Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes
Abstract
The propensity of metals to form irregular and nonplanar electrodeposits at liquid-solid interfaces has emerged as a fundamental barrier to high-energy, rechargeable batteries that use metal anodes. We report an epitaxial mechanism to regulate nucleation, growth, and reversibility of metal anodes. The crystallographic, surface texturing, and electrochemical criteria for reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals are defined and their effectiveness demonstrated by using zinc (Zn), a safe, low-cost, and energy-dense battery anode material. Graphene, with a low lattice mismatch for Zn, is shown to be effective in driving deposition of Zn with a locked crystallographic orientation relation. The resultant epitaxial Zn anodes achieve exceptional reversibility over thousands of cycles at moderate and high rates. Reversible electrochemical epitaxy of metals provides a general pathway toward energy-dense batteries with high reversibility.
- Authors:
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
- Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA., Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA., Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA., Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA., Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties (m2mt); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1572594
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1580222
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-212445-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075; /sci/366/6465/645.atom
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012673; SC0012704; SC00112704; AC02-98CH10886; DMR-1719875; DMR-1338010
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Science Journal Volume: 366 Journal Issue: 6465; Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075
- Publisher:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE
Citation Formats
Zheng, Jingxu, Zhao, Qing, Tang, Tian, Yin, Jiefu, Quilty, Calvin D., Renderos, Genesis D., Liu, Xiaotun, Deng, Yue, Wang, Lei, Bock, David C., Jaye, Cherno, Zhang, Duhan, Takeuchi, Esther S., Takeuchi, Kenneth J., Marschilok, Amy C., and Archer, Lynden A.. Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1126/science.aax6873.
Zheng, Jingxu, Zhao, Qing, Tang, Tian, Yin, Jiefu, Quilty, Calvin D., Renderos, Genesis D., Liu, Xiaotun, Deng, Yue, Wang, Lei, Bock, David C., Jaye, Cherno, Zhang, Duhan, Takeuchi, Esther S., Takeuchi, Kenneth J., Marschilok, Amy C., & Archer, Lynden A.. Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax6873
Zheng, Jingxu, Zhao, Qing, Tang, Tian, Yin, Jiefu, Quilty, Calvin D., Renderos, Genesis D., Liu, Xiaotun, Deng, Yue, Wang, Lei, Bock, David C., Jaye, Cherno, Zhang, Duhan, Takeuchi, Esther S., Takeuchi, Kenneth J., Marschilok, Amy C., and Archer, Lynden A.. Thu .
"Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax6873.
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title = {Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes},
author = {Zheng, Jingxu and Zhao, Qing and Tang, Tian and Yin, Jiefu and Quilty, Calvin D. and Renderos, Genesis D. and Liu, Xiaotun and Deng, Yue and Wang, Lei and Bock, David C. and Jaye, Cherno and Zhang, Duhan and Takeuchi, Esther S. and Takeuchi, Kenneth J. and Marschilok, Amy C. and Archer, Lynden A.},
abstractNote = {The propensity of metals to form irregular and nonplanar electrodeposits at liquid-solid interfaces has emerged as a fundamental barrier to high-energy, rechargeable batteries that use metal anodes. We report an epitaxial mechanism to regulate nucleation, growth, and reversibility of metal anodes. The crystallographic, surface texturing, and electrochemical criteria for reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals are defined and their effectiveness demonstrated by using zinc (Zn), a safe, low-cost, and energy-dense battery anode material. Graphene, with a low lattice mismatch for Zn, is shown to be effective in driving deposition of Zn with a locked crystallographic orientation relation. The resultant epitaxial Zn anodes achieve exceptional reversibility over thousands of cycles at moderate and high rates. Reversible electrochemical epitaxy of metals provides a general pathway toward energy-dense batteries with high reversibility.},
doi = {10.1126/science.aax6873},
journal = {Science},
number = 6465,
volume = 366,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax6873
Web of Science
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