• 文献标题:   Microspherical assembly of selectively pyridinic N-doped nanoperforated graphene for stable Li-metal anodes: Synergistic coupling of lithiophilic pyridinic N on perforation edges and low tortuosity via graphene nanoperforation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHOI YJ, LEE GW, KIM YH, KIM HK, KIM KB
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, nanoperforation, lithiophilicity, pyridinic n, tortuosity, li metal host
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
  • ISSN:   1385-8947 EI 1873-3212
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.cej.2022.140770 EA FEB 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Li-metal is considered the most attractive anode material for high-energy Li batteries. However, its direct use is severely hindered by the uncontrollable growth of Li dendrites and severe volume changes. Herein, the syner-gistic coupling of lithiophilicity and low-tortuosity channels of a microspherical graphene assembly host for stable Li-metal anodes are achieved via in-plane nanoperforation of graphene and selective doping of high level of pyridinic N on perforation edges. Specifically, 5-10 nm in-plane nanoperforations that are evenly spaced similar to 15 nm apart are introduced to graphene. While nanoperforations provide low-tortuosity channels for the Li-ion diffusion throughout the graphene host, perforation edges act as preferential sites to selectively dope pyridinic N. The microspherical assembly of N-doped nanoperforated graphene (N-PSB) possesses the following advan-tageous features as a Li-metal host: (i) selective pyridinic N-doping on the nanoperforation edges, (ii) high level and uniform distribution of lithiophilic pyridinic N, (iii) electrical conductivity improvement via N-doping, and (iv) low tortuosity to enhance Li-ion transport through in-plane nanoperforations. Owing to the synergistic coupling of these advantageous features, N-PSB guides the uniform deposition of Li and suppresses Li dendrite growth, resulting in excellent cycling stability. Furthermore, pyridinic-N-doped at the nanoperforation edges shows higher lithiophilicity than the carbon radicals at the edges. The reported results are supported by density functional theory calculations. Finally, practical applicability of the N-PSB host is investigated by assembling a full cell with a LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode.