Issue 35, 2020

A flexible composite solid electrolyte with a highly stable interphase for dendrite-free and durable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries

Abstract

Composite solid-state electrolytes (CSEs) that integrate the merits of different components are considered to be promising candidates for next-generation high-energy density lithium metal batteries. Herein, we have successfully designed a flexible CSE membrane consisting of the ceramic conducting Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 (LATP) filler, polyethylene oxide (PEO) matrix, and 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (BMP-TFSI) ionic liquid. In particular, the addition of ionic liquid (BMP-TFSI) can not only decrease the interface impedance between the polymer and LATP ceramic fillers and improve the ionic conductivity, but also prevent the adverse reaction between Ti4+ in LATP and Li metal and further enhance the interface stability. Benefitting from the synergistic effect of organic–inorganic hybrids, the obtained composite electrolyte membrane achieves an excellent ionic conductivity of 2.42 × 10−4 S cm−1 at 30 °C and a wide electrochemical stability window of 5 V (vs. Li+/Li). Moreover, the CSE membrane exhibits outstanding Li dendrite suppression capability, which is proved by galvanostatic Li plating/stripping tests for 1000 h. Assembled with this solid electrolyte membrane and a commercial LiFePO4 cathode, all-solid-state lithium metal batteries demonstrate superior rate capability and outstanding cycling stability at both 30 and 45 °C. These results demonstrate that such a flexible composite electrolyte is a promising alternative electrolyte for practical high-energy density all-solid-state batteries.

Graphical abstract: A flexible composite solid electrolyte with a highly stable interphase for dendrite-free and durable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jul 2020
Accepted
02 Aug 2020
First published
03 Aug 2020

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 18043-18054

A flexible composite solid electrolyte with a highly stable interphase for dendrite-free and durable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries

D. Zhang, X. Xu, X. Huang, Z. Shi, Z. Wang, Z. Liu, R. Hu, J. Liu and M. Zhu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 18043 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA06697D

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