Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook

Abstract Lithium (Li) metal is regarded as the ultimate anode for next‐generation Li‐ion batteries due to its highest specific capacity and lowest electrochemical potential. However, the Li metal anode has limitations, including virtually infinite volume change, nonuniform Li deposition, and an unst...

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Autores principales: Qiongqiong Lu, Yulin Jie, Xiangqi Meng, Ahmad Omar, Daria Mikhailova, Ruiguo Cao, Shuhong Jiao, Yan Lu, Yaolin Xu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:df78f90e07d641f9aee2f730dfde1e5a2021-11-24T14:45:30ZCarbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook2637-936810.1002/cey2.147https://doaj.org/article/df78f90e07d641f9aee2f730dfde1e5a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.147https://doaj.org/toc/2637-9368Abstract Lithium (Li) metal is regarded as the ultimate anode for next‐generation Li‐ion batteries due to its highest specific capacity and lowest electrochemical potential. However, the Li metal anode has limitations, including virtually infinite volume change, nonuniform Li deposition, and an unstable electrode–electrolyte interface, which lead to rapid capacity degradation and poor cycling stability, significantly hindering its practical application. To address these issues, intensive efforts have been devoted toward accommodating and guiding Li deposition as well as stabilizing the interface using various carbon materials, which have demonstrated excellent effectiveness, benefiting from their vast variety and excellent tunability of the structure–property relationship. This review is intended as a guide through the fundamental challenges of Li metal anodes to the corresponding solutions utilizing carbon materials. The specific functionalities and mechanisms of carbon materials for stabilizing Li metal anodes in these solutions are discussed in detail. Apart from the stabilization of the Li metal anode in liquid electrolytes, attention has also been paid to the review of anode‐free Li metal batteries and solid‐state batteries enabled by strategies based on carbon materials. Furthermore, we have reviewed the unresolved challenges and presented our outlook on the implementation of carbon materials for stabilizing Li metal anodes in practical applications.Qiongqiong LuYulin JieXiangqi MengAhmad OmarDaria MikhailovaRuiguo CaoShuhong JiaoYan LuYaolin XuWileyarticlecarbon materialsinterface engineeringLi deposition regulationLi metal anodestructure stabilizationProduction of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stationsTK1001-1841ENCarbon Energy, Vol 3, Iss 6, Pp 957-975 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic carbon materials
interface engineering
Li deposition regulation
Li metal anode
structure stabilization
Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
TK1001-1841
spellingShingle carbon materials
interface engineering
Li deposition regulation
Li metal anode
structure stabilization
Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
TK1001-1841
Qiongqiong Lu
Yulin Jie
Xiangqi Meng
Ahmad Omar
Daria Mikhailova
Ruiguo Cao
Shuhong Jiao
Yan Lu
Yaolin Xu
Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook
description Abstract Lithium (Li) metal is regarded as the ultimate anode for next‐generation Li‐ion batteries due to its highest specific capacity and lowest electrochemical potential. However, the Li metal anode has limitations, including virtually infinite volume change, nonuniform Li deposition, and an unstable electrode–electrolyte interface, which lead to rapid capacity degradation and poor cycling stability, significantly hindering its practical application. To address these issues, intensive efforts have been devoted toward accommodating and guiding Li deposition as well as stabilizing the interface using various carbon materials, which have demonstrated excellent effectiveness, benefiting from their vast variety and excellent tunability of the structure–property relationship. This review is intended as a guide through the fundamental challenges of Li metal anodes to the corresponding solutions utilizing carbon materials. The specific functionalities and mechanisms of carbon materials for stabilizing Li metal anodes in these solutions are discussed in detail. Apart from the stabilization of the Li metal anode in liquid electrolytes, attention has also been paid to the review of anode‐free Li metal batteries and solid‐state batteries enabled by strategies based on carbon materials. Furthermore, we have reviewed the unresolved challenges and presented our outlook on the implementation of carbon materials for stabilizing Li metal anodes in practical applications.
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author Qiongqiong Lu
Yulin Jie
Xiangqi Meng
Ahmad Omar
Daria Mikhailova
Ruiguo Cao
Shuhong Jiao
Yan Lu
Yaolin Xu
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Yulin Jie
Xiangqi Meng
Ahmad Omar
Daria Mikhailova
Ruiguo Cao
Shuhong Jiao
Yan Lu
Yaolin Xu
author_sort Qiongqiong Lu
title Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook
title_short Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook
title_full Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook
title_fullStr Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook
title_full_unstemmed Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook
title_sort carbon materials for stable li metal anodes: challenges, solutions, and outlook
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