Constructing a LiPON Layer on a 3D Lithium Metal Anode as an Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase with Long-Term Stability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication of the LiB@LiPON Electrode
2.2. Materials Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology Revolution of LiPON on Pure Lithium Metal
3.2. Characterizations of LiPON on LiB
3.3. Morphology Revolution of LiB@LiPON during the First Charge Process
3.4. Electrochemical Performance of the LiB@LiPON Anode
3.5. Characterizations of the LiB@LiPON Anode after Cycling
3.6. Electrochemical Performances of the Full-Cells with the LiB@LiPON Anode
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Pan, Q.; Yu, Y.; Zhu, Y.; Shen, C.; Gong, M.; Yan, K.; Xu, X. Constructing a LiPON Layer on a 3D Lithium Metal Anode as an Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase with Long-Term Stability. Batteries 2024, 10, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10010030
Pan Q, Yu Y, Zhu Y, Shen C, Gong M, Yan K, Xu X. Constructing a LiPON Layer on a 3D Lithium Metal Anode as an Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase with Long-Term Stability. Batteries. 2024; 10(1):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10010030
Chicago/Turabian StylePan, Qianmu, Yongkun Yu, Yuxin Zhu, Chunli Shen, Minjian Gong, Kui Yan, and Xu Xu. 2024. "Constructing a LiPON Layer on a 3D Lithium Metal Anode as an Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase with Long-Term Stability" Batteries 10, no. 1: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10010030
APA StylePan, Q., Yu, Y., Zhu, Y., Shen, C., Gong, M., Yan, K., & Xu, X. (2024). Constructing a LiPON Layer on a 3D Lithium Metal Anode as an Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase with Long-Term Stability. Batteries, 10(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10010030