Molecular Layer Deposition of Crosslinked Polymeric Lithicone for Superior Lithium Metal Anodes

Autor: Xiangbo Meng, Kah Chun Lau, Hua Zhou, Sujan Kumar Ghosh, Mourad Benamara, Min Zou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Energy Material Advances, Vol 2021 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2692-7640
DOI: 10.34133/2021/9786201
Popis: In this work, we for the first time developed a novel lithium-containing crosslinked polymeric material, a lithicone that enables excellent protection effects over lithium (Li) metal anodes. This new lithicone was synthesized via an accurately controllable molecular layer deposition (MLD) process, in which lithium tert-butoxide (LTB) and glycerol (GL) were used as precursors. The resultant LiGL lithicone was analyzed using a suite of characterizations. Furthermore, we found that the LiGL thichicone could serve as an exceptional polymeric protection film over Li metal anodes. Our experimental data revealed that the Li electrodes coated by this LiGL lithicone can achieve a superior cycling stability, accounting for an extremely long cyclability of >13,600 Li-stripping/plating cycles and having no failures so far in Li/Li symmetric cells at a current density of 5 mA/cm2 and an areal capacity of 1 mAh/cm2. We found that, with a sufficient protection by this LiGL coating, Li electrodes could realize long-term stable cyclability with little formation of Li dendrites and solid electrolyte interphase. This novel LiGL represents a facile and effective solution to the existing issues of Li anodes and potentially paves a technically feasible route for lithium metal batteries.
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