A liquid metal-fluoropolymer artificial protective film enables robust lithium metal batteries at sub-zero temperatures.
Li H, Hua R, Xu Y, Ke D, Yang C, Ma Q, Zhang L, Zhou T, Zhang C.
Li H, et al.
Chem Sci. 2023 Aug 29;14(37):10147-10154. doi: 10.1039/d3sc03884j. eCollection 2023 Sep 27.
Chem Sci. 2023.
PMID: 37772126
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The LM not only spontaneously forms a passivation alloy layer with lithium but also reduces the nucleation potential barrier and homogenizes the Li(+) flux on the surface of the lithium anode. The fluoropolymer's polar functional groups (-C-F-) effectively induce targeted …
The LM not only spontaneously forms a passivation alloy layer with lithium but also reduces the nucleation potential barrier and homogenizes …