Suppressing Lithium Dendrite Growth by Metallic Coating on a Separator
Abstract
Abstract Lithium (Li) metal is one of the most promising candidates for the anode in high‐energy‐density batteries. However, Li dendrite growth induces a significant safety concerns in these batteries. Here, a multifunctional separator through coating a thin electronic conductive film on one side of the conventional polymer separator facing the Li anode is proposed for the purpose of Li dendrite suppression and cycling stability improvement. The ultrathin Cu film on one side of the polyethylene support serves as an additional conducting agent to facilitate electrochemical stripping/deposition of Li metal with less accumulation of electrically isolated or “dead” Li. Furthermore, its electrically conductive nature guides the backside plating of Li metal and modulates the Li deposition morphology via dendrite merging. In addition, metallic Cu film coating can also improve thermal stability of the separator and enhance the safety of the batteries. Due to its unique beneficial features, this separator enables stable cycling of Li metal anode with enhanced Coulombic efficiency during extended cycles in Li metal batteries and increases the lifetime of Li metal anode by preventing short‐circuit failures even under extensive Li metal deposition.
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- 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
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Hanbat National University 125 Dongseo‐daero Yuseong‐gu Daejeon 34158 South Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 291 Daehak‐ro Yuseong‐gu Daejeon 34141 South Korea
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- USDOE
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- 1398819
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- DE‐AC02‐05CH11231; DE‐AC05‐76RLO1830
- Resource Type:
- Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Volume: 27 Journal Issue: 45; Journal ID: ISSN 1616-301X
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
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Lee, Hongkyung, Ren, Xiaodi, Niu, Chaojiang, Yu, Lu, Engelhard, Mark H., Cho, Inseong, Ryou, Myung‐Hyun, Jin, Hyun Soo, Kim, Hee‐Tak, Liu, Jun, Xu, Wu, and Zhang, Ji‐Guang. Suppressing Lithium Dendrite Growth by Metallic Coating on a Separator. Germany: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1002/adfm.201704391.
Lee, Hongkyung, Ren, Xiaodi, Niu, Chaojiang, Yu, Lu, Engelhard, Mark H., Cho, Inseong, Ryou, Myung‐Hyun, Jin, Hyun Soo, Kim, Hee‐Tak, Liu, Jun, Xu, Wu, & Zhang, Ji‐Guang. Suppressing Lithium Dendrite Growth by Metallic Coating on a Separator. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201704391
Lee, Hongkyung, Ren, Xiaodi, Niu, Chaojiang, Yu, Lu, Engelhard, Mark H., Cho, Inseong, Ryou, Myung‐Hyun, Jin, Hyun Soo, Kim, Hee‐Tak, Liu, Jun, Xu, Wu, and Zhang, Ji‐Guang. Tue .
"Suppressing Lithium Dendrite Growth by Metallic Coating on a Separator". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201704391.
@article{osti_1398819,
title = {Suppressing Lithium Dendrite Growth by Metallic Coating on a Separator},
author = {Lee, Hongkyung and Ren, Xiaodi and Niu, Chaojiang and Yu, Lu and Engelhard, Mark H. and Cho, Inseong and Ryou, Myung‐Hyun and Jin, Hyun Soo and Kim, Hee‐Tak and Liu, Jun and Xu, Wu and Zhang, Ji‐Guang},
abstractNote = {Abstract Lithium (Li) metal is one of the most promising candidates for the anode in high‐energy‐density batteries. However, Li dendrite growth induces a significant safety concerns in these batteries. Here, a multifunctional separator through coating a thin electronic conductive film on one side of the conventional polymer separator facing the Li anode is proposed for the purpose of Li dendrite suppression and cycling stability improvement. The ultrathin Cu film on one side of the polyethylene support serves as an additional conducting agent to facilitate electrochemical stripping/deposition of Li metal with less accumulation of electrically isolated or “dead” Li. Furthermore, its electrically conductive nature guides the backside plating of Li metal and modulates the Li deposition morphology via dendrite merging. In addition, metallic Cu film coating can also improve thermal stability of the separator and enhance the safety of the batteries. Due to its unique beneficial features, this separator enables stable cycling of Li metal anode with enhanced Coulombic efficiency during extended cycles in Li metal batteries and increases the lifetime of Li metal anode by preventing short‐circuit failures even under extensive Li metal deposition.},
doi = {10.1002/adfm.201704391},
journal = {Advanced Functional Materials},
number = 45,
volume = 27,
place = {Germany},
year = {2017},
month = {10}
}
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