Metal shields with crystallographic discrepancies incorporated into integrated architectures for stable lithium metal batteries

3D-structured hosts can play a significant role in improving the stability of metal-based rechargeable batteries with high-energy density, such as lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Nevertheless, the equipotential nature of the host leads to Li accumulation on the top surface rather than on the inside...

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Published in:Energy & environmental science 2024-05, Vol.17 (9), p.3123-3135
Main Authors: Cho, Ki-Yeop, Cho, Sungjun, Jung, Gun Young, Eom, KwangSup
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Batteries
Crystal structure
Crystallography
Current density
Deposition
Etching
Free surfaces
Hexagonal close packed crystals
Lithium
Lithium batteries
Metals
Nucleation
Rechargeable batteries
Shields
Surface stability
Titanium
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Summary:3D-structured hosts can play a significant role in improving the stability of metal-based rechargeable batteries with high-energy density, such as lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Nevertheless, the equipotential nature of the host leads to Li accumulation on the top surface rather than on the inside surface, which degrades Li storage efficiency. Herein, we report metal shields with crystallographic discrepancies to block the surface deposition of Li. Among various metals, titanium (Ti) is revealed to provide a high barrier for Li nucleation based on its hexagonal close-packed crystal structure that is greatly different from the body-centered cubic structure of elemental Li, leading to strong lithiophobicity. Ti exhibits an excellent ability to inhibit Li deposition, confining Li to sites on Ti-free surfaces. Confined Li deposition can be realized with high selectivity up to a current density of 10 mA cm −2 , which suggests that metal shields could be used to resolve difficulties associated with the top-surface accumulation of Li. To demonstrate the feasibility of this approach, a facile top-down approach is first developed to fabricate an integrated architecture through wet-etching chemistry. The results show that Li can be stably accommodated inside the developed integrated architectures while avoiding surface Li deposition, leading to enhanced stability in anode-free LMBs. The lithiophobic properties of metals are investigated to discover metal shields preventing top-surface Li accumulation on versatile 3D-hosts. A facile top-down method is devised for the first time to integrate the metal shields into 3D-hosts.
ISSN:1754-5692
1754-5706
DOI:10.1039/d3ee02372a