1. Designing mesostructured iron (II) fluorides with a stable in situ polymer electrolyte interface for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries.
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Lidong Sun, Yong Wang, Lingchen Kong, Shaoshan Chen, Cong Peng, Jiahui Zheng, Yu Li, and Wei Feng
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ENERGY density , *STRUCTURAL stability , *IONIC conductivity , *ENERGY conversion , *REACTION mechanisms (Chemistry) - Abstract
As high-energy cathode materials, conversion-type metal fluorides provide a prospective pathway for developing next-generation lithium-ion batteries. However, they suffer from severe performance decay owing to continuous structural destruction and active material dissolution upon cycling, which worsen at elevated temperatures. Here, we design a novel FeF2 cathode with in situ polymerized solid-state electrolyte systems to enhance the cycling ability of metal fluorides at 60 °C. Novel FeF2 with a mesoporous structure (meso-FeF2) improves Li+ diffusion and relieves the volume change that typically occurs during the alternating conversion reactions. The structural stability of the meso-FeF2 cathode is strengthened by an in situ polymerized solid-state electrolyte, which prevents the pulverization and ion dissolution that are inevitable for conventional liquid electrolytes. Under the double action of this in situ polymerized solid-state electrolyte and the meso-FeF2's mesoporous structure, the active material maintains an intact SEI layer and part of the mesoporous structure after long charge-discharge cycling, showing excellent cycling stability at high temperatures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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