Citation: Huanyan Liu, Jiajun Long, Hua Yu, Shichao Zhang, Wenbo Liu. Rational design of highly conductive and stable 3D flexible composite current collector for high performance lithium-ion battery electrodes[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(3): 109712. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109712 shu

Rational design of highly conductive and stable 3D flexible composite current collector for high performance lithium-ion battery electrodes

Huanyan Liu ^a ,
Jiajun Long ^{a, b} ,
Hua Yu ^b ,
Shichao Zhang ^c ,
Wenbo Liu ^{a, *,}

a.
School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
b.
School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
c.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

liuwenbo_8338@163.com

Received Date: 15 December 2023
Revised Date: 8 January 2024
Accepted Date: 1 March 2024
Available Online: 7 March 2024

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Anode active materials involving transition metal oxides and sulfides are of great significance for high energy density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), but the huge volume expansion and inferior electronic conductivity upon cycling critically constrain their further application. Herein, from a new perspective, a highly conductive and stable 3D flexible composite current collector is rationally designed by facilely electrodepositing metallic Ni thin layer onto the carbon cloth (CC/Ni), which endows the supported active materials with exceptional electronic conductivity and structural stability. In addition, the homogeneously distributed metallic Ni protrusions external CC can strongly bond with the active components, ensuring the structural integrity of electrodes upon cycling. More importantly, the 3D network structure with large specific surface area provides abundant space to alleviate the volume expansion and more active sites for electrochemical reactions. Therefore, taking Ni₃S₂ nanosheet (Ni₃S₂ NS) anode as an example, the prepared Ni₃S₂ NS@CC/Ni electrode shows a high specific capacity of 2.32 mAh/cm² at 1 mA/cm² and high capacity retention of 1.68 mAh/cm² at a high rate of 8 mA/cm². This study provides a universal approach to obtain highly conductive and stable 3D flexible current collectors towards high performance metal-ion batteries beyond LIBs.
- Lithium-ion battery,
- Composite current collector,
- Highly conductive electrode,
- High performance,
- Metal sulfide
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