Artificial interphase layers for Li metal anode, what’s next?
Tong Jin,
Jun Song Chen,
Xiao Chun Chen,
Nian Wu Li,
Le Yu
Affiliations
Tong Jin
State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China; College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
Jun Song Chen
School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, PR China
Xiao Chun Chen
College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China; Corresponding author.
Nian Wu Li
State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China; College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China; Corresponding authors at: State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China.
Le Yu
State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China; College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China; Corresponding authors at: State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China.
Lithium (Li) metal batteries (LMBs) are regarded as promising next-generation rechargeable batteries owing to the high theoretical specific capacity and the lowest potential of the Li metal anode (LMA). Nevertheless, the practical applications of LMA have been restricted by uncontrollable Li dendrite growth, enormous volume change and unstable interfaces between LMA and electrolyte. Among all the available strategies, the rational designs of artificial interphase layers (AILs) are the promising methods to solve these problems at the interfaces between LMA and electrolyte. In this review, we generally summarize the recent typical examples of in/ex-situ formed AILs for stabilizing LMA/electrolyte interfaces. Particular considerations have been taken on the components and structure characterizations in the design principle of AILs for suppressing uncontrollable Li dendrites growth, constructing stable interfaces and addressing the huge volume variation. Finally, the remaining challenges and the research direction for high performance AILs for safe and stable LMBs are provided.
