Dual-interlayers constructed by Ti3C2Tx/ionic-liquid for enhanced performance of solid garnet batteries

Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 (LLZTO) solid garnet-type electrolyte has been widely reported due to its outstanding safety and electrochemical stability. However, the inherent rigidity and brittleness of LLZTO lead to poor contact with anode/cathode and the operation failure of full cells. Herein, the dual-interlayers are constructed as the fast interfacial ion-migration channel by using Ti 3 C 2 T x (MXene, T x is –O, –OH, –F) with trace ionic liquid (IL), which promote the intimate contact between LLZTO and anode/cathode and suppress Li-dendrites growth. Notably, IL can wet the cathode to promote intimate interface contact and be decomposed into some inorganic compounds (such as Li 3 N, LiF, and Li 2 S x ), resulting in reduced interfacial resistance and fast Li-ion transportation. Consequently, in the prepared Li-symmetric cell, the interfacial resistance on the anode side plunges to 33.1 Ω cm −2 , and stably maintains over 1000 h without short circuit at 0.05 mA cm −2 . The full cell of Li|LiFePO 4 delivers a high initial capacity of 158.52 mA h g −1 and outstanding retention of 90.18% after 100 cycles at 60 °C and 0.2 C. Our work provides an efficient strategy to design dual-interlayers between LLZTO and anode/cathode for the interfacial modification to enhance the performance of solid garnet batteries.