Lanthanum Nitrate As Electrolyte Additive To Stabilize the Surface Morphology of Lithium Anode for Lithium–Sulfur Battery

Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is regarded as one of the most promising candidates beyond conventional lithium ion batteries. However, the instability of the metallic lithium anode during lithium electrochemical dissolution/deposition is still a major barrier for the practical application of Li–S bat...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2016-03, Vol.8 (12), p.7783-7789
Main Authors: Liu, Sheng, Li, Guo-Ran, Gao, Xue-Ping
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Language:English
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Summary:Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is regarded as one of the most promising candidates beyond conventional lithium ion batteries. However, the instability of the metallic lithium anode during lithium electrochemical dissolution/deposition is still a major barrier for the practical application of Li–S battery. In this work, lanthanum nitrate, as electrolyte additive, is introduced into Li–S battery to stabilize the surface of lithium anode. By introducing lanthanum nitrate into electrolyte, a composite passivation film of lanthanum/lithium sulfides can be formed on metallic lithium anode, which is beneficial to decrease the reducibility of metallic lithium and slow down the electrochemical dissolution/deposition reaction on lithium anode for stabilizing the surface morphology of metallic Li anode in lithium–sulfur battery. Meanwhile, the cycle stability of the fabricated Li–S cell is improved by introducing lanthanum nitrate into electrolyte. Apparently, lanthanum nitrate is an effective additive for the protection of lithium anode and the cycling stability of Li–S battery.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.5b12231