Abstract
AbstractK metal is the optimal anode for K‐ion batteries because of its high capacity and low operating potential, but it suffers from fast capacity fading and safety issues due to an unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and continuous K‐dendrite growth. Herein, to obtain promising potassium‐metal batteries, a 3D polyvinyl‐alcohol (PVA)‐borax layer is designed, which enables a dendrite‐free K‐plating/stripping process. The protective layer possesses good wettability, high K‐ion diffusivity, and good structural stability, which enables a “uniform and underneath plating” behavior, therefore exhibiting a stable electrochemical performance. As a result, Cu current collector with PVA‐borax (PVA‐borax@Cu) exhibits a stable cycling lifetime for 700 h at 0.5 mA cm−2 and 500 h at 1 mA cm−2 at 10 % depth of discharge (DOD) without dendrite formation. Even at a high utilization of 25 % DOD and 50 % DOD, the PVA‐borax@Cu shows a stable cycle for 180 h and 100 h, respectively.
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