Graphene Oxide Aerogel Foam Constructed All-Solid Electrolyte Membranes for Lithium Batteries

With the development of electric vehicles and products, lithium metal batteries with solid-state electrolytes have shown a broad application prospect. However, the uneven deposition of lithium, low ion conductivity, narrow electrochemical window, and high interfacial impedance limit the safety and performance of the solid-state batteries. Herein, we develop a non-ceramic solid electrolyte based on the graphene oxide aerogel frame filling with polyethylene oxide (GSPE). The resulting uniform and resilient framework structure form a continuous Li-ion adsorption zone, which ensures uniform ion-current distribution at the interface while obtaining the relatively high ionic conductivity, effectively preventing the uneven deposition of lithium, and thus greatly improving the battery stability. Comprehensive electrochemical analysis showed that GSPE achieved an ionic conductivity of 4.12 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 50 °C. The assembled LiFePO4(LFP) |GSPE| Li full battery can stably cycle for more than 100 cycles at 0.1 C, and the lithium symmetrical battery can continuously be plating-peeling for more than 600 h at 0.1 mA cm-2. The method of using the carbon aerogel structure to achieve the uniform deposition of lithium ions has explored a new possible research direction for all-solid-state batteries.