Highly Effective Polyacrylonitrile-Rich Artificial Solid-Electrolyte-Interphase for Dendrite-Free Li-Metal/Solid-State BatteryClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Binh HoangBinh HoangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, United StatesMore by Binh Hoang
- Roya DamircheliRoya DamircheliDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, United StatesMore by Roya Damircheli
- Victoria Castagna FerrariVictoria Castagna FerrariDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United StatesMore by Victoria Castagna Ferrari
- David M StewartDavid M StewartDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United StatesMore by David M Stewart
- Madison BrauschMadison BrauschDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, United StatesMore by Madison Brausch
- Nhi NguyenNhi NguyenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, United StatesMore by Nhi Nguyen
- Chuan-Fu Lin*Chuan-Fu Lin*E-mail: [email protected]Department of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, United StatesMore by Chuan-Fu Lin
Abstract

Lithium metal anode batteries have attracted significant attention as a promising energy storage technology, offering a high theoretical specific capacity and a low electrochemical potential. Utilizing lithium metal as the anode material can substantially increase energy density compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, the practical application of lithium metal anodes has encountered notable challenges, primarily due to the formation of dendritic structures during cycling. These dendrites pose safety risks and degrade battery performance. Addressing these challenges necessitates the development of a reliable and effective protection layer for lithium metal. This study presents a cost-effective and convenient method to spontaneously produce lithium metal protective layers by creating polymeric layers by using acrylonitrile (AN). This method remarkably extends 6× of the lifetime of lithium metal anodes under high current density (1 mA/cm2) cycling conditions. While the cycle life of bare lithium metal is approximately 150 h under high current cycling conditions, AN-treated lithium metal anodes exhibit an impressive longevity of over 900 h. The AN-treated lithium metal anodes are further integrated and tested with sulfide-based Li10GeP2S12 (LGPS) solid-state electrolytes to evaluate its interfacial stability at a solid–solid interface. The formation of the polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-rich ASEI, due to AN-treatment, effectively reduces and stabilizes the cell overpotential to only one-tenth of that with the interface without treatment. This strategy paves a route to enable a highly efficient and highly stable Li/LGPS solid-state battery interface.
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