Leap of Li Metal Anodes from Coin Cells to Pouch Cells: Challenges and Progress

Qian Wang; Tiantian Lu; Yuanbin Xiao; Jianyang Wu; Lixiang Guan; Lifeng Hou; Huayun Du; Huan Wei; Xiaoda Liu; Chengkai Yang; Yinghui Wei; Henghui Zhou; Yan Yu

doi:10.1007/s41918-023-00185-7

Electrochemical Energy Reviews ›› 2023, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (1) DOI: 10.1007/s41918-023-00185-7

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Leap of Li Metal Anodes from Coin Cells to Pouch Cells: Challenges and Progress

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¹College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

²Corrosion and Protection Engineering Technology Research Center of Shanxi Province, 030024, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

³Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

⁴College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China

^m yhwei_tyut@126.com

ⁿ hhzhou@pku.edu.cn

^p yuyan@fzu.edu.cn

Qian Wang

received his B.S. degree in Material Chemistry from Wuhan University in 2016 and Ph.D. degree from Peking University in 2021. He is currently a professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology. His research focuses on designing novel anode structures/materials and advanced electrolytes for Li metal anodes.

Tiantian Lu

received his B.S. degree in New Energy Materials and Devices from Xinxiang University in 2021. He is currently studying at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology. His research direction is the regulation of the behavior of lithium/zinc metal negative electrode interfaces.

Yuanbin Xiao

is a master student in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University. Main research interests: the design of liquid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries.

Jianyang Wu

received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Xiamen University in 2019. He is currently a Ph.D. student in College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University under the guidance of Prof. Henghui Zhou. Now he is focusing on electrolytes for lithium metal batteries.

Lixiang Guan

received her B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Henan University of Science and Technology in 2021. She is currently studying at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology. Her current research interests are solid-state polymer electrolyte design and use in solid-state lithium batteries.

Lifeng Hou

received her Ph.D. degree from Taiyuan University of Technology in 2008. She is currently a professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology and the Director of Corrosion and Protection Engineering Technology Research Center of Shanxi Province, China. Her research interests include the design of corrosion-resistant magnesium alloys, the design of multifunctional coatings on magnesium alloy surfaces, and the application of magnesium alloys as anodes.

Huayun Du

received his Ph.D. degree in materials from Taiyuan University of Technology in 2010. He is currently a professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology, China. His research interests are in surface modification of metallic materials.

Huan Wei

received her Ph.D. degree from the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology in 2018. She is currently a lecturer in the College of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Taiyuan University of Technology, China. Her research interests are in the design and performance optimization of high conductivity electronic materials.

Xiaoda Lui

received his Ph.D. degree from Taiyuan University of Technology in 2018. He is currently a lecturer in the College of Data Science at Taiyuan University of Technology, China. His research interests are in the design of magnesium–air battery anode materials using machine learning.

Chengkai Yang

received his B.S. degree in Applied Chemistry from Tianjin University and his Ph.D. degree in 2019 from Peking University. He is a research fellow of Fujian Provincial Silicate Society. Since 2019, he has worked as an associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Fuzhou University. His research interests include energy materials, the electrochemistry of zinc-ion/lithium-ion/lithium–sulfur batteries, material calculations, and related topics. He has published more than 40 peer reviewed top papers and executed over the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province. He is a guest editor of the Journal of Renewable Materials.

Yinghui Wei

received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University in 1997. He is currently a professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China. His research interests include the diffusion mechanisms of atoms in nanomaterials, the organization and properties of magnesium alloys, and the advanced design of metal surfaces.

Henghui Zhou

received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Peking University in 1998. He is presently a professor in the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, and vice-president (and director, chief scientist) in PULEAD Technology Industry Co. Ltd. (market value over ¥10 billion), as well as the Director of Beijing Engineering Research Center of Power Lithium-Ion Battery. His research interests include the design and synthesis of novel materials for energy storage and conversion, the study of the interfaces between electrodes and electrolytes in chemical power sources, and the design and application of mobile energy devices for 3C electronics and vehicles.

Yan Yu

received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from Fuzhou University and her Ph.D. degree in Materials in 2006 from Fuzhou University. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM), Chinese Academy of Sciences and became a Professor at Fuzhou University in 2011. Her research interests include semiconductors, photocatalysis, environmental purification materials, comprehensive solid waste utilization, and related topics.

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Li metal anodes have attracted tremendous attention in the last decade because of their high theoretical capacities and low electrochemical potentials. However, until now, there has only been limited success in improving the interfacial and structural stabilities and in realizing the highly controllable and large-scale fabrication of this emerging material; these limitations have posed great obstacles to further performing fundamental and applied studies in Li metal anodes. In this review, we focus on summarizing the existing challenges of Li metal anodes based on the leap from coin cells to pouch cells and on outlining typical methods for designing Li metal anodes on demand; we controllably engineer their surface protection layers and structure sizes by encapsulating structured Li metal inside a variety of synthetic protection layers. We aim to provide a comprehensive understanding and serve as a strategic guide for designing and fabricating practicable Li metal anodes for use in pouch batteries. Challenges and opportunities regarding this burgeoning field are critically evaluated at the end of this review.

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Li metal anode has attracted tremendous attention in the last decade because of its high theoretical capacity and low electrochemical potential. However, till now, there is only limited success in improving its interface stability and structure stability, as well as realizing the highly controllable and large-scaled fabrication of this emerging material, posing great obstacles to further promoting its fundamental and applied studies. In this review, we focus on summarizing the existing challenges of Li metal anode based on the leap from coin cells to pouch cells and outlining the typical solutions for designing Li metal anode on-demand through controllably engineering its surface protection layer and structure size, which trend is encapsulating structured Li metal inside a variety of synthetic protection layer. We aim to provide a comprehensive understanding and serve as a strategic guidance for designing and fabricating practicable Li metal anode using in pouch batteries. Challenges and opportunities regarding this burgeoning field are also critically evaluated at the end of this review.

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Qian Wang, Tiantian Lu, Yuanbin Xiao, Jianyang Wu, Lixiang Guan, Lifeng Hou, Huayun Du, Huan Wei, Xiaoda Liu, Chengkai Yang, Yinghui Wei, Henghui Zhou, Yan Yu. Leap of Li Metal Anodes from Coin Cells to Pouch Cells: Challenges and Progress. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2023, 6(1): DOI:10.1007/s41918-023-00185-7

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National Natural Science Foundation of China(52071227)

Key Scientific Research Project in Shanxi Province(201805D121003)

Special Found Projects for Central Government Guidance to Local Science and Technology Development, Science and Technology Major Projects of Shanxi Province(20191102004)

Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province(202103021222006)

Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(2019D111102)

Research Project Supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(HGKY2019085)

Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2021J05121)

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