Dendrite-Suppressed Lithium Plating from a Liquid Electrolyte via Wetting of Li3N

Park, Kyusung; Goodenough, John B.

doi:10.1002/aenm.201700732

Dendrite-Suppressed Lithium Plating from a Liquid Electrolyte via Wetting of Li₃N

Journal Article · Mon Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201700732· OSTI ID:1430485

^[1]; Goodenough, John B. ^[2]

Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Texas Materials Institute; University of Texas at Austin
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Texas Materials Institute

Lithium metal is an ultimate anode material to provide the highest energy density for a given cathode by providing a higher capacity and cell voltage. However, lithium is not used as the anode in commercial lithium-ion batteries because electrochemical dendrite formation and growth during charge can induce a cell short circuit that ignites the flammable liquid electrolyte. Plating of lithium through a bed of Li₃N particles is shown to transform dendrite growth into a 3D lithium network formed by wetting the particle surfaces; plating through a Li₃N particle is without dendrite nucleation. The Li₃N particles create a higher overpotential during Li deposition than that with dendrite growth in galvanostatic charge/discharge tests. The characteristic overpotential increase is correlated with the morphological changes and a more isotropic growth behavior. The Li₃N-modified Li electrode shows a stable cycling performance at 0.5 and 1.0 mA cm^-2 for more than 100 cycles. In this paper, the origin of the bonding responsible for wetting of the Li₃N particles by lithium and for plating through a Li₃N particle is discussed.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007762

OSTI ID:: 1430485

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1399054

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 7; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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