A perspective on energy chemistry of low-temperature lithium metal batteries
He Liu,
Xinbing Cheng,
Chong Yan,
Zeheng Li,
Chenzi Zhao,
Rong Xiang,
Hong Yuan,
Jiaqi Huang,
Elena Kuzmina,
Elena Karaseva,
Vladimir Kolosnitsyn,
Qiang Zhang
Affiliations
He Liu
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Xinbing Cheng
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Chong Yan
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Zeheng Li
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Chenzi Zhao
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Rong Xiang
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Hong Yuan
Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Jiaqi Huang
Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Elena Kuzmina
Ufa Institute of Chemistry UFRC RAS, Ufa 450054, Russia
Elena Karaseva
Ufa Institute of Chemistry UFRC RAS, Ufa 450054, Russia
Vladimir Kolosnitsyn
Ufa Institute of Chemistry UFRC RAS, Ufa 450054, Russia
Qiang Zhang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Dendrite growth of lithium (Li) metal anode severely hinders its practical application, while the situation becomes more serious at low temperatures due to the sluggish kinetics of Li-ion diffusion. This perspective is intended to clearly understand the energy chemistry of low-temperature Li metal batteries (LMBs). The low-temperature chemistries between LMBs and traditional Li-ion batteries are firstly compared to figure out the features of the low-temperature LMBs. Li deposition behaviors at low temperatures are then discussed concerning the variation in Li-ion diffusion behaviors and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) features. Subsequently, the strategies to enhance the diffusion kinetics of Li ions and suppress dendrite growth including designing electrolytes and electrode/electrolyte interfaces are analyzed. Finally, conclusions and outlooks are drawn to shed lights on the future design of high-performance low-temperature LMBs.
