Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 257(2024)

Boosting High-Voltage Practical Lithium Metal Batteries with Tailored Additives

Jinhai You1...3,†, Qiong Wang4,6,†, Runhong Wei3,†, Li Deng4, Yiyang Hu1, Li Niu3, Jingkai Wang2, Xiaomei Zheng2,*, Junwei Li5,**, Yao Zhou1,*** and Jun-Tao Li1,**** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Magnetism Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
  • 4State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
  • 6College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070 Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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    The lithium (Li) metal anode is widely regarded as an ideal anode material for high-energy-density batteries. However, uncontrolled Li dendrite growth often leads to unfavorable interfaces and low Coulombic efficiency (CE), limiting its broader application. Herein, an ether-based electrolyte (termed FGN-182) is formulated, exhibiting ultra-stable Li metal anodes through the incorporation of LiFSI and LiNO3 as dual salts. The synergistic effect of the dual salts facilitates the formation of a highly robust SEI film with fast Li+ transport kinetics. Notably, Li||Cu half cells exhibit an average CE reaching up to 99.56%. In particular, pouch cells equipped with high-loading lithium cobalt oxide (LCO, 3 mAh cm-2) cathodes, ultrathin Li chips (25 μm), and lean electrolytes (5 g Ah-1) demonstrate outstanding cycling performance, retaining 80% capacity after 125 cycles. To address the gas issue in the cathode under high voltage, cathode additives 1,3,6-tricyanohexane is incorporated with FGN-182; the resulting high-voltage LCO||Li (4.4 V) pouch cells can cycle steadily over 93 cycles. This study demonstrates that, even with the use of ether-based electrolytes, it is possible to simultaneously achieve significant improvements in both high Li utilization and electrolyte tolerance to high voltage by exploring appropriate functional additives for both the cathode and anode.

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    Jinhai You, Qiong Wang, Runhong Wei, Li Deng, Yiyang Hu, Li Niu, Jingkai Wang, Xiaomei Zheng, Junwei Li, Yao Zhou, Jun-Tao Li. Boosting High-Voltage Practical Lithium Metal Batteries with Tailored Additives[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 257

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 3, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 6, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Zheng Xiaomei (zheng_xiaomei@cjlu.edu.cn), Li Junwei (junwei.li@kuleuven.be), Zhou Yao (zhouy@xmu.edu.cn), Li Jun-Tao (jtli@xmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01479-1

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