<p>Lithium metal negative electrodes are highly promising for high-specific-energy batteries due to their low electrochemical potential and high capacity. However, dendrite growth due to limited Li<sup>+</sup> transport at the interface hinder their performance and safety. Enhancing interfacial Li<sup>+</sup> transport can prevent Li<sup>+</sup> depletion and ensure uniform Li deposition. Herein, an artificial interphase layer inspired by the nanofluidic effects in organisms is developed. The artificial interphase layer exhibits nanofluidic ion transport behavior, offering a 3.6 times higher transference number and a 10<sup>7</sup> times higher diffusion coefficient for Li<sup>+</sup> compared to bulk solutions at a low Li salt concentration of 10<sup>-6 </sup>mol L<sup>-1</sup>. Such selective Li<sup>+</sup> conduction can effectively suppress dendritic growth, achieving a stable Li plating/stripping cycling at a current density of 200 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> and a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.7%. Consequently, the negative electrode-free Cu||LFP cell achieves 80.1% capacity retention after 200 cycles. Moreover, the Li||S full cell demonstrates high stability over 300 cycles with a 70.7% capacity retention at −20 <sup>°</sup>C and achieves a high specific energy of 505.1 Wh kg<sup>-1</sup> with designed capacity of 127.3 mAh (stack level). This nature-inspired interfacial nanofluidic layer design offers a promising strategy for developing high-rate, dendrite-free lithium metal negative electrodes.</p>

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Bioinspired interfacial nanofluidic layer enabling high-rate and dendrite-free lithium metal negative electrodes

  • Chunlei Song,
  • Lyuming Pan,
  • Junxiu Wu,
  • Lu Chen,
  • He Zhao,
  • Hongji Pan,
  • Shumin Wu,
  • Liu Yang,
  • Yanxin Jiang,
  • Yiju Li,
  • Jun Lu,
  • Tianshou Zhao

摘要

Lithium metal negative electrodes are highly promising for high-specific-energy batteries due to their low electrochemical potential and high capacity. However, dendrite growth due to limited Li+ transport at the interface hinder their performance and safety. Enhancing interfacial Li+ transport can prevent Li+ depletion and ensure uniform Li deposition. Herein, an artificial interphase layer inspired by the nanofluidic effects in organisms is developed. The artificial interphase layer exhibits nanofluidic ion transport behavior, offering a 3.6 times higher transference number and a 107 times higher diffusion coefficient for Li+ compared to bulk solutions at a low Li salt concentration of 10-6 mol L-1. Such selective Li+ conduction can effectively suppress dendritic growth, achieving a stable Li plating/stripping cycling at a current density of 200 mA cm-2 and a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.7%. Consequently, the negative electrode-free Cu||LFP cell achieves 80.1% capacity retention after 200 cycles. Moreover, the Li||S full cell demonstrates high stability over 300 cycles with a 70.7% capacity retention at −20 °C and achieves a high specific energy of 505.1 Wh kg-1 with designed capacity of 127.3 mAh (stack level). This nature-inspired interfacial nanofluidic layer design offers a promising strategy for developing high-rate, dendrite-free lithium metal negative electrodes.