Citation: Lun Li, Pengxia Ji, Meng Huang, Zixin Zhang, Hong Wang, Francis Verpoort, Jinlong Yang, Daping He. Hybrid ionic/electronic interphase enabling uniform nucleation and fast diffusion kinetics for stable lithium metal anode[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(2): 109144. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109144 shu

Hybrid ionic/electronic interphase enabling uniform nucleation and fast diffusion kinetics for stable lithium metal anode

Lun Li ^a ,
Pengxia Ji ^b ,
Meng Huang ^{c, *,} ,
Zixin Zhang ^a ,
Hong Wang ^a ,
Francis Verpoort ^a ,
Jinlong Yang ^{b, *,} ,
Daping He ^{d, e, *,}

a.
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
b.
Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
c.
Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572000, China
d.
Hubei Engineering Research Center of RF-Microwave Technology and Application, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
e.
State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China

211808@whut.edu.cn

yangjl18@szu.edu.cn

hedaping@whut.edu.cn

Received Date: 20 August 2023
Revised Date: 8 September 2023
Accepted Date: 22 September 2023
Available Online: 29 September 2023

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Lithium (Li) dendrite issue, which is usually caused by inhomogeneous Li nucleation and fragile solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), impedes the further development of high-energy Li metal batteries. However, the integrated construction of a high-stable SEI layer that can regulate uniform nucleation and facilitate fast Li-ion diffusion kinetics for Li metal anode still falls short. Herein, we designed an artificial SEI with hybrid ionic/electronic interphase to regulate Li deposition by in-situ constructing metal Co clusters embedded in LiF matrix. The generated Co and LiF both enable fast Li-ion diffusion kinetics, meanwhile, the lithiophilic properties of Co clusters can serve as Li-ion nucleation sites, thereby contributing to uniform Li nucleation and non-dendritic growth. As a result, a dendrite-free Li deposition with a low overpotential (16.1 mV) is achieved, which enables an extended lifespan over 750 h under strict conditions. The full cells with high-mass-loading LiFePO₄ (11.5 mg/cm²) as cathodes exhibit a remarkable rate capacity of 84.1 mAh/g at 5 C and an improved cycling performance with a capacity retention of 96.4% after undergoing 180 cycles.
- Lithium metal anode,
- Hybrid ionic/electronic interphase,
- Solid electrolyte interphase,
- Fast diffusion kinetics,
- Dendritic growth of lithium
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