%0 Journal Article
%A Merso, Semaw Kebede
%A Tekaligne, Teshager Mekonnen
%A Adigo Weret, Misganaw
%A Shitaw, Kassie Nigus
%A Nikodimos, Yosef
%A Yang, Sheng-Chiang
%A Muche, Zabish Bilew
%A Taklu, Bereket Woldegbreal
%A Hotasi, Boas Tua
%A Chang, Chia-Yu
%A Jiang, Shi-Kai
%A Brunklaus, Gunther
%A Winter, Martin
%A Wu, She-Huang
%A Su, Wei-Nien
%A Mou, Chung-Yuan
%A Hwang, Bing Joe
%T Multiple protective layers for suppressing Li dendrite growth and improving the cycle life of anode-free lithium metal batteries
%J The chemical engineering journal
%V 485
%@ 1385-8947
%C Amsterdam
%I Elsevier
%M FZJ-2024-02613
%P 149547 -
%D 2024
%X Anode-free lithium metal batteries (AFLMBs) have sparked considerable attention in recent years because of their potential for high energy density; however, they suffer from severe Li dendrite growth and unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), which typically result in rapid capacity decay. Herein, we demonstrate a long-life anode-free pouch cell by designing a dual-coating protective layer (Cu-Sn@SFPH) electrode with Sn-coated Cu (denoted as Cu-Sn) as the bottom layer and SrF2 nanoparticles strengthened by poly (vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP) as the top layer. The in-situ formed LiF-rich SEI enables fast Li+ transfer, while the lithiophilic Li-Sn and Li-Sr alloy layers serve as nucleation seeds for uniform Li deposition. The dual-coated Cu electrode in the Cu-Sn@SFPH||Li cell exhibits remarkable cycling stability for more than 3,200 h at a capacity of 2 mAh cm−2. The NCM111||Cu-Sn@SFPH pouch cell demonstrates outstanding performance with a capacity retention of 72.1 % and an average Coulombic efficiency (CE) of 99.9 % for 120 cycles. Under practical conditions, with NCM cathodes and a lean electrolyte volume, this design strategy opens a new approach to AFLMBs.
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%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:001202517800001
%R 10.1016/j.cej.2024.149547
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1025019