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

Zhan Wu; Xiaohan Li; Chao Zheng; Zheng Fan; Wenkui Zhang; Hui Huang; Yongping Gan; Yang Xia; Xinping He; Xinyong Tao; Jun Zhang

doi:10.1007/s41918-022-00176-0

Electrochemical Energy Reviews ›› 2023, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (1) DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00176-0

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

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¹College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

²Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi’an Technological University, 710021, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

³Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, TX, USA

^e msechem@zjut.edu.cn

^m zhangjun@zjut.edu.cn

Zhan Wu

received his bachelor’s degree in Zhejiang University of Technology. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree under the supervision of Prof. Jun Zhang in Zhejiang University of Technology. He is interested in high performance cathode materials and sulfide solid-state electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries.

Xiaohan Li

received his bachelor’s degree in Zhejiang University of Technology. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree under the supervision of Prof. Jun Zhang and Prof. Wenkui Zhang in Zhejiang University of Technology. He is interested in solid-state electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries.

Chao Zheng

is currently a lecturer of Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy at Xi’an Technological University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2021 from Zhejiang University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Wenkui Zhang and Prof. Jun Zhang. He is interested in the basic and applied research of rechargeable lithium and sodium batteries.

Zheng Fan

is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at the University of Houston. He received Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University in 2015. His research focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of functional nanostructures through in situ techniques and exploration of new technological opportunities of these nanoscale materials in the fields of electronics, photonics, photovoltaics, and electrochemistry.

Wenkui Zhang

is a professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering and the director of the Institute of New Energy Materials and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1997 from Zhejiang University. His research activities focus mainly on advanced secondary batteries and energy storage/conversion materials such as lithium-ion batteries, lithium–sulfur batteries and supercapacitors.

Hui Huang

is currently a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2004 from Zhejiang University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Chun’an Ma and Zhonghua Ge. His research interests focus on electrochemical energy storage systems such as lithium ion batteries and solid state batteries.

Yongping Gan

is currently an associate professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology. He obtained his master's degree in 1998 from Beijing Institute of Technology. His research interests focus on electrolysis engineering and related electrode materials.

Yang Xia

is an associate professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology. He received Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University of Technology in 2013. His research interests are related to the design and synthesis of high-energy electrode materials and solid-state electrolyte for advanced secondary batteries.

Xinping He

is an associate professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology. She received Ph.D. degree from Jilin University in 2017. Her research interests are in the structural design and interface compatibility of high performance carbon-based electrode materials.

Xinyong Tao

is the vice dean of the college of Materials Science of Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology. He was graduated with Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University. He then worked as a Postdoc in University of South Carolina from 2007 to 2008. From 2014 to 2015, he worked as a visiting scholar in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University. His research primarily focuses on the design of green energy storage materials.

Jun Zhang

is currently a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2012 from Zhejiang University under the supervision of Prof. Jiangping Tu. He was a postdoctoral fellow working with Prof. Guihua Yu at the University of Texas at Austin from 2016 to 2018. His research interests are in the area of rechargeable lithium batteries and electrochromic devices, including rational design and synthesis of advanced energy-storage and energy-saving materials.

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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.

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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. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2023, 6(1): DOI:10.1007/s41918-022-00176-0