AlN-PVDF composite protective coating for stabilizing lithium metal anodes in lithium metal batteries
摘要
Lithium metal anodes suffer from unstable interfacial behavior during repeated cycling, which limits their application in high-energy-density batteries. Herein, an AlN-PVDF composite layer was fabricated on Li metal anodes via a spray-coating process, and its influence on electrochemical performance was investigated. The AlN-PVDF coating did not alter the initial charge/discharge behavior of the cells. Compared with bare Li metal anodes, cells employing the AlN-PVDF@Li anode exhibited a smaller charge/discharge voltage hysteresis and improved cycling stability. In full cells assembled with NMC622 cathodes, the AlN-PVDF@Li anode retained approximately 116 mAh g− 1 after 200 cycles at 5 C, corresponding to a capacity loss of ~ 20%, whereas the bare Li cell retained only ~ 94 mAh g− 1 (~ 30% loss). These results demonstrate that a simple AlN-PVDF surface modification can effectively improve the electrochemical stability of Li metal anodes in full-cell configurations.
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