Suppressing Local Dendrite Hotspots via Current Density Redistribution Using a Superlithiophilic Membrane for Stable Lithium Metal Anode

Author:

Hu Yifan12,Li Zichuang2,Wang Zongpeng1,Wang Xunlu2,Chen Wei3,Wang Jiacheng12ORCID,Zhong Wenwu1,Ma Ruguang24

Affiliation:

1. School of Materials Science and Engineering Taizhou University Taizhou 318000 P. R. China

2. State Key Laboratory of High‐Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences 1295 Dingxi Road Shanghai 200050 P. R. China

3. Department of Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Chicago IL 60616 USA

4. School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology 99 Xuefu Road Suzhou 215009 P. R. China

Abstract

AbstractLi metal anode is considered as one of the most desirable candidates for next‐generation battery due to its lowest electrochemical potential and high theoretical capacity. However, undesirable dendrite growth severely exacerbates the interfacial stability, thus damaging battery performance and bringing safety concerns. Here, an efficient strategy is proposed to stabilize Li metal anode by digesting dendrites sprout using a 3D flexible superlithiophilic membrane consisting of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and ZnCl2 composite nanofibers (PZEM) as a protective layer. Both the experimental studies and theoretical calculations show the origin of superlithiophilicity ascribed to a strong interaction between ZnCl2 and PVDF to form the ZnF bonds. The multifield physics calculation implies effective removal of local dendrite hotspots by PZEM via a more homogeneous Li+ flux. The PZEM‐covered Li anode (PZEM@Li) exhibits superior Li deposition/stripping performance in a symmetric cell over 1100 cycles at a high current density of 5 mA cm−2. When paired with LiFePO4 (LFP), PZEM@Li|LFP full cell remains stable over 1000 cycles at 2 C with a degradation rate of 0.0083% per cycle. This work offers a new route for efficient protection of Li metal anode for practical applications.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

General Physics and Astronomy,General Engineering,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous),General Materials Science,General Chemical Engineering,Medicine (miscellaneous)

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