Fully Lithiated Li<sub><i>x</i></sub>TiO<sub>2−δ</sub> Layer Coated Separator for Securing a Lithium-less Anode in an Ester-Based Electrolyte

Ester-based electrolytes, known for their cost-effectiveness and wide voltage windows, face compatibility challenges with lithium metal (Li<sup>0</sup>), leading to irreversible decomposition and dendrite growth, which impede their application in high-energy-density lithium metal batteri...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Baogang Zhao (19139738) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Nuttapon Yodsin (6760856) (author), Haoyu Ma (12190828) (author), Phornphimon Maitarad (1417432) (author), Wanwisa Limphirat (5474471) (author), Zhuobin Han (21463654) (author), Yinghao Zhou (10106450) (author), Mengjia Yu (19139732) (author), Kexin Liu (1547230) (author), Bingqing Yan (8531742) (author), Xiaoyang Zhao (280499) (author), Guorong Chen (1805383) (author), Xin Feng (111466) (author), Rongrong Jia (2220763) (author), Liyi Shi (1366401) (author), Shuai Yuan (305841) (author), Yingying Lv (1645591) (author)
منشور في: 2025
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الملخص:Ester-based electrolytes, known for their cost-effectiveness and wide voltage windows, face compatibility challenges with lithium metal (Li<sup>0</sup>), leading to irreversible decomposition and dendrite growth, which impede their application in high-energy-density lithium metal batteries (LMBs). This work develops an electrochemical prelithiation strategy to obtain a fully lithiated Li<sub><i>x</i></sub>TiO<sub>2−δ</sub> coated polypropylene (PP) separator with oxygen vacancies, preventing the depletion of limited Li<sup>0</sup> resources while promoting uniform Li<sup>0</sup> plating. Moreover, the dense closest packing structure of Li<sub><i>x</i></sub>TiO<sub>2−δ</sub> can reduce the contact area and side reaction between Li<sup>0</sup> and ester-based electrolytes, stabilizing the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) on Li<sup>0</sup>. Symmetric Li cells operating under 1.0 mA cm<sup>–2</sup> and 1.0 mA h cm<sup>–2</sup> demonstrate a long cycle life exceeding 5000 h. Full cells with NMC811 cathodes (4.3 mA h cm<sup>–2</sup> areal capacity) and Li anodes (40 μm, N/P ratio ≈ 1.9) maintain 90% capacity retention after 100 cycles with an average Coulombic efficiency (CE<sub>avg</sub>) exceeding 99.85%. The anode-free Cu|NMC811 cells also show a CE<sub>avg</sub> of 98.36% after 60 cycles. This work provides a cost-effective strategy to enhance the safety, cycling stability, and energy density of next-generation LMBs.