Local electrochemical co-sintering improves kinetics and stability of silicon anodes in solid-state batteries, indicating a new approach for high-performance lithium-ion systems.
Silicon anodes are promising for all‐solid‐state batteries (ASSBs) due to their high specific capacity and dendrite‐free safety. However, its practical application is hindered by a fundamental trade‐off: pure silicon anodes suffer from poor transport kinetics, while composite silicon anodes, designed to improve transport, face severe interfacial passivation from the decomposition of solid electrolytes. Here, we introduce a local electrochemical co‐sintering (LECS) strategy to resolve this dilemma. This is achieved through a counter‐intuitive positive silicon gradient architecture, which harnesses (de)alloying stress to trigger localized silicon sintering toward the critical silicon/electrolyte interface. This in situ process encapsulates conductive additives within newly formed, densified silicon phases, simultaneously minimizing the reactive interface to suppress electrolyte decomposition and creating robust electronic pathways. As a result, the LECS anode demonstrates significantly enhanced kinetics and reversibility under high areal loading (over 4 mAh cm −2 ). This work establishes a paradigm of proactively engineering the electrode microstructure to achieve stable high‐energy ASSBs.
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