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Endogenous Symbiotic Li 3 N/Cellulose Skin to Extend the Cycle Life of Lithium Anode
Author(s) -
Luo Yang,
Li Tianyu,
Zhang Hongzhang,
Liu Wei,
Zhang Xiaoben,
Yan Jingwang,
Zhang Huamin,
Li Xianfeng
Publication year - 2021
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.202017281
Subject(s) - bilayer , electrolyte , lithium (medication) , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , materials science , layer (electronics) , chemical engineering , anode , lithium nitrate , deposition (geology) , chemistry , nanotechnology , ion , electrode , ionic bonding , membrane , organic chemistry , medicine , paleontology , biochemistry , sediment , engineering , biology , endocrinology
Abstract Nitrocellulose (NC) is proposed to stabilize the electrolytes for Li metal batteries. The nitro group of NC preferentially reacts with Li metal, and along with the cellulose skeleton is tightly wrapped on the surface, so that the polymer–inorganic double layer is formed on the Li surface. XPS profile analysis and corroborative cryo‐environmental TEM reveal that the flexible outer layer of the bilayer is a C‐O organic layer, while the dense inner layer is mainly composed of crystalline lithium oxide, lithium oxynitride, and lithium nitride. The Li deposition process was observed via in situ optical microscopy, which indicated that the NC‐derived bilayer facilitates the uniform deposition of Li ions and inhibits the growth of dendrites. After the introduction of NC into the electrolyte, the cycle life of the Li battery is twice than that of the Li battery without NC at 1.0 and 3.0 mA cm −2 .