Lithium diffusion-controlled Li-Al alloy negative electrode for all-solid-state battery

Yuju Jeon, Dong Ju Lee, Hongkui Zheng, Sesha Sai Behara, Jung-Pil Lee, Junlin Wu, Feng Li, Wei Tang, Lanshuang Zhang, Yu-Ting Chen, Dapeng Xu, Jiyoung Kim, Min-Sang Song, Anton Ven (), Kai He () and Zheng Chen ()
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Yuju Jeon: University of California, San Diego
Dong Ju Lee: University of California, San Diego
Hongkui Zheng: University of California, Irvine
Sesha Sai Behara: Santa Barbara
Jung-Pil Lee: LG Science Park
Junlin Wu: University of California, San Diego
Feng Li: University of California, San Diego
Wei Tang: University of California, San Diego
Lanshuang Zhang: University of California, San Diego
Yu-Ting Chen: University of California, San Diego
Dapeng Xu: University of California, San Diego
Jiyoung Kim: LG Science Park
Min-Sang Song: LG Science Park
Anton Ven: Santa Barbara
Kai He: University of California, Irvine
Zheng Chen: University of California, San Diego

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Metal alloy negative electrodes are promising candidates for lithium all-solid-state batteries due to their high specific capacity and low cost. However, chemo-mechanical degradation and atomic transport limitations in the solid state remain unresolved challenges. Herein, we demonstrate a lithium-aluminum alloy negative electrode design (LixAl1, x = molar ratio of lithium to aluminum) based on a comprehensive understanding of the underlying diffusion mechanisms within the lithium-poor α (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) and lithium-rich β phases (0.95 ≤ x ≤ 1). The lithium-aluminum alloy negative electrodes with a higher lithium to aluminum ratio facilitate lithium migration through the β-LiAl phases, which serve as highly lithium-conductive channels with a lithium diffusion coefficient that is ten orders of magnitude higher than that of the α phase. In addition, a bulk dense negative electrode and an intimate negative electrode-electrolyte interface is demonstrated in the cross-sections of the lithium-aluminum alloy negative electrodes. Consequently, a high-rate capability of 7 mA cm−2 is attained in LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2-based full-cell operation. The optimal cell configuration of Li0.5Al1 | |LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 shows stable lithium reversibility during 2000 cycles with a capacity retention of 83% at 4 mA cm−2 with a LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 loading of 5 mAh cm−2.

Date: 2025
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