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In-Situ Constructing a Mixed-Conductive Interfacial Protective Layer for Ultra-Stable Lithium Metal Anodes

Liansheng Li^¹, Yijie Zhang^{¹^,²}, Zuxin Long^¹, Pengyu Meng^¹, Qinghua Liang^{¹^,²}()

1

Key Laboratory of Rare Earths, Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, China

2

School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

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Lithium metal batteries are the most promising next-generation energy storage technologies due to their high energy density. However, their practical application is impeded by serious interfacial side reactions and uncontrolled dendrite growth of lithium metal anode. Herein, copper 2,4,5-trifluorophenylacetate is designed and explored to stabilize lithium metal anode by in-situ constructing a dense and mixed-conductive interfacial protective layer. The formed passivated layer not only significantly inhibits interfacial side reactions by avoiding direct contact between lithium metal anode and electrolyte but also effectively suppresses lithium dendrite growth due to the unique inorganic-rich compositions and mixed-conductive properties. As a result, the copper 2,4,5-trifluorophenylacetate-treated lithium metal anodes show greatly improved cycle stability under both high current density and high areal deposition capacity. Notably, the assembled liquid symmetrical cells with copper 2,4,5-trifluorophenylacetate-treated lithium metal anodes can stably work for more than 3000, 5000, and 4800 h at 1.0 mA cm⁻²–1.0 mAh cm⁻², 2.0 mA cm⁻²–5.0 mAh cm⁻², and 10 mA cm⁻²–5.0 mAh cm⁻², respectively. Furthermore, the assembled liquid full cell with a high LiFePO₄ loading (~16.9 mg cm⁻²) shows a significantly enhanced cycle life of 250 cycles with stable Coulombic efficiencies (>99.1%). Moreover, the assembled all-solid-state lithium metal battery with a high LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ loading (~5.0 mg cm⁻²) also exhibits improved cycle stability. These findings underline that the copper 2,4,5-trifluorophenylacetate-treated lithium metal anodes show great promise for high-performance lithium metal batteries.

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copper 2,4,5-trifluorophenylacetate dendrite suppression interfacial regulation lithium metal anode lithium metal battery

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Energy & Environmental Materials

Volume 8 Issue 2,
March 2025

DOI: 10.1002/eem2.12836

Cite this article:

Li L, Zhang Y, Long Z, et al. In-Situ Constructing a Mixed-Conductive Interfacial Protective Layer for Ultra-Stable Lithium Metal Anodes. Energy & Environmental Materials, 2025, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12836

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