화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.108, 235-242, April, 2022
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2022.01.003  Export Citation
Amphiphilic-triblock-copolymer-derived protective layer for stable-cycling lithium metal anodes
Jiae Um1, Sungmin Cho1, and Hyoung-Joon Jin1, 2, †
  • 1Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, South Korea
  • 2Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, South Korea
E-mail:
Lithium metal batteries have shown great potential for the development of efficient energy storage devices. However, the uncontrollable growth of lithium metal dendrites results in poor cycling efficiency and severe safety concerns. In this study, amphiphilic triblock copolymers (P123) were used for the direct polymerization of silica precursors, resulting in a well-ordered mesoporous silica structure SBA-15 with a large surface area and excellent absorbent properties for the protective layer. The protective layer consisting of SBA-15 stores Li ions in a large number of pores as an electrolyte reservoir, which exhibits sufficient ionic conductivity. Furthermore, it ensures a spatially uniform Li-ion flux on the anode surface and plays an important role in the physical blocking of dendrite growth. As proof of concept, the SAB-15 protective layer anode demonstrates a high average Coulomb efficiency, rate capability, and cycle stability at 1 mA h cm-2 over 1200 cycles. Moreover, SAB-15 can be cycled stably for more than 750 cycles in symmetric cells. The results provide insights for implementing stable lithium metal anodes in nextgeneration batteries.
Keywords:Block copolymer;Artificial protective layer;Lithium metal anode
  1. Nishi Y, J. Power Sources, 100, 101 (2001)
  2. Xu K, Chem. Rev., 104, 4303 (2004)
  3. Xu W, Wang J, Ding F, Chen X, Nasybulin E, Zhang Y, et al., Energy Environ. Sci., 7, 513 (2014)
  4. Aurbach D, Cohen Y, J. Electrochem. Soc., 143, 3525 (1996)
  5. Cheng XB, Zhang R, Zhao CZ, Zhang Q, Chem. Rev., 117, 10403 (2017)
  6. Yang T, Sun Y, Qian T, Liu J, Liu X, Rosei F, et al., Energy Storage Mater., 26, 385 (2020)
  7. Zheng G, Xiang Y, Chen S, Ganapathy S, Verhallen TW, Liu M, et al., Energy Storage Mater., 29, 377 (2020)
  8. Zheng G, Lee SW, Liang Z, Lee HW, Yan K, Yao H, et al., Nat. Nanotechnol., 9, 618 (2014)
  9. Xu B, Liu Z, Li J, Huang X, Qie B, Gong T, et al., Nano Energy, 67, 104242 (2020)
  10. Pathak R, Chen K, Gurung A, Reza KM, Bahrami B, Pokharel J, et al., Nat. Commun., 11, 1 (2020)
  11. Liu Y, Lin D, Liang Z, Zhao J, Yan K, Cui Y, Nat. Commun., 7, 1 (2016)
  12. Shi P, Li T, Zhang R, Shen X, Cheng XB, Xu R, et al., Adv. Mater., 31, 1807131 (2019)
  13. Park S, Ahn K, Lim HK, Jin HJ, Han S, Yun YS, Chem. Eng. J., 428, 130939 (2022)
  14. Feng Y, Zhang C, Jiao X, Zhou Z, Song J, Energy Storage Mater., 25, 172 (2020)
  15. Xiao J, science, 336, 426 (2019)
  16. Bai P, Li J, Brushett FR, Bazant MZ, Energy Environ. Sci., 9, 3221 (2016)
  17. Xu R, Zhang XQ, Cheng XB, Peng HJ, Zhao CZ, Yan C, et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 28, 1705838 (2018)
  18. Kang T, Park Y, Choi K, Lee JS, Yi J, J. Mater. Chem., 14, 1043 (2004)
  19. Albayati TM, Salih IK, Alazzawi HF, Heliyon, 5, e0253 (2019)
  20. Rimsza JM, Du J, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 97, 772 (2014)
  21. Na W, Lee AS, Lee JH, Hwang SS, Kim E, Hong SM, et al., Mater. Interfaces, 8, 12852 (2016)
  22. Stevens WJJ, Lebeau K, Mertens M, Tendeloo GV, Cool P, Vansant EF, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 9183 (2006)
  23. Blin JL, Imperor-Clerc M, Chem. Soc. Rev., 42, 4071 (2013)
  24. Ji X, Evers S, Black R, Nazar LF, Nat. Commun., 2, 1 (2011)
  25. Jin Q, Qu F, Jiang J, Dong Y, Guo W, Lin H, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 66, 466 (2013)
  26. Zhao D, Sun J, Li Q, Stucky GD, Chem. Mater., 12, 275 (2000)
  27. Police AKR, Basavaraju S, Valluri D, Machiraju S, Bull. Mat. Sci., 38, 227 (2015)
  28. Meškinis S, Vasiliauskas A, Andrulevicius M, Peckus D, Tamulevicius S, Viskontas K, Materials, 13, 1 (2020)
  29. Tan D, Ma Z, Xu B, Dai Y, Ma G, He M, et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 20255 (2011)
  30. Fagerlund G, Mater. Struct., 6, 239 (1973)
  31. Adrover ME, Pedernera M, Bonne M, Lebeau B, Bucalá V, Gallo L, Saudi Pharm. J., 28, 15
  32. de Oliveira Freitas LB, Bravo IJG, de Almeida Macedo WA, de Sousa EMB, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 77, 186 (2016)
  33. Lijie Z, Jinghua G, Hongying Y, Yue Z, Rare Metals, 30, 552 (2011)
  34. Wu C, Guo F, Zhuang L, Ai X, Zhong F, Yang H, et al., ACS Energy Lett., 5, 1644 (2020)
  35. Jeon DH, Energy Storage Mater., 18, 139 (2019)
  36. Lei S, Chen X, Xiao B, Zhang W, Liu J, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 28830 (2019)
  37. Li H, Wu D, Wu J, Dong LY, Zhu YJ, Hu X, Adv. Mater., 29, 1703548 (2017)
  38. Shi C, Dai J, Li C, Shen X, Peng L, Zhang P, et al., Polymer, 9, 159 (2017)
  39. Qian X, Gu N, Cheng Z, Yang X, Wang E, Dong S, J. Solid State Electrochem., 6, 8 (2001)
  40. Zhai P, Wei Y, Xiao J, Liu W, Zuo J, Gu X, et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 10, 1903339 (2020)
  41. Li G, Liu Z, Wang D, He X, Liu S, Gao Y, et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 9, 1900704 (2019)
  42. Zhang R, Chen XR, Chen X, Cheng XB, Zhang XQ, Yan C, et al., Angew. Chem.-Int. Edit., 56, 7764 (2017)
  43. Pathak R, Chen K, Gurung A, Reza KM, Bahrami B, Pokharel J, et al., Nat. Commun., 11, 93 (2020)