Abstract
Solid-state batteries are one of the effective way to solve the safety of traditional power and energy storage batteries with flammable liquid electrolyte. This time, a quasi-solid-state lithium battery is assembled by plasma sprayed amorphous Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 (LTO) electrode and ceramic/polymer composite electrolyte with a little liquid electrolyte (10 μl/cm 2 ) to provide the outstanding electrochemical stability and better than normal interface contact. SEM, STEM, TEM and EDS were used to analyze the structure evolution and performance of plasma sprayed amorphous LTO electrode and ceramic/polymer composite electrolyte before and after electrochemical experiments. By comparing the electrochemical performance of the amorphous LTO electrode and the traditional LTO electrode, the electrochemical behavior of different electrodes is studied. The results show that plasma spraying can prepare an amorphous Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 electrode coating of about 8 μm. After 200 electrochemical cycles, the structure of the electrode evolved, and the inside of the electrode fractured and cracks expanded, because of recrystallization at the interface between the rich fluorine compounds and the amorphous LTO electrode. Similarly, the ceramic/polymer composite electrolyte has undergone structural evolution after 200 cycles test. The electrochemical cycle results show that the cycle stability, capacity retention rate, coulomb efficiency, and internal impedance of amorphous LTO electrodes are better than traditional LTO electrode. This innovative and facile quasi-solid-state strategy is aimed to promote the intrinsic safety and stability of working lithium battery, shedding light on the development of next-generation high-performance solid-state lithium batteries.
Development of a compact all-solid-state lithium secondary battery using single-crystal electrolyte
