Engineered heat dissipation and current distribution boron nitride-graphene layer coated on polypropylene separator for high performance lithium metal battery

Jassiel R. Rodriguez, Patrick J. Kim, Kyungho Kim, Zhimin Qi, Haiyan Wang, Vilas G. Pol

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Abstract

Li metal as a battery anode has been intensively studied because of its high gravimetric capacity (3860 mAh g−1), a low standard electrode potential (−3.04 vs. SHE), a reasonable electronic conductivity and low density. However, lithium metal suffers from a continuous Li dendrite growth upon charge-discharge cycling, delivering a poor coulombic efficiency and consequently its early failure. Here, engineered bilayer separators demonstrate that a boron nitride-graphene (BNxGry) layer coated on one side of polypropylene (PP) membrane remarkably reduces the polarization and impedance, and significantly improve the performance and stability of Li/Cu half-cells. Moreover, Li/LiFePO4 full cell with the modified BN50Gr50/PP separator presents a remarkably stable 1000 charge-discharge cycles with a specific capacity of 114 mAh g−1 at 1C-rate. The superiority of the modified separator is orginated from an effective synergistic effect between physico-chemical properties of Gr (reducing local current density) and BN (dissipating local heat) and its enhanced structural and mechanical stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362-370
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume583
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2021

Keywords

  • Bilayer BNGr/PP separator
  • Li metal battery
  • Superior performance
  • Suppression of dendritic Li
  • Synergistic effect

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