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Stabilized cathode/sulfide solid electrolyte interface via Li2ZrO3 coating for all-solid-state batteries

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高容量的 LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM) 正极对于实现高能量密度全固态锂电池至关重要。然而, 由于NCM正极与常用的硫化物固体电解质之间存在空间电荷层效应, 导致电池性能下降。本工作通过简单的湿化学方法在NCM颗粒表面原位包覆了10 nm 电化学稳定的 Li2ZrO3 (LZO) 层。LZO 包覆层能够缓解电极/电解质界面的副反应, 实现锂离子快速动态传输, 从而显著提高电池性能。采用包覆后的NCM正极和 Li6PS5Cl 电解质的全固态锂电池具有稳定的循环性能, 在室温下, 以 0.1C 电流密度循环300次后容量保持率为 72.2%, 以 0.5C 电流密度循环 600 次后容量保持率为 72.9%。该研究为实现高能量密度全固态锂电池稳定的电极/电解质界面和提高循环性能提供了一种具有前景的方法。

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. U1964205, U21A2075 and 51872303), Ningbo S&T Innovation 2025 Major Special Programme (Nos. 2019B10044 and 2021Z122), Zhejiang Provincial Key R&D Program of China (No. 2022C01072) and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (No. Y2021080).

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  2. Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China

    Chen Zhao, Zi-Qiang Liu, Wei Weng, Ming Wu, Jing Yang, Huan-Ming Lu & Xia-Yin Yao

  3. Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Zi-Qiang Liu, Wei Weng & Xia-Yin Yao

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Zhao, C., Liu, ZQ., Weng, W. et al. Stabilized cathode/sulfide solid electrolyte interface via Li2ZrO3 coating for all-solid-state batteries. Rare Met. 41, 3639–3645 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-022-02086-y

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