Quasi-solid-state electrolytes - strategy towards stabilising Li|inorganic solid electrolyte interfaces in solid-state Li metal batteries

Abstract

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) based on inorganic solid electrolytes (ISEs) are considered promising candidates for enhancing the energy density and the safety of next-generation rechargeable lithium batteries. However, their practical application is frequently hampered by the high resistance arising at the Li metal anode/ISE interface. Herein, a review of the conventional solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) the recent research on quasi-solid-state battery (QSSB) approaches to overcome the issues of the state-of-the-art SSBs is reported. The feasibility of ionic liquid (IL)-based interlayers to improve ISE/Li metal wetting and enhance charge transfer at solid electrolyte interfaces with both positive and lithium metal electrodes is presented together with a novel generation of IL-containing quasi-solid-state-electrolytes (QSSEs), offering favourable features. The opportunities and challenges of QSSE for the development of high energy and high safety quasi-solid-state lithium metal batteries (QSSLMBs) are also discussed.

Keywords

All solid-state batteries / lithium metal anode / inorganic solid-state electrolytes / interfacial issues / quasi-solid-state batteries

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