Lithium-Metal Growth Kinetics on LLZO Garnet-Type Solid Electrolytes

By Thorben Krauskopf, R. Dippel, Hannah Hartmann, Klaus Peppler, B. Mogwitz, Felix H. Richter, W. Zeier, J. Janek. Joule, 2019

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Summary Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO)-based garnet materials are recently being investigated as suitable electrolytes for solid-state batteries with lithium-metal electrodes. Unfortunately, lithium-metal penetration through polycrystalline garnet-type electrolytes limits the electric current density during cell charging. In this study, we introduce an electrochemical operando approach that is well suited to get insights into the early stage of lithium-metal penetration that was yet only accessible with very elaborate neutron measurements. Combined with in situ as well as ex situ electron microscopic techniques, we investigate the morphological instability of the lithium-metal anode on garnet-type solid electrolytes under cathodic load and demonstrate the inter-relationship between microkinetic aspects and lithium-penetration susceptibility.

Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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