251. Zinc atoms introduction alloying to the artificial interface protection layer for ultra-stable LiB alloy anodes.
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Jiang, Lingyan, Tan, Siping, Yang, Jian, Xu, Ziqiang, Zhang, Shu, Feng, Tingting, Zhou, Haiping, and Wu, Mengqiang
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HYDROGEN evolution reactions , *ALLOYS , *ANODES , *INTERFACE stability , *ZINC , *ATOMS , *OVERPOTENTIAL - Abstract
The lithium-boron (LiB) alloy has more excellent electrochemical performance and more practical applied prospects than pure Li as anode due to its three-dimensional skeleton with a low mass burden. Nevertheless, its rectification ability of Li ions (Li+) flux remains to be further improved. Herein, a low-cost and convenient solution immersion strategy focusing on LiB alloy is developed to obtain lithium-boron-zinc (LiBZn) alloy. The lithium-zinc (LiZn) alloy can make up for the insufficiency of LiB alloy from the point of unifying Li+ flux. The experimental and theoretical simulations prove that the LiZn alloy protection layer can guide homogeneous Li+ distribution and regulate Li deposition on the interface to inhibit dendrite growth effectively. Specifically, the pre-prepared LiBZn can cycle stably for 1800 h with a minimum overpotential of 14 mV at 1 mA cm−2 and 1 mAh cm−2, exhibiting relatively low overpotential and stability in the rate performance (the maximum current density up to 5 mA cm−2), and the enhanced cyclability in the full cell system paired with NCM811 demonstrates its practical application effect. This facile and controllable strategy illuminates a more applicatory technical path for Li metal-based alloy anodes. The in-situ formed LiZn alloy layer can uniform the Li + flux and accelerate the Li+ in-plane diffusion, thus guiding the uniform Li deposition so that the LiBZn alloy anode can cycle at an ultra-low 14 mV overpotential for as long as 1800 h. [Display omitted] • LiZn alloy layer reduce local current density and unify charge distribution. • LiZn alloy layer improves the interface stability and prolongs the cycle life. • LiZn alloy layer induces uniform Li+ distribution and regulate Li deposition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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