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Lithiophilic interface guided transient infiltration of molten lithium for stable 3D composite lithium anodes

Lan-Xing Li§Yun-Nuo Li§Fei-Fei Cao( )Huan Ye( )
College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China

§ Lan-Xing Li and Yun-Nuo Li contributed equally to this work.

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Interfacial reaction driving force together with capillary force facilitates the transient infiltration of molten Li into a three-dimensional (3D) host for stable 3D composite lithium anode.

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Fabricating three-dimensional (3D) composite lithium anodes via thermal infusion effectively addresses uncontrollable Li deposition and large volume changes. However, potential risks due to the long wetting time and high melting point remain a critical yet unconsidered issue. Herein, we report a stable 3D composite Li anode by infusing molten Li into a 3D scaffold within 3 s at 220 °C. The key-enabling technique is the growth of a lithiophilic Mg-Al double oxide (LDO) nanosheet array layer on the scaffold. The in-situ formed lithiophilic alloy, combined with the capillary forces from the nanosheet arrays, enabled the transient infiltration of molten Li. In addition, the formed high ionic-conductivity Li phase can help construct a robust solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), stabilize the Li anode/electrolyte interface, and guide uniform Li deposition. The 3D composite anode exhibited a long cycling life of 1,000 h under a current density of 1 mA·cm−2 and over 1,600 h under a current density of 2 mA·cm−2 with a high areal capacity of 4 mAh·cm−2 in Li/Li symmetric cells. The 3D composite anodes paired with high areal capacity LiFePO4 (LFP) and S cathodes demonstrate its practical application feasibility.

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Li L-X, Li Y-N, Cao F-F, et al. Lithiophilic interface guided transient infiltration of molten lithium for stable 3D composite lithium anodes. Nano Research, 2023, 16(6): 8297-8303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4981-3
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Received: 15 June 2022
Revised: 25 August 2022
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Published: 11 October 2022
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