Enhanced Stability of Lithium Metal Anode by using a 3D Porous Nickel Substrate

Yu, Lu; Canfield, Nathan L.; Chen, Shuru; Lee, Hongkyung; Ren, Xiaodi; Engelhard, Mark H.; Li, Qiuyan; Liu, Jun; Xu, Wu; Zhang, Ji-Guang

doi:10.1002/celc.201701250

Enhanced Stability of Lithium Metal Anode by using a 3D Porous Nickel Substrate

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 23:00:00 EST 2018 · ChemElectroChem

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201701250· OSTI ID:1436846

Yu, Lu ^[1]; Canfield, Nathan L. ^[1]; Chen, Shuru ^[1]; Lee, Hongkyung ^[1]; Ren, Xiaodi ^[1]; ^[2]; Li, Qiuyan ^[1]; Liu, Jun ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA 99354 USA
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 3335 Innovation Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA

Lithium (Li) metal is considered the “holy grail” anode for high energy density batteries, but its applications in rechargeable Li metal batteries are still hindered by the formation of Li dendrites and low Coulombic efficiency for Li plating/stripping. An effective strategy to stabilize Li metal is by embedding Li metal anode in a three-dimensional (3D) current collector. Here, a highly porous 3D Ni substrate is reported to effectively stabilize Li metal anode. Using galvanostatic intermittent titration technique combined with scanning electron microscopy, the underlying mechanism on the improved stability of Li metal anode is revealed. It is clearly demonstrated that the use of porous 3D Ni substrate can effectively suppress the formation of “dead” Li and forms a dense surface layer, whereas a porous “dead” Li layer is accumulated on the 2D Li metal which eventually leads to mass transport limitations. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results further revealed the compositional differences in the solid-electrolyte interphase layer formed on the Li metal embedded in porous 3D Ni substrate and the 2D copper substrate.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1436846

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-130543; VT1201000

Journal Information:: ChemElectroChem, Journal Name: ChemElectroChem Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 5; ISSN 2196-0216

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc Europe

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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