Interface design for all-solid-state lithium batteries

Hongli Wan, Zeyi Wang, Weiran Zhang, Xinzi He and Chunsheng Wang ()
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Hongli Wan: University of Maryland
Zeyi Wang: University of Maryland
Weiran Zhang: University of Maryland
Xinzi He: University of Maryland
Chunsheng Wang: University of Maryland

Nature, 2023, vol. 623, issue 7988, 739-744

Abstract: Abstract The operation of high-energy all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries at low stack pressure is challenging owing to the Li dendrite growth at the Li anodes and the high interfacial resistance at the cathodes1–4. Here we design a Mg16Bi84 interlayer at the Li/Li6PS5Cl interface to suppress the Li dendrite growth, and a F-rich interlayer on LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (NMC811) cathodes to reduce the interfacial resistance. During Li plating–stripping cycles, Mg migrates from the Mg16Bi84 interlayer to the Li anode converting Mg16Bi84 into a multifunctional LiMgSx–Li3Bi–LiMg structure with the layers functioning as a solid electrolyte interphase, a porous Li3Bi sublayer and a solid binder (welding porous Li3Bi onto the Li anode), respectively. The Li3Bi sublayer with its high ionic/electronic conductivity ratio allows Li to deposit only on the Li anode surface and grow into the porous Li3Bi sublayer, which ameliorates pressure (stress) changes. The NMC811 with the F-rich interlayer converts into F-doped NMC811 cathodes owing to the electrochemical migration of the F anion into the NMC811 at a high potential of 4.3 V stabilizing the cathodes. The anode and cathode interlayer designs enable the NMC811/Li6PS5Cl/Li cell to achieve a capacity of 7.2 mAh cm−2 at 2.55 mA cm−2, and the LiNiO2/Li6PS5Cl/Li cell to achieve a capacity of 11.1 mAh cm−2 with a cell-level energy density of 310 Wh kg−1 at a low stack pressure of 2.5 MPa. The Mg16Bi84 anode interlayer and F-rich cathode interlayer provide a general solution for all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries to achieve high energy and fast charging capability at low stack pressure.

Date: 2023
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