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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Solid-State Batteries

Background:

  • All-solid-state batteries offer enhanced safety and energy density over conventional lithium-ion batteries.
  • Lithium dendrite penetration into solid electrolytes is a major challenge for solid-state lithium metal batteries.
  • Understanding the fracture mechanism of ceramic electrolytes by lithium dendrites is crucial but difficult to observe.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism of lithium dendrite-induced fracture in garnet solid electrolytes.
  • To visualize the interaction between lithium dendrites and ceramic electrolytes at the nanoscale.
  • To identify strategies for mitigating dendrite penetration and short-circuiting.

Main Methods:

  • Multiscale cryogenic electron microscopy
  • Micromechanical fracture modeling
  • Direct visualization of lithium dendrite growth and electrolyte fracture

Main Results:

  • Lithium dendrites were observed filling crack tips and extending into microcracks within garnet electrolytes.
  • Plated lithium generates significant hydrostatic stress, leading to tensile stress and fracture (intergranular and transgranular) in the solid electrolyte.
  • No lithium enrichment or nuclei were detected ahead of the dendrite tip.
  • Geometrically engineered voids in the electrolyte successfully redirected lithium penetration.

Conclusions:

  • Lithium dendrite penetration causes fracture in solid electrolytes due to high hydrostatic stress, not by pre-nucleation.
  • Void engineering in solid electrolytes is a viable strategy to mitigate short-circuiting.
  • Grain boundary toughening and defect engineering are promising approaches for developing dendrite-resistant solid electrolytes.