Lithium metal is a highly promising anode material due to its high theoretical capacity and low reduction/oxidation potential, and has received extensive attention. However, the formation and growth of lithium dendrites poses the biggest challenge to its commercialization. The use of solid-state electrolyte, instead of liquid electrolyte, has become a potential path to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites. However, issues such as poor metal-lithium interface contact and low ionic conductivity in solid-state electrolytes persist. Composite solid-state electrolytes, prepared by combining polymers with inorganic ceramic electrolytes, have shown effectiveness in inhibiting the growth of lithium dendrites. Although these composite solid electrolytes typically have high ionic conductivity, their elastic moduli are low. Currently, the mechanism of dendrite suppression by low-modulus composite solid-state electrolytes, especially low-modulus multiphase composite solid-state electrolytes, remains incompletely clarified. Therefore, this paper considers the mechanical effects of solid electrolytes and builds a mechanical-chemical model using the phase field method. By taking poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based composite-state electrolyte as an example, the study investigates the influence of composite solid electrolyte modulus on dendrite growth. The results show that the higher the electrolyte modulus, the greater the stress on the lithium metal, leading to a more uniform distribution of lithium ions on the interface between the electrolyte and the lithium anode electrode. The higher stress also tends to cause the plastic deformation of lithium dendrites, thus inhibiting their growth. This research deepens the understanding of the mechanism of inhibition of lithium dendrites by low-modulus multiphase composite solid electrolytes, and provides guidance for the design of composite solid electrolytes.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
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| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |