Issue 33, 2020

Inducing ordered Li deposition on a PANI-decorated Cu mesh for an advanced Li anode

Abstract

Lithium (Li) is a metallic element possessing the most negative electrode potential and the lowest electrochemical equivalent, which make it one of the key materials for the development of the next-generation Li batteries with high specific energy. However, the heterogeneous deposition, volume expansion, solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) fracture, and high reactivity of metallic Li make its commercialized development difficult. Herein, a novel polyaniline (PANI) decorated three-dimensional (3D) copper mesh (3DCMP) skeleton for a Li metal anode is proposed, which was prepared by in situ polymerizing aniline on the surface of a copper mesh (3DCM). The lithiophilic PANI micro-sheets could induce ordered Li deposition on the mesh and facilitate the formation of a more available SEI film, which could effectively alleviate the formation of Li dendrites and highly promote the utilization of Li during long-term cycling. The symmetrical-cell displayed an excellent Li plating/stripping performance, in which it maintained an overpotential of less than 20 mV at a current density of 2 mA cm−2 over 4000 h. Furthermore, the full-cell coupled with the LiFePO4 cathode exhibited a high capacity retention of 84.8% at 4C after 550 cycles and when coupled with the rGO/S cathode exhibited a capacity retention of 94.4% at 1C after 100 cycles. Hence, it demonstrates a promising potential to be applied in large-scale manufacturing.

Graphical abstract: Inducing ordered Li deposition on a PANI-decorated Cu mesh for an advanced Li anode

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Apr 2020
Accepted
22 Jul 2020
First published
23 Jul 2020

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 17056-17064

Inducing ordered Li deposition on a PANI-decorated Cu mesh for an advanced Li anode

X. Hu, P. Xu, S. Deng, J. Lei, X. Lin, Q. Wu, M. Zheng and Q. Dong, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 17056 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA03929B

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