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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

  • Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are promising energy storage devices, but their practical application is hindered by the instability of lithium metal anodes.
  • Inorganic solid electrolytes (ISEs) offer potential solutions, but their incompatibility with lithium metal, often due to reducible non-lithium cations forming electronic conductors, remains a significant challenge.
  • Achieving a stable Li/ISE interface that blocks electron transport is crucial for enabling stable lithium metal cycling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel strategy for enhancing the lithium metal compatibility of inorganic solid electrolytes.
  • To overcome the inherent Li incompatibility of Zr-based oxychloride ISEs by creating an electron-blocking Li/ISE interphase.
  • To demonstrate the effectiveness of this strategy in enabling stable cycling of lithium metal symmetric cells and full cells.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporation of nonmetal cations into the inorganic solid electrolyte structure.
  • Design and synthesis of a novel 0.8Li2SO4-ZrCl4 inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • Electrochemical characterization, including cycling of Li symmetric cells and Li metal//NMC cells.

Main Results:

  • The nonmetal cation strategy successfully created an electron-blocking Li/ISE interphase, preventing detrimental side reactions.
  • The designed 0.8Li2SO4-ZrCl4 ISE exhibited remarkable stability in Li symmetric cells, cycling for over 5000 hours.
  • High capacity retention was achieved in full cells, with Li//LiNi0.92Co0.06Mn0.02O2 cells retaining 80% capacity for 170 cycles and Li13Si4//LiNi0.92Co0.06Mn0.02O2 cells retaining 80% capacity for 1312 cycles at 25 °C.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed nonmetal cation incorporation strategy is a viable approach to achieve lithium metal compatibility in previously incompatible inorganic solid electrolytes.
  • This method effectively suppresses electronic conductivity at the Li/ISE interface by forming electron-blocking reduction products.
  • The findings open new avenues for designing advanced inorganic solid electrolytes for stable and high-performance lithium metal batteries.