Efficient Construction of a C60 Interlayer for Mechanically Robust, Dendrite-free, and Ultrastable Solid-State Batteries

Li, Zhenlong; Zhang, Siwei; Qian, Kun; Nie, Pengbo; Chen, Shuxiao; Zhang, Xuan; Li, Baohua; Li, Tao; Wei, Guodan; Kang, Feiyu

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2020.101636

Efficient Construction of a C₆₀ Interlayer for Mechanically Robust, Dendrite-free, and Ultrastable Solid-State Batteries

Journal Article · Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · iScience

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101636· OSTI ID:1815832

Li, Zhenlong ^[1]; Zhang, Siwei ^[2]; Qian, Kun ^[3]; Nie, Pengbo ^[2]; Chen, Shuxiao ^[2]; Zhang, Xuan ^[2]; Li, Baohua ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[2]; Kang, Feiyu ^[6]

Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI); OSTI
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI)
Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School. Shenzhen Key Lab. of Power Battery Safety Research and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center
Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). X-ray Science Division
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI); Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School. Shenzhen Key Lab. of Power Battery Safety Research and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). X-ray Science Division

Interfacial instability between solid electrolytes (SEs) and lithium metal remains a daunting challenge for solid-sate batteries. Here, a conformal C₆₀ interlayer is efficiently constructed on Li_1.5Al_0.5Ge_1.5(PO₄)₃ (LAGP) SEs by physical vapor deposition, and an ideal interfacial contact is achieved via forming an ionically conducting matrix of LixC60 with lithium metal. The obtained Li_xC₆₀ is beneficial to hinder the growth of lithium dendrites at interface and release the local stress during the lithiation and delithiation. As a result, the Li/LAGP-C₆₀/Li symmetric cells demonstrate ultra-stable cycling performance for more than 4,500 h at a current density of 0.034 mA cm^-2 . The Li/LAGP-C₆₀/LiFePO₄ full cells deliver a reversible capacity of 152.4 mAh g^-1 at room temperature, and the capacity retention rate is 85% after more than 100 cycles. This work provides a feasible and scalable strategy to improve the SEs/Li interface for high-performance solid-state batteries.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1815832

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1840593

Journal Information:: iScience, Journal Name: iScience Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 23; ISSN 2589-0042

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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