Constructing a fluorinated interface layer enriched with Ge nanoparticles and Li-Ge alloy for stable lithium metal anodes

Lithium metal batteries(LMBs)based on metallic Li exhibit high energy density to be competent for advanced energy storage applications.However,the unstable solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)layer due to continuous decomposition of electrolytes,and the attendant problem of Li dendrite growth frustrate their commercialization process.Herein,a hybrid SEI comprising abundant LiF,lithiophilic Li-Ge alloy,and Ge nanoparticles is constructed via a simple brush coating method.This fluorinated interface layer with embedded Ge-containing components isolates the Li anode from the corrosive electrolyte and facilitates homogenous Li nucleation as well as uniform growth.Consequently,the modified Li anode exhibits remarkable stability without notorious Li dendrites,delivering stable cycling lives of more than 1000 h for symmetric Li||Li cells and over 600 cycles for Li||Cu cells at 1 mA·cm^(−2).Moreover,the reinforced Li anodes endow multiple full-cell architectures with dramatically improved cyclability under different test conditions.This work provides rational guidance to design an artificial hybrid SEI layer and would stimulate more ideas to solve the dendrite issue and promote the further development of advanced LMBs.

Multi-effect anthraquinone-based polyimide enclosed SnO_(2)/reduced graphene oxide composite as high-performance anode for lithium-ion battery

The cycling stability of SnO_(2)anode as lithium-ion battery is poor due to volume expansion.Polyimide coatings can effectively confine the expansion of SnO_(2).However,linear polyimides are easily dissolved in ester electrolytes and their carbonyls is not fully utilized during charging/discharging process.Herein,the SnO_(2)enclosed with anthraquinone-based polyimide/reduced graphene oxide composite was prepared by self-assembly.Carbonyls from the anthraquinone unit provide fully available active sites to react with Li^(+),improving the utilization of carbonyl in the polyimide.More exposed carbonyl active sites promote the conversion of Sn to SnO_(2)with electrode gradual activation,leading to an increase in reversible capacity during the charge/discharge cycle.In addition,the introduction of reduced graphene oxide cannot only improve the stability of polyimide in the electrolyte,but also build fast ion and electron transport channels for composite electrodes.Due to the multiple effects of anthraquinone-based polyimide and the synergistic effect of reducing graphene oxide,the composite anode exhibits a maximum reversible capacity of 1266 mAh·g^(−1) at 0.25 A·g^(−1),and maintains an excellent specific capacity of 983 mAh·g^(−1) after 200 cycles.This work provides a new strategy for the synergistic modification of SnO_(2).