Citation: Danni Zhang, Yan Xu, Shibin Zhang, Lishun Bai, Yue Liu, Kuhang Liu, Ying He, Feiyan Yu, Sijie Li, Zhi Chang. Nano-confined electrolyte enabled by pre-desolvation strategy for efficient lithium-metal batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(9): 111435. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111435 shu

Nano-confined electrolyte enabled by pre-desolvation strategy for efficient lithium-metal batteries

Danni Zhang ^a ,
Yan Xu ^a ,
Shibin Zhang ^a ,
Lishun Bai ^a ,
Yue Liu ^a ,
Kuhang Liu ^a ,
Ying He ^a ,
Feiyan Yu ^a ,
Sijie Li ^{b, *,} ,
Zhi Chang ^{a, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
b.
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

li.sijie@csu.edu.cn

ZhiChang@csu.edu.cn

Received Date: 23 May 2025
Revised Date: 7 June 2025
Accepted Date: 10 June 2025
Available Online: 10 June 2025

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Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are promising next-generation high-energy-density systems due to lithium's high theoretical capacity. However, while ester-based electrolytes support high-voltage cathodes, their poor compatibility with lithium metal hinders progress. In this study, a porous material with sub-nanochannels was constructed on lithium metal, inducing a pre-desolvation process that promotes a highly aggregative nano-confined electrolyte. This design mitigates solvent-lithium reactivity, enabling dendrite-free deposition and a stable LiF-rich solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). As a result, NCM-811//Li (LiNi_0.8Co_0.1Mn_0.1O₂//Li) cell achieved exceptional cycling stability (89.2% capacity retention after > 400 cycles). This strategy provides a viable pathway for advanced high-energy-density batteries.
- Lithium-metal battery,
- Metal-organic frameworks,
- Dendrite-free lithium,
- Electrolyte,
- Anode interface
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