Solid-State Electrolyte Design for Lithium Dendrite Suppression
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Authors: Ji, Xiao; Hou, Singyuk; Wang, Pengfei; He, Xinzi; Piao, Nan; Chen, Ji; Fan, Xiulin; Wang, Chunsheng
Abstract
All-solid-state Li metal batteries have attracted extensive attention due to their high safety and high energy density. However, Li dendrite growth in solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) still hinders their application. Current efforts mainly aim to reduce the interfacial resistance, neglecting the intrinsic dendrite-suppression capability of SSEs. Herein, the mechanism for the formation of Li dendrites is investigated, and Li-dendrite-free SSE criteria are reported. To achieve a high dendrite-suppression capability, SSEs should be thermodynamically stable with a high interface energy against Li, and they should have a low electronic conductivity and a high ionic conductivity. A cold-pressed Li3N-LiF composite is used to validate the Li-dendrite-free design criteria, where the highly ionic conductive Li3N reduces the Li plating/stripping overpotential, and LiF with high interface energy suppresses dendrites by enhancing the nucleation energy and suppressing the Li penetration into the SSEs. The Li3N-LiF layer coating on Li3PS4SSE achieves a record-high critical current of >6 mA cm(-2)even at a high capacity of 6.0 mAh cm(-2). The Coulombic efficiency also reaches a record 99% in 150 cycles. The Li3N-LiF/Li3PS4SSE enables LiCoO(2)cathodes to achieve 101.6 mAh g(-1)for 50 cycles. The design principle opens a new opportunity to develop high-energy all-solid-state Li metal batteries.
Efficient reading of thermoluminescent dosimeter signals using semiconductor detectors
NUKLEONIKA
Authors: Sobotka, Piotr; Klis, Bartlomiej; Baranowska, Zuzanna; Woloszczuk, Katarzyna; Rutkowska, Katarzyna; Wolinski, Tomasz
Abstract
The aim of this experimental work was to examine whether semiconductor photodetectors may be applied for the efficient reading of thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) signals. For this purpose, a series of experiments have been performed at the Department of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, in cooperation with the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection (CLOR). Specifically, the measurement system proposed here has been designed to detect a signal from TLDs that use a semiconductor detector operating in conditions analogous to those met when using commercial devices equipped with a classic photomultiplier. For the experimental tests, the TLDs were irradiated with a beam of Cs-137 radiation in the accredited Laboratory for Calibration of Dosimetric and Radon Instruments. Eventually, a comparison of the results obtained with a semiconductor detector (ID120) and a commercial TLD reader with a photomultiplier tube (RADOS) were made.