Functionalized Electrode Additive for Simultaneously Reinforcing Chemo-Mechanical Properties of Millimeter-Thick Dry-Electrode for High-Energy All-Solid-State Batteries

Voids are widely disseminated in a powder when mixed, and hence the typical dry-electrode preparation method yields a sparse dry-electrode because the external pressure applied to the surface of the mixed powder is not evenly distributed. Consequently, particle cracking and void remnants appear in the electrode after calendaring. This study introduces a practically applicable bi-functionalized electrode additive to simultaneously reinforce the chemo-mechanical properties of millimeter-thick dry electrodes. The agyrodite Li6PS5Cl solid electrolyte and lithium difluorophosphate (LiPO2F2) additive have different sizes, as demonstrated by their densification from their elaborate bimodal structure, which is densely packed. Because the additive is filled into the interparticle voids in the electrode sheet during electrode fabrication, a decrease in electrode cracking after calendaring is possible because of the uniform distribution of external pressure. Hence, a thin, highly ionic/electronic-conductive electrode can be constructed by the addition of LiPO2F2 additive. Furthermore, during the formation, the active material surface-contacted LiPO2F2 promptly produces a surface layer comprising LiF and LixPFy. Thus, the addition of LiPO2F2 further reduces the degradation of Li6PS5Cl solid electrolytes. As a result, the LiPO2F2 additive simultaneously improves the electrochemical and physicochemical properties of millimeter-thick dry-electrodes for high-energy all-solid-state battery systems. In order to increase the performance of millimeter-thick dry-electrodes for all solid-state-batteries and reduce the inherent failure of the dry electrode process, this study employs an innovative electrode additive strategy. The formation of a dense electrode architecture increases both ionic and electronic conductivities, which enhances the cyclability of highly loaded electrodes with improved volumetric capacity from thin dry-electrode fabrication.image