Interfaces in Sulfide Solid Electrolyte-Based All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries: Characterization, Mechanism and Strategy

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  • 1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China;
    2. Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, Shaanxi, China;
    3. Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA

Received date: 2021-12-29

  Revised date: 2022-03-07

  Online published: 2023-06-25

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The authors acknowledge support from the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. LR20E020002 and LD22E020006, Zhe-jiang Provincial Ten-thousand Talents Plan under Grant No. 2020R51004, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant Nos. U20A20253, 21972127 and 51677170. Dr. Fan thanks the support by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Vehicle Technology Program under Contact DE EE0008864. He also acknowledges the UH Advanced Manufacturing Institution for found support.

Abstract

Owing to the advantages of high energy density and environmental friendliness, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely used as power sources in electric vehicles, energy storage systems and other devices. Conventional LIBs composed of liquid electrolytes (LEs) have potential safety hazards; thermal runaway easily leads to battery explosion and spontaneous combustion. To realize a large-scale energy storage system with higher safety and higher energy density, replacing LEs with solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) has been pursued. Among the many SSEs, sulfide SSEs are attractive because of their high ionic conductivities, easy processabilities and high thermostabilities. However, interfacial issues (interfacial reactions, chemomechanical failure, lithium dendrite formation, etc.) between sulfide SSEs and electrodes are factors limiting widespread application. In addition, the intrinsic interfacial issues of sulfide SSEs (electrochemical windows, diffusion mechanisms of Li+, etc.) should not be ignored. In this review, the behaviors, properties and mechanisms of interfaces in all-solid-state lithium batteries with a variety of sulfide SSEs are comprehensively summarized. Additionally, recent research progress on advanced characterization methods and designs used to stabilize interfaces is discussed. Finally, outlooks, challenges and possible interface engineering strategies are analyzed and proposed.

Cite this article

Zhan Wu, Xiaohan Li, Chao Zheng, Zheng Fan, Wenkui Zhang, Hui Huang, Yongping Gan, Yang Xia, Xinping He, Xinyong Tao, Jun Zhang . Interfaces in Sulfide Solid Electrolyte-Based All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries: Characterization, Mechanism and Strategy[J]. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2023 , 6(2) : 10 . DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00176-0

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