Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2024
Keywords
cathode electrolyte interphase; lithium metal anode; molecular layer deposition; solid electrolyte interphase; surface coating
Abstract
The high energy density advantage of lithium (Li) metal batteries (LMBs) makes them increasingly desirable; however, problems such as strong reactivity and dendrite growth of Li metal anode limit their practical uses. In this work, a novel Li-containing glycerol (LiGL) or lithicone protection layer on a 50 μm thick Li metal anode is employed for improving the performance of LMBs. This LiGL layer was accurately deposited via a molecular layer deposition (MLD) process at 150°C, using lithium tert-butoxide and glycerol as precursors. The as-formed LiGL coating layer is highly tunable in its thickness by simply adjusting MLD cycles and shows a good stability and outstanding ionic transport properties. The LiGL layer is found to effectively mitigate side reactions and enhance cycling stability in both symmetric cells and full cells. Specifically, the LMBs with LiGL@Li anode of 400 MLD cycles and LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 cathode enable a capacity retention of ≈87%, much higher than ≈35% of the cells with bare Li after 200 cycles at a charge/discharge current density of 2.1 mA cm−2. This work paves a feasible way for practical LMBs with improved capacity and stability through applying an innovative protection layer on Li metal anodes.
Citation
Ahmed, R. A., Carballo, K. V., Koirala, K. P., Zhao, Q., Gao, P., Kim, J., Anderson, C. S., Meng, X., Wang, C., Zhang, J., & Xu, W. (2024). Lithicone-Protected Lithium Metal Anodes for Lithium Metal Batteries with Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials. Small Structures, 5 (11) https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202400174
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