High-Rate and Large-Capacity Lithium Metal Anode Enabled by Volume Conformal and Self-Healable Composite Polymer Electrolyte

Xia, Shuixin; Lopez, Jeffrey; Liang, Chao; Zhang, Zhichu; Bao, Zhenan; Cui, Yi; Liu, Wei

doi:10.1002/advs.201802353

Title: High-Rate and Large-Capacity Lithium Metal Anode Enabled by Volume Conformal and Self-Healable Composite Polymer Electrolyte

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Advanced Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201802353· OSTI ID:1528881

Xia, Shuixin ^[1]; Lopez, Jeffrey ^[2]; Liang, Chao ^[1]; Zhang, Zhichu ^[1]; Bao, Zhenan ^[2]; Cui, Yi ^[3];

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ShanghaiTech Univ., Shanghai (China)
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

The widespread implementation of lithium–metal batteries (LMBs) with Li metal anodes of high energy density has long been prevented due to the safety concern of dendrite–related failure. Here a solid–liquid hybrid electrolyte consisting of composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) soaked with liquid electrolyte is reported. The CPE membrane composes of self–healing polymer and Li⁺–conducting nanoparticles. The electrodeposited lithium metal in a uniform, smooth, and dense behavior is achieved using a hybrid electrolyte, rather than dendritic and pulverized structure for a conventional separator. The Li foil symmetric cells can deliver remarkable cycling performance at ultrahigh current density up to 20 mA cm^–2 with an extremely low voltage hysteresis over 1500 cycles. A large areal capacity of 10 mAh cm^–2 at 10 mA cm^–2 could also be obtained. Furthermore, the Li|Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ cells based on the hybrid electrolyte achieve a higher specific capacity and longer cycling life than those using conventional separators. The superior performances are mainly attributed to strong adhesion, volume conformity, and self–healing functionality of CPE, providing a novel approach and a significant step toward cost–effective and large–scalable LMBs.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; 21805185; 2017M621574

OSTI ID:: 1528881

Journal Information:: Advanced Science, Vol. 6, Issue 9; ISSN 2198-3844

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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