Issue 2, 2024

Recent progress in SEI engineering for boosting Li metal anodes

Abstract

Lithium metal anodes (LMAs) are ideal anode candidates for achieving next-generation high-energy-density battery systems due to their high theoretical capacity (3680 mA h g−1) and low working potential (−3.04 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode). However, the non-ideal solid electrolyte interface (SEI) derived from electrolyte/electrode interfacial reactions plays a vital role in the lithium deposition/stripping process and battery cycling performance. The composition and morphology of a SEI, which is sensitive to the outside environment, make it difficult to characterize and understand. With the development of characterization techniques, the mechanism, composition, and structure of a SEI can be better understood. In this review, the mechanism formation, the structure model evolution, and the composition of a SEI are briefly presented. Moreover, the development of in situ characterization techniques in recent years is introduced to better understand a SEI followed by the properties of the SEI, which are beneficial to the battery performance. Furthermore, recent optimization strategies of the SEI including the improvement of intrinsic SEIs and construction of artificial SEIs are summarized. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives of SEI research are summarized.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress in SEI engineering for boosting Li metal anodes

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
08 Sep 2023
Accepted
08 Nov 2023
First published
10 Nov 2023

Mater. Horiz., 2024,11, 388-407

Recent progress in SEI engineering for boosting Li metal anodes

Y. Wu, C. Wang, C. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Liu, Y. Jin, H. Wang and Q. Zhang, Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11, 388 DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01434G

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements