Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Achieving stable Na metal cycling via polydopamine/multilayer graphene coating of a polypropylene separator

  • Jieqiong Qin,
  • Haodong Shi,
  • Kai Huang,
  • Pengfei Lu,
  • Pengchao Wen,
  • Feifei Xing,
  • Bing Yang,
  • Mao Ye,
  • Yan Yu,
  • Zhong-Shuai Wu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26032-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The development of future Na metal batteries relies on the cycling stability of the metallic anode. Here, the authors propose a polypropylene separator functionalized with polydopamine and multilayer graphene to enable stable and prolonged Na metal cell cycling.