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Long‐Cycling All‐Solid‐State Batteries Achieved by 2D Interface between Prelithiated Aluminum Foil Anode and Sulfide Electrolyte

Zengjie Fan, Bing Ding, Zhiwei Li, Ben Hu, Chong Xu, Chengyang Xu, Hui Dou, Xiaogang Zhang

2022Small45 citationsDOI

Abstract

Abstract All‐solid‐state batteries (ASSBs) with alloy anodes are expected to achieve high energy density and safety. However, the stability of alloy anodes is largely impeded by their large volume changes during cycling and poor interfacial stability against solid‐state electrolytes. Here, a mechanically prelithiation aluminum foil (MP‐Al‐H) is used as an anode to construct high‐performance ASSBs with sulfide electrolyte. The dense Li–Al layer of the MP‐Al‐H foil acts as a prelithiated anode and forms a 2D interface with sulfide electrolyte, while the unlithiated Al layer acts as a tightly bound current collector and ensures the structural integrity of the electrode. Remarkably, the MP‐Al‐H anode exhibits superior lithium conduction kinetics and stable interfacial compatibility with Li 6 PS 5 Cl (LPSCl) and Li 10 GeP 2 S 12 electrolytes. Consequently, the symmetrical cells using LPSCl electrolyte can work at a high current density of 7.5 mA cm −2 and endure for over 1500 h at 1 mA cm −2 . Notably, ≈100% capacity is retained for the MP‐Al‐H||LPSCl||LiCoO 2 full cell with high area loadings of 18 mg cm −2 after 300 cycles. This work offers a pathway to improve the interfacial and performance issues for the application of ASSBs.

Topics & Concepts

AnodeElectrolyteCyclingMaterials scienceSulfideFOIL methodAluminiumSolid-stateInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringMetallurgyComposite materialElectrodeChemistryEngineering physicsEngineeringHistoryArchaeologyPhysical chemistryAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvanced battery technologies research