Selection and Surface Modifications of Current Collectors for Anode-Free Polymer-Based Solid-State Batteries

Anode-free batteries (AFB) have attracted increasing interest in recent times because they allow the elimination of the conventional anode from the cell, exploiting lithium inventory from a lithiated cathode. This implies a much simpler, cost-effective, and sustainable approach. The AFB configuratio...

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Published in:Frontiers in chemistry 2022-07, Vol.10, p.934365-934365
Main Authors: Garcia-Calvo, Oihane, Gutiérrez-Pardo, Antonio, Combarro, Izaskun, Orue, Ander, Lopez-Aranguren, Pedro, Urdampilleta, Idoia, Kvasha, Andriy
Format: Article
Language:English
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anode-free batteries
Chemistry
current collector
lithium metal
solid electrolyte
solid-state batteries
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Summary:Anode-free batteries (AFB) have attracted increasing interest in recent times because they allow the elimination of the conventional anode from the cell, exploiting lithium inventory from a lithiated cathode. This implies a much simpler, cost-effective, and sustainable approach. The AFB configuration with liquid electrolytes is being explored widely in research but rarely using solid electrolytes. One of the main issues of AFB is the poor reversibility of the lithium-plating/striping process at the anode side. Therefore, in this work, different metal foils have been tested as anode current collectors (CC), and copper foil has been selected as the most promising one. Surface modifications of the selected copper foil have been achieved by its coating using composite layers made of carbon and different metal nanoparticles—such as Ag, Sn, or Zn—in different proportions and with different amounts of a binder. The impact of such coatings and their thickness on the electrochemical performance of single-layer solid-state anode-free pouch cells, based on a PEO electrolyte and a LiFePO 4 cathode has been systematically studied. Consequently, a post-mortem analysis of the investigated solid-state AFB is also presented, trying to identify and elucidate possible failure mechanisms to enhance the electrochemical performance of solid-state AFB in the future.
ISSN:2296-2646
2296-2646
DOI:10.3389/fchem.2022.934365