Stable metal anodes enabled by a labile organic molecule bonded to a reduced graphene oxide aerogel.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 117(48): 30135-30141, 2020 Dec 01.
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Metallic anodes (lithium, sodium, and zinc) are attractive for rechargeable battery technologies but are plagued by an unfavorable metal-electrolyte interface that leads to nonuniform metal deposition and an unstable solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI). Here we report the use of electrochemically labile molecules to regulate the electrochemical interface and guide even lithium deposition and a stable SEI. The molecule, benzenesulfonyl fluoride, was bonded to the surface of a reduced graphene oxide aerogel. During metal deposition, this labile molecule not only generates a metal-coordinating benzenesulfonate anion that guides homogeneous metal deposition but also contributes lithium fluoride to the SEI to improve Li surface passivation. Consequently, high-efficiency lithium deposition with a low nucleation overpotential was achieved at a high current density of 6.0 mA cm-2 A Li|LiCoO2 cell had a capacity retention of 85.3% after 400 cycles, and the cell also tolerated low-temperature (-10 °C) operation without additional capacity fading. This strategy was applied to sodium and zinc anodes as well.
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