Gradiently Sodiated Alucone as an Interfacial Stabilizing Strategy for Solid‐State Na Metal Batteries

Abstract All‐solid‐state metal batteries (ASSMBs) are attracting much attention due to their cost effectiveness, enhanced safety, room‐temperature performance and high theoretical specific capacity. However, the alkali metal anodes (such as Li and Na) are active enough to react with most solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs), leading to detrimental reactions at the metal–SSE interface. In this work, a molecular layer deposition (MLD) alucone film is employed to stabilize the active Na anode/electrolyte interface in the ASSMBs, limiting the decomposition of the sulfide‐based electrolytes (Na3SbS4 and Na3PS4) and Na dendrite growth. Such a strategy effectively improves the room‐temperature full battery performance as well as cycling stability for over 475 h in Na–Na symmetric cells. The modified interface is further characterized by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling, which provides spatially resolved evidence of the synergistic effect between the dendrite‐suppressed sodiated alucone and the insulating unsodiated alucone. The coupled layers reinforce the protection of the Na metal/electrolyte interface. Therefore, alucone is identified as an effective and bifunctional coating material for the enhancement of the metal/electrolyte interfacial stability, paving the way for rapid development and wide application of high‐energy ASSMBs.