Suppressing Dendritic Lithium Formation Using Porous Media in Lithium Metal-Based Batteries

Nano Letters
Nan LiBingqing Wei

Abstract

Because of its ultrahigh specific capacity, lithium metal holds great promise for revolutionizing current rechargeable battery technologies. Nevertheless, the unavoidable formation of dendritic Li, as well as the resulting safety hazards and poor cycling stability, have significantly hindered its practical applications. A mainstream strategy to solve this problem is introducing porous media, such as solid electrolytes, modified separators, or artificial protection layers, to block Li dendrite penetration. However, the scientific foundation of this strategy has not yet been elucidated. Herein, using experiments and simulation we analyze the role of the porous media in suppressing dendritic Li growth and probe the underlying fundamental mechanisms. It is found that the tortuous pores of the porous media, which drastically reduce the local flux of Li+moving toward the anode and effectively extend the physical path of dendrite growth, are the key to achieving the nondendritic Li growth. On the basis of the theoretical exploration, we synthesize a novel porous silicon nitride submicron-wire membrane and incorporate it in both half-cell and full-cell configurations. The operation time of the battery cells is significantly extended wi...Continue Reading

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Dec 24, 2019·Advanced Materials·Nan LiBingqing Wei
Sep 5, 2019·Frontiers in Chemistry·Jinlei GuKeyu Xie
Jan 11, 2020·Research : a Science Partner Journal·Han YuYanwu Zhu
Mar 18, 2020·Science Advances·Huadong YuanXiong Wen David Lou
Jul 28, 2020·Advanced Materials·Huanfeng WangJihong Yu
Oct 11, 2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Zeeshan AhmadVenkatasubramanian Viswanathan
Oct 27, 2020·Advanced Materials·Qi YangChunyi Zhi
Feb 21, 2021·Science Advances·Meghann C MaJiandi Wan
May 13, 2020·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·Yan OuyangHuiqiao Li
Jan 1, 2021·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·Yikang YuJian Xie
Jan 9, 2019·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·Chao ShenBingqing Wei
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