Indium‐Mediated Glue‐Like Interlayer Enables Stable High‐Capacity Flexible Sodium Metal Batteries
ABSTRACT Na metal is considered as a highly promising anode material for Na batteries, owing to its high theoretical capacity (1166 mAh g −1 ) and low redox potential (−2.71 V vs. SHE). However, its practical application is significantly hindered by interfacial instability and dendrite formation arising from uneven Na deposition, which severely compromise its cycling lifespan. Herein, we develop a robust three‐dimensional glue‐like interlayer via in situ electrochemical conversion of CuInS 2 on a flexible Cu current collector. This process yields a Na 2 S/Na 5 InS 4 /Cu composite interlayer of strong interphase connections, ensuring tight interfacial connections and exceptional mechanical stability throughout extended cycling, thereby effectively mitigating interfacial degradation. With this interlayer, the Na metal anode achieves a high Coulombic efficiency over 99.4%, outstanding symmetrical cell stability exceeding 2400 hours, and excellent high‐capacity full cell cycling (95.3% capacity retention after 1000 cycles). Flexible pouch cells retain 95% capacity over 200 cycles and endure more than 10,000 bending.
Authors
- Shujing Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9381-7268)
- Can Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8555-4437)
- Z L Wang
- Ang Ye
- Xinyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3005-0151)
- Jiehua Cai
- Yi-Xiang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4021-4228)
- M. Danny Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5126-9611)
- Qiyao Huang
- Yongqiang Yang
- Xingyang Wang
- Yanpeng Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2563-4985)
- Junhua Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1313-7746)
- Zijian Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6653-7594)
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Wenzhou University (CN)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Zhejiang Business Technology Institute (CN)
- Institute for Advanced Study (DE)
- Wenzhou Institute of Industrial Science (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2026-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.73556
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00