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Realizing Holistic Charging-Discharging for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anodes via Constructing Three-Dimensional Li plus Conductive Networks

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17953

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Li metal anode; in situ SEM observation; Li plus conductivity; Li3PO4; holistic charging; discharging; dendrite-free

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In this study, a three-dimensional Li+ conductive skeleton is constructed on the surface of Ni foam by coating Li3PO4 (LPO) through atomic layer deposition (ALD). The Li metal anode with the activated skeleton shows excellent battery cycling stability and enhanced rate performances. By constructing a mixed conductive network, the Li electrode breaks through the limit of the local surface reaction and provides a new insight into achieving dendrite-free Li metal anodes through holistic charging/discharging.
Lithium (Li) metal is a promising candidate for next-generation anode materials with high energy densities. However, Li dissolution/deposition processes are limited at the upper surface in contact with the electrolyte, which brings a locally high current density and then results in dendritic Li growth. This restraint of the local surface reaction during cycling has not been solved by commonly used modification strategies. In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) Li+ conductive skeleton is activated from atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating Li3PO4 (LPO) on the surface of the Ni foam (LPNF). Then, the skeleton is efficiently constructed in the Li metal anode by the lower-temperature Li infusion. Ionic conductor LPO layers and electronic conductor Ni fibers supply charge transport channels between the electrolyte and the internal Li. The mixed conductive network realizes holistic charge transfer, which is proved by in situ scanning electron microscopy experiments. In virtue of dispersive dissolution/deposition and optimized electrochemical kinetics brought by a Li+ conductive network, the composited Li electrode presents an excellent symmetric battery cycling stability (over 1200 h) and enhanced rate performances (stable cycling even at 10.0 mA cm-2). When matching with a LiCoO2 (LCO) cathode, LCO||Li@LPNF full batteries exhibit a capacity retention of 80.8% over 250 cycles. During cycling, there was no evidence of dendrite growth and the remaining Li in the composited anode showed a smooth, compact, and well-combined condition with LPNF. Through constructing a 3D Li+ conductive network, the composited Li metal anode breaks through the limit of the local surface reaction; this work proposes a novel insight of realizing holistic charging/discharging for the dendrite-free Li metal anode.

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