A Porosity-Adjustable Plastic Crystal Electrolyte Enabled High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
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ArticleKAUST Department
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) DivisionDate
2020-04-14Online Publication Date
2020-04-14Print Publication Date
2020-06-08Submitted Date
2020-02-13Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662257
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The limited triple phase boundaries (TPBs) in solid state cathodes (SSCs) and high resistance imposed by solid electrolytes (SEs) make the achievement of high-performance all-solid-state lithium-oxygen (ASS Li-O2) batteries full of thorns. Herein, a porosityadjustable plastic crystal electrolyte (PCE) has been successfully fabricated by employing a thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) technique to overcome the above tricky issues. The meticulous designed SSC through in-situ introducing porous PCE on the surface of active material, facilitates the simultaneous transfer of Li+/e- , as well as ensures fast flow of O2, forming continuous and abundant TPBs. The high Li+ conductivity, softness and adhesion of the dense PCE significantly reduce the battery resistance to 115 Ω. As a result, the ASS Li-O2 battery based on this porosity-adjustable PCE exhibits superior performances with high specific capacity (5963 mAh/g), good rate capability and stable cycling life up to 130 cycles at 32 ºC. This novel design and exciting results could open a new avenue for ASS Li-O2 batteries.Citation
Zhang, X. (2020). A Porosity-Adjustable Plastic Crystal Electrolyte Enabled High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium-Oxygen Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. doi:10.1002/anie.202002309Sponsors
This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0206700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21725103), and the K. C. Wong Education Foundation (GJTD-2018-09)Publisher
WileyJournal
Angewandte ChemieAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202002309ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/anie.202002309