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Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
Published on: August 12, 2013
Ladderlike carbon nanoarrays on 3D conducting skeletons enable uniform lithium nucleation for stable lithium metal
Lin Liu1, Ya-Xia Yin, Jin-Yi Li
1CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, and CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, P. R. China. ygguo@iccas.ac.cn wanlijun@iccas.ac.cn.
Abstract:
Inhomogeneous Li nucleation leads to uncontrolled dendritic Li growth, seriously impeding the practical applications of Li metal-based batteries. Herein, we demonstrate that a well-arranged ladderlike carbon nanoarray membrane on 3D conducting skeletons can bring about homogenous Li-ion flux and reduced local current density, thus regulating uniform Li nucleation and dendrite-free Li growth. The favorable Li deposition behavior contributes to a high Coulombic efficiency (99%) and an ultralong cycling life (1000 h) with a low overpotential.
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