Lithiophilic liquid metal layer induced lithium plating/stripping in a 3D Cu matrix to mitigate lithium dendrites and volume expansion
Weiye Guan, Yang Lv, Chao Ma, Qingxu Zhang, Aofei Wei, Xizheng Liu
Abstract
A multi-gradient 3D porous current collector (MGC), comprising a lithiophilic gradient layer and a conductivity gradient layer, is prepared to serve as a Li metal battery anode. The bi-continuous gradient layers regulate the lithium flux and induce uniform Li deposition.
Topics & Concepts
AnodeMaterials scienceLayer (electronics)Stripping (fiber)Lithium (medication)Lithium metalPlating (geology)MetalVolume (thermodynamics)Battery (electricity)Chemical engineeringComposite materialPorosityDeposition (geology)Matrix (chemical analysis)ElectrodeMetallurgyChemistryThermodynamicsPhysical chemistryGeophysicsMedicinePhysicsPaleontologyGeologyEngineeringPower (physics)SedimentEndocrinologyBiologyAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Technologies Research