retention performance at 0.2 C.
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- Chenyi Sun
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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Zhang J, Su Z, Jin J, Yang S, Yu A, Li G. Uniform Deposition and Effective Confinement of Lithium in Three-Dimensional Interconnected Microchannels for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:39311-39321. [PMID: 34370433 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lithium dendrite formation has hindered the practical implementation of lithium metal batteries with higher energy densities compared with those of conventional lithium-ion batteries. Herein, a nanoconfinement strategy to access dendrite-free lithium metal anodes comprising three-dimensional (3D) hollow porous multi-nanochannel carbon fiber embedded with TiO2 nanocrystals (HTCNF) is reported. The transport of the lithium ions is facilitated by the 3D architecture. Functioning as nanoseeds, the TiO2 nanocrystals guide the lithium ions toward forming uniform deposits, which are further confined inside the hollow carbon fibers and the 3D HTCNF layer. Site-selective deposition coupled with the nanoconfinement of lithium metal modifies the Li plating/stripping behavior and effectively suppresses the dendrite growth. The HTCNF-Li cell delivers a stable cycling performance of 1300 h with a voltage hysteresis as low as 6 mV. The assembled HTCNF-Li//LiFePO4 full cell displays a compelling rate performance and enhanced cycling stability with high capacity retention (90% after 400 cycles at 0.5 C). Our results demonstrate a new and potentially scalable route to resolve the lithium dendrite growth issue for enhanced electrochemical performances, which can be further extended to other metal battery systems.
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- Jingjing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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Deng C, Chen N, Hou C, Liu H, Zhou Z, Chen R. Enhancing Interfacial Contact in Solid-State Batteries with a Gradient Composite Solid Electrolyte. Small 2021; 17:e2006578. [PMID: 33742535 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Solid-state batteries promise to meet the challenges of high energy density and high safety for future energy storage. However, poor interfacial contact and complex manufacturing processes limit their practical applications. Herein, a simple strategy is proposed to enhance interfacial contact by introducing a gradient composite polymer solid electrolyte (GCPE), which is prepared by a facile UV-curing polymerization technique. The high-Li6.4 La3 Zr1.4 Ta0.6 O12 (LLZTO)-content side of the electrolyte exhibits high oxidation resistance (5.4 V versus Li+ /Li), making it compatible with a high-voltage cathode material, whereas the LLZTO-deficient side achieves excellent interfacial contact with the Li metal anode, facilitating uniform Li deposition. Benefiting from the elaborate composition and structure of GCPE films, the symmetric Li//Li cell exhibits a low-voltage hysteresis potential of 42 mV and a long cycle life of >1900 h without short-circuiting. The Li//LiFePO4 solid-state batteries deliver a capacity of 161.0 mA h g-1 at 60 °C and 0.1 C (82.4% capacity is retained after 200 cycles). Even at 80 °C, the cell still shows an outstanding capacity of 132.9 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C after 100 cycles. The design principle of gradient electrolytes provides a new path for achieving enhanced interfacial contact in high-performance solid-state batteries.
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- Chenglong Deng
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Jinan, 250300, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Jinan, 250300, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081, China
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Xiao J, Xiao N, Liu C, Li H, Pan X, Zhang X, Bai J, Guo Z, Ma X, Qiu J. In Situ Growing Chromium Oxynitride Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanofibers to Stabilize Lithium Deposition for Lithium Metal Anodes. Small 2020; 16:e2003827. [PMID: 33090689 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202003827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To address the dendrite growth and interface instability of high-capacity Li metal anode, heterogeneous seed-decorated 3D host materials are expected to suppress the growth of Li dendrites. The physical stability and chemical reactivity of these nanoseeds are the decisive conditions for long cycling lithium metal batteries. Herein, carbon nanofibers decorated with uniform CrO0.78N0.48 nanoparticles (ACrCFs) are synthesized by a novel in situ growing method, where the size, composition, distribution, and migration behavior of these nanoparticles are controlled by the introduction of asphaltene. As the 3D host materials for Li anodes, ACrCFs exhibit an excellent lithiophilicity, a superior mixed ion-electron conductivity, and abundant electrochemical active sites. Thus, the ACrCF-modified Li anodes deliver a smooth Li morphology, low nucleation overpotential (10.4 mV), superior cyclic stability with 320 stable cycles (Coulombic efficiency, >98.0%) at 1 mA cm-2, and excellent plating/stripping stability over 1000 h. Notably, no obvious detachment or chalking of these nanoparticles occur during the cycling process. The full cell with LiFePO4 cathode also delivers a better rate capability with more stable cycling performance. The homogeneous CrO0.78N0.48 nanoparticles achieved by this in situ growing method also promise a facile method for the potential applications of transition-metal oxynitride for high energy density battery systems.
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- Jian Xiao
- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Yin X, Wang L, Kim Y, Ding N, Kong J, Safanama D, Zheng Y, Xu J, Repaka DVM, Hippalgaonkar K, Lee SW, Adams S, Zheng GW. Thermal Conductive 2D Boron Nitride for High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2020; 7:2001303. [PMID: 33042749 PMCID: PMC7539184 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Polymer-based solid-state electrolytes are shown to be highly promising for realizing low-cost, high-capacity, and safe Li batteries. One major challenge for polymer solid-state batteries is the relatively high operating temperature (60-80 °C), which means operating such batteries will require significant ramp up time due to heating. On the other hand, as polymer electrolytes are poor thermal conductors, thermal variation across the polymer electrolyte can lead to nonuniformity in ionic conductivity. This can be highly detrimental to lithium deposition and may result in dendrite formation. Here, a polyethylene oxide-based electrolyte with improved thermal responses is developed by incorporating 2D boron nitride (BN) nanoflakes. The results show that the BN additive also enhances ionic and mechanical properties of the electrolyte. More uniform Li stripping/deposition and reversible cathode reactions are achieved, which in turn enable all-solid-state lithium-sulfur cells with superior performances.
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- Xuesong Yin
- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117585Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore639798Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117576Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore639798Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117576Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)Singapore138634Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117585Singapore
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