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Lithiation MXene Derivative Skeletons for Wide‐Temperature Lithium Metal Anodes
Author(s) -
Wang Jinming,
Yang Meng,
Zou Guodong,
Liu Di,
Peng Qiuming
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202101180
Subject(s) - materials science , overpotential , anode , lithium (medication) , electrochemistry , metal , derivative (finance) , chemical engineering , chemistry , metallurgy , electrode , medicine , economics , financial economics , engineering , endocrinology
Lithium (Li) metal, as an appealing candidate for the next‐generation of high‐energy‐density batteries, is plagued by its safety issue mainly caused by uncontrolled dendrite growth and infinite volume expansion. Developing new materials that can improve the performance of Li‐metal anode is one of the urgent tasks. Herein, a new MXene derivative containing pure rutile TiO 2 and N‐doped carbon prepared by heat‐treating MXene under a mixing gas, exhibiting high chemical activity in molten Li, is reported. The lithiation MXene derivative with a hybrid of LiTiO 2 ‐Li 3 N‐C and Li offers outstanding electrochemical properties. The symmetrical cell assembling lithiation MXene derivative hybrid anode exhibits an ultra‐long cycle lifespan of 2000 h with an overpotential of ≈30 mV at 1 mA cm −2 , which overwhelms Li‐based anodes reported so far. Additionally, long‐term operations of 34, 350, and 500 h at 10 mA cm −2 can be achieved in symmetrical cells at temperatures of −10, 25, and 50 °C, respectively. Both experimental tests and density functional theory calculations confirm that the LiTiO 2 ‐Li 3 N‐C skeleton serves as a promising host for Li infusion by alleviating volume variation. Simultaneously, the superlithiophilic interphase of Li 3 N guides Li deposition along the LiTiO 2 ‐Li 3 N‐C skeleton to avoid dendrite growth.