Lithiation MXene Derivative Skeletons for Wide-Temperature Lithium Metal Anodes
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2021-03-18Online Publication Date
2021-03-18Print Publication Date
2021-05Embargo End Date
2022-03-18Submitted Date
2021-02-03Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/668148
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Lithium (Li) metal, as an appealing candidate for the next-generation of high-energy-density batteries, is plagued by its safety issue mainly caused by uncontrolled dendrite growth and infinite volume expansion. Developing new materials that can improve the performance of Li-metal anode is one of the urgent tasks. Herein, a new MXene derivative containing pure rutile TiO2 and N-doped carbon prepared by heat-treating MXene under a mixing gas, exhibiting high chemical activity in molten Li, is reported. The lithiation MXene derivative with a hybrid of LiTiO2-Li3N-C and Li offers outstanding electrochemical properties. The symmetrical cell assembling lithiation MXene derivative hybrid anode exhibits an ultra-long cycle lifespan of 2000 h with an overpotential of ≈30 mV at 1 mA cm−2, which overwhelms Li-based anodes reported so far. Additionally, long-term operations of 34, 350, and 500 h at 10 mA cm−2 can be achieved in symmetrical cells at temperatures of −10, 25, and 50 °C, respectively. Both experimental tests and density functional theory calculations confirm that the LiTiO2-Li3N-C skeleton serves as a promising host for Li infusion by alleviating volume variation. Simultaneously, the superlithiophilic interphase of Li3N guides Li deposition along the LiTiO2-Li3N-C skeleton to avoid dendrite growth.Citation
Wang, J., Yang, M., Zou, G., Liu, D., & Peng, Q. (2021). Lithiation MXene Derivative Skeletons for Wide-Temperature Lithium Metal Anodes. Advanced Functional Materials, 2101180. doi:10.1002/adfm.202101180Sponsors
The authors greatly acknowledge the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation-Outstanding Youth Foundation (51771162, 51971194) and Hebei Province Talent project (A201910002). They would like to express their gratitude to Ministry of Education Yangtze River scholar professor Program.Publisher
WileyJournal
Advanced Functional MaterialsAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202101180ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/adfm.202101180