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Stable Cycling of Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries at Room Temperature via Reducing Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Resistance

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Solid-state lithium batteries using solid-state electrolytes (SSE) improve both thermal stability and energy density compared with organic liquid electrolytes lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, their usage is still challenged by low lithium-ion conductivity and high interfacial resistance between SSE and electrodes, as well as difficulties running at room temperature (RT). Herein, we demonstrate an electrode/solid-state electrolyte interface, in which poly(ether-acrylate) (PEA) network was introduced on the surface of ceramic electrolytes via photo-polymerization, thus dramatically reducing the SSE/Li interfacial resistance from 4822 to 122 Ω cm2. As a result, the Li/Li cells can cycle over 500 h at 0.3 mA cm−2, LiFePO4/Li delivers 200 cycles with capacity retention of 91.1% at RT, respectively. This research provides a method to improve the interface contact between SSE and electrodes, and offers possibilities for application of solid-state Li metal batteries under ambient condition.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51774016 and No.52074015) and Test Fund of Peking University (0000012321).

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    Fangfang Liu, Xiuyun Chuan & Yang Yang

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Liu, F., Chuan, X., Yang, Y. et al. Stable Cycling of Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries at Room Temperature via Reducing Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Resistance. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 30, 4543–4551 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-05748-7

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