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Constructing Ionic Gradient and Lithiophilic Interphase for High‐Rate Li‐Metal Anode
Author(s) -
Lai Yimei,
Zhao Yun,
Cai Weiping,
Song Jun,
Jia Yongtang,
Ding Bin,
Yan Jianhua
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201905171
Subject(s) - anode , materials science , nucleation , dendrite (mathematics) , chemical engineering , ionic bonding , layer (electronics) , metal , current density , nanotechnology , ion , electrode , metallurgy , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , engineering
Li metal is the optimal choice as an anode due to its high theoretical capacity, but it suffers from severe dendrite growth, especially at high current rates. Here, an ionic gradient and lithiophilic inter‐phase film is developed, which promises to produce a durable and high‐rate Li‐metal anode. The film, containing an ionic‐conductive Li 0.33 La 0.56 TiO 3 nanofiber (NF) layer on the top and a thin lithiophilic Al 2 O 3 NF layer on the bottom, is fabricated with a sol–gel electrospinning method followed by sintering. During cycling, the top layer forms a spatially homogenous ionic field distribution over the anode, while the bottom layer reduces the driving force of Li‐dendrite formation by decreasing the nucleation barrier, enabling dendrite‐free plating‐stripping behavior over 1000 h at a high current density of 5 mA cm −2 . Remarkably, full cells of Li//LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 exhibit a high capacity of 133.3 mA h g −1 at 5 C over 150 cycles, contributing a step forward for high‐rate Li‐metal anodes.