基于LLZTO@Ag复合层负极改性的硫化物全固态锂电池及其性能

Novel LLZTO@Ag composite layer for the stable anode of sulfide all-solid-state lithium battery

  • 摘要: 硫化物全固态锂金属电池以其高比能和高安全性得到了越来越多的关注,但是电解质与正负极极材料之间严重的界面问题仍然限制其进一步发展. 为解决Li6PS5Cl固态电解质对金属锂不稳定的难点,许多工作提出引入合金负极、引入中间界面层以及电解质直接改性等策略,但是都和实际应用存在一定的差距. 考虑到石榴石氧化物固态电解质Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12(LLZTO)具有较高的锂离子电导率和极好的材料稳定性,而Ag金属具有良好的导锂性,因此创新性地提出采用LLZTO与Ag的复合界面层来解决Li6PS5Cl全固态电池的金属负极界面问题,提高全电池的循环稳定性. 研究了LLZTO和Ag简单分散复合、均匀分散包覆复合以及纳米球磨复合等不同组成的LLZTO–Ag复合界面层方式对Li6PS5Cl全固态锂金属电池负极界面的改善作用,并探究了优化后的全固态电池的电化学性能. 结果表明,纳米球磨复合得到的LLZTO@Ag复合界面层能有效阻止锂枝晶生长和电池短路. 在最佳工艺下,全固态锂金属电池的0.1C首圈效率为77.5%,放电比容量为187.3 mA·h·g−1,经0.3C循环100圈后容量保持率为81.7%.

     

    Abstract: Sulfide all-solid-state lithium metal batteries have received increasing attention owing to their high specific energy density and remarkable safety. However, serious interfacial problems still limit their further development. To solve the problem of instability of the interface between the solid-state electrolyte argyrodite (Li6PS5Cl) and lithium anode, strategies such as introducing an alloy cathode, introducing an intermediate interface layer, and directly modifying the electrolyte have been proposed; however, these methods are not suitable for practical applications. Notably, lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZTO) exhibits high lithium-ion conductivity and remarkable material stability, and silver (Ag) metal shows satisfactory lithium conductivity. Accordingly, a composite interface layer made of LLZTO and Ag was innovatively proposed to solve the lithium metal anode/Li6PS5Cl interface problem and increase the cycle stability of all-solid-state lithium batteries. We studied the effects of LLZTO–Ag composite interface layers with different combination manners, such as simply dispersed LLZTO–Ag composite, evenly dispersed and coated composite, and ball-milled composite, on the anode interface of Li6PS5Cl all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. The electrochemical performance of an optimized all-solid-state battery was also investigated. The results show that the surface of the LLZTO@Ag composite layer obtained by ball milling is relatively smoother and denser, which can effectively prevent lithium dendrite growth and battery short circuit. Compared with the simply dispersed LLZTO–Ag composite method and the evenly dispersed and coated composite method, the ball-milled composite layer anode method can be used to effectively reduce local lithium deposition current density and successfully solve the short circuit problem of the sulfide solid electrolyte. The first cycle efficiency of the LLZTOpw@Agpw–Lipl all-solid-state battery is 77.5%, and the discharge specific capacity is 187.3 mA·h·g−1. After 100 cycles at 0.3C, the discharge specific capacity is still 125.5 mA·h·g−1, and the capacity retention rate is 81.7%. Additionally, we investigated the electrochemical behavior of all-solid-state lithium metal batteries upon the introduction of the LLZTO–Ag composite interfacial layer by using the AC impedance (EIS) and constant-current intermittent titration technique. The LLZTOpw@Agpw anode shows satisfactory cycle stability for lithium batteries. The impedance of the LLZTOpw@Agpw–Lipl all-solid-state battery exhibits periodic oscillations, indicating that lithium vacancies will be generated in the NCM811 crystal upon extraction of lithium ions, thereby increasing the conductivity of the lithium ions and reducing their migration resistance as well. The effect is most prominent when half of the lithium ions are extracted, but further extraction of lithium ions will lead to too many vacancies in the material, following which extraction of lithium ions will be impeded, thereby increasing the migration resistance of the lithium ions. The interfacial impedance on the cathode side considerably increased during long cycling, thus affecting the subsequent cycling performance, while the interface on the anode side remained essentially stable, highlighting the stabilizing effect of the LLZTO–Ag composite interfacial layer.

     

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