posted on 2024-01-30, 14:41authored byChunli Shen, Mengyu Yan, Xiaobin Liao, Ruiqi Xu, Hong Wang, Wencong Feng, Wei Yang, Yan Li, Cheng Zhou, Hanxiao Wang, Xu Xu, Liqiang Mai
Solid-state
batteries based on lithium metal anodes are expected
to meet safety challenges while maintaining a high energy density.
One major challenge lies in the fast interface degradation between
the electrolyte and the lithium metal. Herein, we propose a quasi-3D
interphase on a garnet solid-state electrolyte (SSE) by introducing
lithiophilic nanotrenches. The nanotrenches created by the lithiophilic
nanowire array can induce the superfilling of lithium metal into the
nanotrenches, resulting in a low interfacial resistance (4 Ω
cm2). Moreover, the embedded lithium metal anode optimizes
the lithium deposition/stripping behavior not limited at the Li–SSE
interface (∼1–10 nm) but extended into the bulk lithium
anode (∼10 μm), realizing a high critical current density
of 1.8–2.0 mA cm–2 at room temperature (RT).
The embedded lithium metal anode is further applied in Li||LiFePO4 solid-state batteries, demonstrating a high reversible areal
capacity of ∼3.0 mAh cm–2 at RT.