Two-dimensional molecular brush-functionalized porous bilayer composite separators toward ultrastable high-current density lithium metal anodes

Chuanfa Li, Shaohong Liu, Chenguang Shi, Ganghao Liang, Zhitao Lu, Ruowen Fu and Dingcai Wu ()
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Chuanfa Li: Sun Yat-sen University
Shaohong Liu: Sun Yat-sen University
Chenguang Shi: Sun Yat-sen University
Ganghao Liang: Sun Yat-sen University
Zhitao Lu: Sun Yat-sen University
Ruowen Fu: Sun Yat-sen University
Dingcai Wu: Sun Yat-sen University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Lithium metal batteries have been considerably limited by the problems of uncontrolled dendritic lithium formation and the highly reactive nature of lithium with electrolytes. Herein, we have developed functional porous bilayer composite separators by simply blade-coating polyacrylamide-grafted graphene oxide molecular brushes onto commercial polypropylene separators. Our functional porous bilayer composite separators integrate the lithiophilic feature of hairy polyacrylamide chains and fast electrolyte diffusion pathways with the excellent mechanical strength of graphene oxide nanosheets and thus enable molecular-level homogeneous and fast lithium ionic flux on the surfaces of electrodes. As a result, dendrite-free uniform lithium deposition with a high Coulombic efficiency (98%) and ultralong-term reversible lithium plating/stripping (over 2600 h) at a high current density (2 mA cm−2) are achieved for lithium metal anodes. Remarkably, lithium metal anodes with an unprecedented stability of more than 1900 h cycling at an ultrahigh current density of 20 mA cm−2 are demonstrated.

Date: 2019
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