Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Fluorinated hybrid solid-electrolyte-interphase for dendrite-free lithium deposition

  • Rajesh Pathak,
  • Ke Chen,
  • Ashim Gurung,
  • Khan Mamun Reza,
  • Behzad Bahrami,
  • Jyotshna Pokharel,
  • Abiral Baniya,
  • Wei He,
  • Fan Wu,
  • Yue Zhou,
  • Kang Xu,
  • Qiquan (Quinn) Qiao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13774-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Here the authors report a simple method to create a solid electrolyte interphase that is tightly anchored onto the surface of lithium metal anode. This artificial structure suppresses dead and dendrite Li and stores Li via formation of alloys, enabling impressive battery performance.