ABSTRACT
Constructing efficient artificial solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film is extremely vital for the practical application of lithium metal batteries. Herein, a dense artificial SEI film, in which lithiophilic Zn/Lix Zny are uniformly but nonconsecutively dispersed in the consecutive Li+ -conductors of Lix SiOy , Li2 O and LiOH, is constructed via the in situ reaction of layered zinc silicate nanosheets and Li. The consecutive Li+ -conductors can promote the desolvation process of solvated-Li+ and regulate the transfer of lithium ions. The nonconsecutive lithiophilic metals are polarized by the internal electric field to boost the transfer of lithium ions, and lower the nucleation barrier. Therefore, a low polarization of ≈50â mV for 750â h at 2.0â mA cm-2 in symmetric cells, and a high capacity retention of 99.2 % in full cells with a high lithium iron phosphate areal loading of ≈13â mg cm-2 are achieved. This work offers new sights to develop advanced alkali metal anodes for efficient energy storage.