CoO nanofiber decorated nickel foams as lithium dendrite suppressing host skeletons for high energy lithium metal batteries

doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2018.05.017

Title: CoO nanofiber decorated nickel foams as lithium dendrite suppressing host skeletons for high energy lithium metal batteries

Abstract

Lithium metal is considered to be the most promising anode for the next-generation lithium batteries. However, dendrite growth due to uneven Li plating during battery cycling leads to short circuit and safety hazards, as well as shorted cycling life for the battery, which is the vital obstacle for the practical application of Li metal anode in lithium batteries. We report a CoO nanofiber decorated Ni foam (CONF) skeleton used as a 3D conductive host to suppress the dendrite formation for composite Li anode (CONF-Li) fabricated by thermal infusion method. The uniformly distributed CoO nanofibers on the Ni foam can improve the lithiophilicity of Ni foam, and decrease the local current inhomogeneity of the anode, leading to a mild and uniform Li plating/stripping behavior which effectively suppresses the Li dendrite formation. As a result, the electrochemical performances of CONF-Li anode are significantly improved both in symmetric cells and full cells (lithium-sulfur and lithium-LiNi _0.8Co _0.15Al _0.05O ₂ cells) proving its advancement over the pure Li anode.

Authors:

Yue, Xin-Yang ^[1]; Wang, Wei-Wen ^[1]; Wang, Qin-Chao ^[1]; Meng, Jing-Ke ^[1]; Zhang, Zhao-Qiang ^[1]; Wu, Xiao-Jing ^[1]; Yang, Xiao-Qing ^[2]; Zhou, Yong-Ning ^[1]

Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China). Dept. of Materials Science
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Chemistry Division

Publication Date:: 2018-05-17

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1473663

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1496489

Report Number(s):: [BNL-209067-2018-JAAM]
[Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297]

Grant/Contract Number:: [SC0012704; 51502039]

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Energy Storage Materials

Additional Journal Information:: [ Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: C]; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Lithium metal battery; Dendrite; Nickel foam; CoO nanofiber; Thermal infusion

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                    Yue, Xin-Yang, Wang, Wei-Wen, Wang, Qin-Chao, Meng, Jing-Ke, Zhang, Zhao-Qiang, Wu, Xiao-Jing, Yang, Xiao-Qing, and Zhou, Yong-Ning. CoO nanofiber decorated nickel foams as lithium dendrite suppressing host skeletons for high energy lithium metal batteries.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
        Web.  doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2018.05.017.

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                    Yue, Xin-Yang, Wang, Wei-Wen, Wang, Qin-Chao, Meng, Jing-Ke, Zhang, Zhao-Qiang, Wu, Xiao-Jing, Yang, Xiao-Qing, & Zhou, Yong-Ning. CoO nanofiber decorated nickel foams as lithium dendrite suppressing host skeletons for high energy lithium metal batteries.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2018.05.017.

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                    Yue, Xin-Yang, Wang, Wei-Wen, Wang, Qin-Chao, Meng, Jing-Ke, Zhang, Zhao-Qiang, Wu, Xiao-Jing, Yang, Xiao-Qing, and Zhou, Yong-Ning. Thu .  
        "CoO nanofiber decorated nickel foams as lithium dendrite suppressing host skeletons for high energy lithium metal batteries".  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2018.05.017.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1473663.

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@article{osti_1473663,

  title        = {CoO nanofiber decorated nickel foams as lithium dendrite suppressing host skeletons for high energy lithium metal batteries},

  author       = {Yue, Xin-Yang and Wang, Wei-Wen and Wang, Qin-Chao and Meng, Jing-Ke and Zhang, Zhao-Qiang and Wu, Xiao-Jing and Yang, Xiao-Qing and Zhou, Yong-Ning},

  abstractNote = {Lithium metal is considered to be the most promising anode for the next-generation lithium batteries. However, dendrite growth due to uneven Li plating during battery cycling leads to short circuit and safety hazards, as well as shorted cycling life for the battery, which is the vital obstacle for the practical application of Li metal anode in lithium batteries. We report a CoO nanofiber decorated Ni foam (CONF) skeleton used as a 3D conductive host to suppress the dendrite formation for composite Li anode (CONF-Li) fabricated by thermal infusion method. The uniformly distributed CoO nanofibers on the Ni foam can improve the lithiophilicity of Ni foam, and decrease the local current inhomogeneity of the anode, leading to a mild and uniform Li plating/stripping behavior which effectively suppresses the Li dendrite formation. As a result, the electrochemical performances of CONF-Li anode are significantly improved both in symmetric cells and full cells (lithium-sulfur and lithium-LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 cells) proving its advancement over the pure Li anode.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.ensm.2018.05.017},

  journal      = {Energy Storage Materials},

  number       = [C],

  volume       = [14],

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {5}

}

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Fig. 1: Fig. 1. (a, b) SEM images of CONF (inset is the local detail SEM images). (c, d) digital camera photographs of CONF and NF during the molten Li-infusion process (see also Move S1 and S2). e) and f) SEM images of the CONF-Li composite anode (insets are themore »

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