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Title: “Top-Down” Li Deposition Pathway Enabled by an Asymmetric Design for Li Composite Electrode

Abstract

Designing Li composite electrodes with host frameworks for accommodating Li metal has been considered to be an effective approach to suppress Li dendrites. Herein, an asymmetric design of a Mo net/Li metal film (MLF) composite electrode is developed by an inverted thermal infusion method. The asymmetric MLF electrode has a dense oxide passivated layer on the top side, a porous Mo net matrix on the back side, and active Li layer in between. The back side has a larger specific area and higher electric field than the top side, which contacts with the separator upon cycling, triggering the preferred Li deposition and stripping of the porous back side of the electrode far from the separator. The surface passivation layer on the top side of the electrode as an artificial solid electrolyte interphase ensures the stable contact with the electrolyte and separator. Meanwhile, the porous structure of the supporting Mo net provides enough space for accommodating the volume change during Li deposition and stripping. This asymmetry design enables a unique “top down” growth pathway for Li deposition in the MLF electrode, suppressing the dendrite growth effectively. In conclusion, the design strategy provides a new direction for high-energy dendrite-free Li metal anodes.

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  1. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China). Dept. of Materials Science
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
OSTI Identifier:
1574378
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1546108
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC02‐06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 35
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; anodes; asymmetry design; film; lithium metal batteries; molybdenum net

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Yue, Xin-Yang, Li, Xun-Lu, Bao, Jian, Qiu, Qi-Qi, Liu, Tongchao, Chen, Dong, Yuan, Shan-Shan, Wu, Xiao-Jing, Lu, Jun, and Zhou, Yong-Ning. “Top-Down” Li Deposition Pathway Enabled by an Asymmetric Design for Li Composite Electrode. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.201901491.
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Yue, Xin-Yang, Li, Xun-Lu, Bao, Jian, Qiu, Qi-Qi, Liu, Tongchao, Chen, Dong, Yuan, Shan-Shan, Wu, Xiao-Jing, Lu, Jun, & Zhou, Yong-Ning. “Top-Down” Li Deposition Pathway Enabled by an Asymmetric Design for Li Composite Electrode. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201901491
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Yue, Xin-Yang, Li, Xun-Lu, Bao, Jian, Qiu, Qi-Qi, Liu, Tongchao, Chen, Dong, Yuan, Shan-Shan, Wu, Xiao-Jing, Lu, Jun, and Zhou, Yong-Ning. Fri . "“Top-Down” Li Deposition Pathway Enabled by an Asymmetric Design for Li Composite Electrode". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201901491. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1574378.
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@article{osti_1574378,
title = {“Top-Down” Li Deposition Pathway Enabled by an Asymmetric Design for Li Composite Electrode},
author = {Yue, Xin-Yang and Li, Xun-Lu and Bao, Jian and Qiu, Qi-Qi and Liu, Tongchao and Chen, Dong and Yuan, Shan-Shan and Wu, Xiao-Jing and Lu, Jun and Zhou, Yong-Ning},
abstractNote = {Designing Li composite electrodes with host frameworks for accommodating Li metal has been considered to be an effective approach to suppress Li dendrites. Herein, an asymmetric design of a Mo net/Li metal film (MLF) composite electrode is developed by an inverted thermal infusion method. The asymmetric MLF electrode has a dense oxide passivated layer on the top side, a porous Mo net matrix on the back side, and active Li layer in between. The back side has a larger specific area and higher electric field than the top side, which contacts with the separator upon cycling, triggering the preferred Li deposition and stripping of the porous back side of the electrode far from the separator. The surface passivation layer on the top side of the electrode as an artificial solid electrolyte interphase ensures the stable contact with the electrolyte and separator. Meanwhile, the porous structure of the supporting Mo net provides enough space for accommodating the volume change during Li deposition and stripping. This asymmetry design enables a unique “top down” growth pathway for Li deposition in the MLF electrode, suppressing the dendrite growth effectively. In conclusion, the design strategy provides a new direction for high-energy dendrite-free Li metal anodes.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.201901491},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 35,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {8}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: Fabrication and morphology of the MLF electrode. a) Schematic of the fabrication process of MLF electrode. b, c) Photographs of the top and back sides of MLF electrode. d, e) SEM images of the top and back sides of MLF electrode. f) cross-sectional SEM image of MLF electrode.more » g) The XRD patterns of the bare Li, Mo net and MLF electrode.« less
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