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An effective strategy for dendrite free Li metal anodes: Nickel foam decorated with high lattice-matching CoN and CoF2 nanosheets for dense deposition

Show Author's Information Wenlong Liu1,  Jianzong Man2,  Xiaodong Sun1,  Ning Zhang1,  Yehong Du3,  Kun Liu1,  Zhongsheng Wen1,  Song Li1,  Juncai Sun1( )
Institute of Materials and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
Shandong Provinvial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical enginnering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
Department of Public Security Management, Liaoning Police College, Dalian 116036, China
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nanosheet, lithium metal anodes, CoN and CoF2, lattice-matching, lithiophilicity
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The notorious dendrite and infinite volume change seriously restrict the advancement of lithium metal anodes (LMAs), during the long-term process of stripping/plating. Herein, the nanosheets of metal fluoride (CoF2) and metal nitride (CoN) with magnificent lithiophilicity on the nickel (Ni) foam are designed as the “regulator” to uniform the Li plating and build stronger solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer for dendrite free LMAs. The Ni foam offers abundant space to receive deposited Li metal. The CoN nanosheets can guarantee the fast transfer of electrons, which provides a stable interface of Li+ reduction. Moreover, the nanosheet structure with lithiophilicity would accelerate the move of Li+ and decrease the nucleation barrier, due to the high lattice-matching of Li and CoN. Meanwhile, the CoF2 could increase the content of F (LiF) in the SEI layer, which enhances the strength and avoids the destruction of SEI layer. With the cooperation of CoN and CoF2, the composited anode (Li/NF@CNCF) exhibits ultra-long cycle performance (more than 1200 h) and fantastic structure stability at 1 mA·cm−2 with 1 mAh·cm−2. Based on the LiFePO4 and Li/NF@CNCF, the full cells deliver excellent specifical capacity and steady coulombic efficiency. The strategy contributes an effective approach to alleviate the issues of lithium metal anodes in the field of LMAs.


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An effective strategy for dendrite free Li metal anodes: Nickel foam decorated with high lattice-matching CoN and CoF2 nanosheets for dense deposition

Show Author's information Wenlong Liu1, Jianzong Man2, Xiaodong Sun1, Ning Zhang1, Yehong Du3, Kun Liu1, Zhongsheng Wen1, Song Li1, Juncai Sun1( )
Institute of Materials and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
Shandong Provinvial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical enginnering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
Department of Public Security Management, Liaoning Police College, Dalian 116036, China

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The notorious dendrite and infinite volume change seriously restrict the advancement of lithium metal anodes (LMAs), during the long-term process of stripping/plating. Herein, the nanosheets of metal fluoride (CoF2) and metal nitride (CoN) with magnificent lithiophilicity on the nickel (Ni) foam are designed as the “regulator” to uniform the Li plating and build stronger solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer for dendrite free LMAs. The Ni foam offers abundant space to receive deposited Li metal. The CoN nanosheets can guarantee the fast transfer of electrons, which provides a stable interface of Li+ reduction. Moreover, the nanosheet structure with lithiophilicity would accelerate the move of Li+ and decrease the nucleation barrier, due to the high lattice-matching of Li and CoN. Meanwhile, the CoF2 could increase the content of F (LiF) in the SEI layer, which enhances the strength and avoids the destruction of SEI layer. With the cooperation of CoN and CoF2, the composited anode (Li/NF@CNCF) exhibits ultra-long cycle performance (more than 1200 h) and fantastic structure stability at 1 mA·cm−2 with 1 mAh·cm−2. Based on the LiFePO4 and Li/NF@CNCF, the full cells deliver excellent specifical capacity and steady coulombic efficiency. The strategy contributes an effective approach to alleviate the issues of lithium metal anodes in the field of LMAs.

Keywords: nanosheet, lithium metal anodes, CoN and CoF2, lattice-matching, lithiophilicity

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Received: 11 September 2023
Revised: 24 October 2023
Accepted: 30 October 2023
Published: 21 November 2023
Issue date: May 2024

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 3132023503). The authors thank Shiyanjia Lab (www.shiyanjia.com) for the XPS test.

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