Citation: Shan Min, Xiaoyu Liu, Aonan Wang, Fanghua Ning, Yuyu Liu, Jiaqian Qin, Jiujun Zhang, Shigang Lu, Jin Yi. Facile construction of a water-defendable Li anode protection enables rechargeable Li-O₂ battery operating in humid atmosphere[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(10): 108586. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108586 shu

Facile construction of a water-defendable Li anode protection enables rechargeable Li-O₂ battery operating in humid atmosphere

Shan Min ^a ,
Xiaoyu Liu ^a ,
Aonan Wang ^a ,
Fanghua Ning ^a ,
Yuyu Liu ^a ,
Jiaqian Qin ^b ,
Jiujun Zhang ^a ,
Shigang Lu ^a ,
Jin Yi ^{a, *,}

a.
Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
b.
Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

jin.yi@shu.edu.cn

Received Date: 25 March 2023
Revised Date: 2 May 2023
Accepted Date: 17 May 2023
Available Online: 2 June 2023

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The rechargeable Li-O₂ battery endowed with high theoretical specific energy density has sparked intense research interest as a promising energy storage system. However, the intrinsic high activity of Li anode, especially to moisture, usually leads to inferior electrochemical performance of Li-O₂ battery in humid environments, hindering its widespread application. To settle the trouble of poor moisture tolerance, fabricating a water-proof layer on the Li-metal anode could be an effective tactic. Herein, a facile strategy for constructing an ibuprofen-based protective layer on the Li anode has been proposed to realize highly rechargeable Li-O₂ battery in humid atmosphere. Due to the in-situ reaction between ibuprofen reagent and metallic Li, the protective layer with a thickness of ~30 μm has been uniformly deposited on the surface of Li anode. Particularly, the protective layer, consisting of a large amount of hydrophobic alkyl group and benzene ring, can significantly resist water ingress and enhance the electrochemical stability of Li anode. As a result, the Li-O₂ battery based on the protected Li anode achieves a long cycle life of 210 h (21 cycles at 1000 mAh/g, 200 mA/g) in highly moist atmosphere with relative humidity (RH) of 68%. This convenient and efficient strategy offers novel design concept of water-resistant metal anode, and paves the way to the promising future prospect for the high-energy Li-O₂ battery implementing in the ambient atmosphere.
- Li-O₂ battery,
- Hydrophobic,
- Li anode protection,
- Humid atmosphere,
- Cycling stability
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