• 文献标题:   A Hierarchical Silver-Nanowire-Graphene Host Enabling Ultrahigh Rates and Superior Long-Term Cycling of Lithium-Metal Composite Anodes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XUE P, LIU SR, SHI XL, SUN C, LAI C, ZHOU Y, SUI D, CHEN YS, LIANG JJ
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, hierarchical 3d network, lithium batterie, lithiummetal anode, silver nanowire
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   0935-9648 EI 1521-4095
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nankai Univ
  • 被引频次:   31
  • DOI:   10.1002/adma.201804165
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Metallic lithium (Li) is a promising anode for next-generation high-energy-density batteries, but its applications are still hampered due to the limited charging/discharging rate and poor cycling performance. Here, a hierarchical 3D porous architecture is designed with a binary network of continuous silver nanowires assembled on an interconnected 3D graphene skeleton as the host for Li-metal composite anodes, which offers a significant boost in both charging/discharging rates and long-term cycling performance for Li-metal batteries. This unique hierarchical binary network structure in conjunction with optimized material combination provides ultrafast, continuous, and smooth electron transportation channel and non-nucleation barrier sites to direct and confine Li deposition. It also offers outstanding mechanical strength and toughness to support massive Li deposition and buffer the internal stress fluctuations during long-term repeated Li stripping/plating thereby minimizing fundamental issues of dendrite formation and volume change even under ultrafast charging/discharging rates. As a result, the composite anode using this hierarchical host can work smoothly at an unprecedented high current density of 40 mA cm(-2) over 1000 plating/stripping cycles with low overpotential (<120 mV) in symmetric cells. The as-constructed full cell, paired with LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cathode, also exhibits excellent rate capability and high-rate cycling stability.