LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/Stripping
ABSTRACT ZnO with good lithiophilicity has widely been employed to modify the lithiophobic substrates and facilitate uniform lithium (Li) deposition. The overpotential of ZnO‐derived Li anode during cycling depends on the lithiophilicity of both LiZn and Li2O products upon lithiation of ZnO. However...
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| author | Huaming Qian Xifei Li Qinchuan Chen Jingjing Wang Xiaohua Pu Wei Xiao Yanyan Cao Mengxin Bai Wenbin Li Zhengdong Ma Guiqiang Cao Ruixian Duan Gaini Zhang Kaihua Xu Kun Zhang Wei Yan Jiujun Zhang |
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| description | ABSTRACT ZnO with good lithiophilicity has widely been employed to modify the lithiophobic substrates and facilitate uniform lithium (Li) deposition. The overpotential of ZnO‐derived Li anode during cycling depends on the lithiophilicity of both LiZn and Li2O products upon lithiation of ZnO. However, the striking differences in the lithiophilicity between Li2O and LiZn would result in a high overpotential during cycling. In this research, the Al2O3/nZnO (n ≥ 1) hybrid layers were precisely fabricated by atomic layer deposition (ALD) to regulate the lithiophilicity of ZnO phase and Li2O/LiZn configuration—determining the actual Li loading amount and Li plating/stripping processes. Theoretically, the Li adsorption energy (Ea) values of LiZn and Li2O in the LiZn/Li2O configuration are separately predicted as −2.789 and −3.447 eV. In comparison, the Ea values of LiZn, LiAlO2, and Li2O in the LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O configuration upon lithiation of Al2O3/8ZnO layer are calculated as −2.899, −3.089, and −3.208 eV, respectively. Importantly, a novel introduction of LiAlO2 into the LiZn/Li2O configuration could enable the hierarchical Li plating/stripping and reduce the overpotentials during cycling. Consequently, the Al2O3/8ZnO‐derived hybrid Li‐metal anode could exhibit electrochemical performances superior to these of ZnO‐derived Li anode in both symmetrical and full cells paired with a LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 (NCM622) cathode. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-879f4e42272f43ef9b5f8c7b1453af4f2025-08-20T03:22:19ZengWileyCarbon Energy2637-93682025-05-0175n/an/a10.1002/cey2.714LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/StrippingHuaming Qian0Xifei Li1Qinchuan Chen2Jingjing Wang3Xiaohua Pu4Wei Xiao5Yanyan Cao6Mengxin Bai7Wenbin Li8Zhengdong Ma9Guiqiang Cao10Ruixian Duan11Gaini Zhang12Kaihua Xu13Kun Zhang14Wei Yan15Jiujun Zhang16Key Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaKey Materials & Components of Electrical Vehicles for Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy Xi'an University of Technology Xi'an Shaanxi ChinaGEM Co. Ltd. Shenzhen Guangdong ChinaGEM Co. Ltd. Shenzhen Guangdong ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaABSTRACT ZnO with good lithiophilicity has widely been employed to modify the lithiophobic substrates and facilitate uniform lithium (Li) deposition. The overpotential of ZnO‐derived Li anode during cycling depends on the lithiophilicity of both LiZn and Li2O products upon lithiation of ZnO. However, the striking differences in the lithiophilicity between Li2O and LiZn would result in a high overpotential during cycling. In this research, the Al2O3/nZnO (n ≥ 1) hybrid layers were precisely fabricated by atomic layer deposition (ALD) to regulate the lithiophilicity of ZnO phase and Li2O/LiZn configuration—determining the actual Li loading amount and Li plating/stripping processes. Theoretically, the Li adsorption energy (Ea) values of LiZn and Li2O in the LiZn/Li2O configuration are separately predicted as −2.789 and −3.447 eV. In comparison, the Ea values of LiZn, LiAlO2, and Li2O in the LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O configuration upon lithiation of Al2O3/8ZnO layer are calculated as −2.899, −3.089, and −3.208 eV, respectively. Importantly, a novel introduction of LiAlO2 into the LiZn/Li2O configuration could enable the hierarchical Li plating/stripping and reduce the overpotentials during cycling. Consequently, the Al2O3/8ZnO‐derived hybrid Li‐metal anode could exhibit electrochemical performances superior to these of ZnO‐derived Li anode in both symmetrical and full cells paired with a LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 (NCM622) cathode.https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.714atomic layer depositionhierarchical Li plating/strippinghybrid LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O configurationLi‐metal anodelithiophilicity regulationoverpotential regulation |
| spellingShingle | Huaming Qian Xifei Li Qinchuan Chen Jingjing Wang Xiaohua Pu Wei Xiao Yanyan Cao Mengxin Bai Wenbin Li Zhengdong Ma Guiqiang Cao Ruixian Duan Gaini Zhang Kaihua Xu Kun Zhang Wei Yan Jiujun Zhang LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/Stripping Carbon Energy atomic layer deposition hierarchical Li plating/stripping hybrid LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O configuration Li‐metal anode lithiophilicity regulation overpotential regulation |
| title | LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/Stripping |
| title_full | LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/Stripping |
| title_fullStr | LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/Stripping |
| title_full_unstemmed | LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/Stripping |
| title_short | LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O‐Derived Chemical Confinement Enabling Hierarchical and Oriented Li Plating/Stripping |
| title_sort | lizn lialo2 li2o derived chemical confinement enabling hierarchical and oriented li plating stripping |
| topic | atomic layer deposition hierarchical Li plating/stripping hybrid LiZn/LiAlO2/Li2O configuration Li‐metal anode lithiophilicity regulation overpotential regulation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.714 |
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