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Revealing an Interconnected Interfacial Layer in Solid‐State Polymer Sodium Batteries
Author(s) -
Zhao Chenglong,
Liu Lilu,
Lu Yaxiang,
Wagemaker Marnix,
Chen Liquan,
Hu YongSheng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201909877
Subject(s) - anode , electrolyte , materials science , polymer , cathode , chemical engineering , plating (geology) , metal , separator (oil production) , composite material , electrode , metallurgy , chemistry , geophysics , engineering , geology , physics , thermodynamics
Replacing the commonly used nonaqueous liquid electrolytes in rechargeable sodium batteries with polymer solid electrolytes is expected to provide new opportunities to develop safer batteries with higher energy densities. However, this poses challenges related to the interface between the Na‐metal anode and polymer electrolytes. Driven by systematically investigating the interface properties, an improved interface is established between a composite Na/C metal anode and electrolyte. The observed chemical bonding between carbon matrix of anode with solid polymer electrolyte, prevents delamination, and leads to more homogeneous plating and stripping, which reduces/suppresses dendrite formation. Full solid‐state polymer Na‐metal batteries, using a high mass loaded Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 cathode, exhibit ultrahigh capacity retention of more than 92 % after 2 000 cycles and over 80 % after 5 000 cycles, as well as the outstanding rate capability.