3D Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interphase for Lithium Metal Anodes Enabled by Insulator–Metal–Insulator Layered Heterostructures
Abstract
Despite considerable efforts to prevent lithium (Li) dendrite growth, stable cycling of Li metal anodes with various structures remains extremely difficult due to the direct contact of the liquid electrolyte with Li. Rational design of solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) for 3D electrodes is a promising but still challenging strategy for preventing Li dendrite growth and avoiding lithium–electrolyte side reactions in Li-metal batteries. Here, a 3D architecture is constructed with g-C3N4/graphene/g-C3N4 insulator–metal–insulator sandwiched nanosheets to guide uniform Li plating/stripping in the van der Waals gap between the graphene and the g-C3N4, and the function of which can be regarded as a 3D artificial SEI. Li deposition on the surface of g-C3N4 is suppressed due to its insulating nature. However, its uniform lithiophilic sites and nanopore channels enable homogeneous lithium plating between the graphene and the g-C3N4, prohibiting the direct contact of the electrolyte with the Li metal. The use of the g-C3N4-layer-modified 3D anode enables long-term Li deposition with a high Coulombic efficiency and stable cycling of full cells under high cathode loading, limited Li excess, and lean electrolyte conditions. The concept of a 3D artificial SEI will shed light on developing safe and stable Li-metal anodes.
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[1]
- Beihang University, Beijing (China)
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology (China)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1777169
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; 51872012
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 33; Journal Issue: 13; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 3D artificial SEI; confined Li deposition; dendrite‐free; Li metal batteries; van der Waals gap
Citation Formats
Zhai, Pengbo, Wang, Tianshuai, Jiang, Huaning, Wan, Jiayu, Wei, Yi, Wang, Lei, Liu, Wei, Chen, Qian, Yang, Weiwei, Cui, Yi, and Gong, Yongji. 3D Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interphase for Lithium Metal Anodes Enabled by Insulator–Metal–Insulator Layered Heterostructures. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1002/adma.202006247.
Zhai, Pengbo, Wang, Tianshuai, Jiang, Huaning, Wan, Jiayu, Wei, Yi, Wang, Lei, Liu, Wei, Chen, Qian, Yang, Weiwei, Cui, Yi, & Gong, Yongji. 3D Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interphase for Lithium Metal Anodes Enabled by Insulator–Metal–Insulator Layered Heterostructures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202006247
Zhai, Pengbo, Wang, Tianshuai, Jiang, Huaning, Wan, Jiayu, Wei, Yi, Wang, Lei, Liu, Wei, Chen, Qian, Yang, Weiwei, Cui, Yi, and Gong, Yongji. Thu .
"3D Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interphase for Lithium Metal Anodes Enabled by Insulator–Metal–Insulator Layered Heterostructures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202006247. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1777169.
@article{osti_1777169,
title = {3D Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interphase for Lithium Metal Anodes Enabled by Insulator–Metal–Insulator Layered Heterostructures},
author = {Zhai, Pengbo and Wang, Tianshuai and Jiang, Huaning and Wan, Jiayu and Wei, Yi and Wang, Lei and Liu, Wei and Chen, Qian and Yang, Weiwei and Cui, Yi and Gong, Yongji},
abstractNote = {Despite considerable efforts to prevent lithium (Li) dendrite growth, stable cycling of Li metal anodes with various structures remains extremely difficult due to the direct contact of the liquid electrolyte with Li. Rational design of solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) for 3D electrodes is a promising but still challenging strategy for preventing Li dendrite growth and avoiding lithium–electrolyte side reactions in Li-metal batteries. Here, a 3D architecture is constructed with g-C3N4/graphene/g-C3N4 insulator–metal–insulator sandwiched nanosheets to guide uniform Li plating/stripping in the van der Waals gap between the graphene and the g-C3N4, and the function of which can be regarded as a 3D artificial SEI. Li deposition on the surface of g-C3N4 is suppressed due to its insulating nature. However, its uniform lithiophilic sites and nanopore channels enable homogeneous lithium plating between the graphene and the g-C3N4, prohibiting the direct contact of the electrolyte with the Li metal. The use of the g-C3N4-layer-modified 3D anode enables long-term Li deposition with a high Coulombic efficiency and stable cycling of full cells under high cathode loading, limited Li excess, and lean electrolyte conditions. The concept of a 3D artificial SEI will shed light on developing safe and stable Li-metal anodes.},
doi = {10.1002/adma.202006247},
journal = {Advanced Materials},
number = 13,
volume = 33,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Thu Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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