The invention discloses a
lithium metal battery negative
electrode and a preparation method thereof, belongs to the technical field of
battery energy, and aims to construct a
lithium-loving layer on the surface of a
copper current collector, reduce the
nucleation overpotential during
lithium metal deposition, improve the polarization condition of an
electrode, improve the reversibility of
electrode reaction in the battery and prolong the service life of the
lithium metal battery. The negative electrode of the
lithium metal battery used in the invention is a composite
current collector modified with a lithium-loving layer; the preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, placing a cleaned
copper foil in a
muffle furnace by adopting an air oxidation method to oxidize, forming an
oxide layer on the surface of a
current collector, then modifying the oxidized
copper current collector by utilizing a thermal
diffusion method by virtue of the volatility of
lithium oxide, finally obtaining the composite current collector, and assembling the battery to test the electrochemical performance of the battery. The result shows that lithium is stably and uniformly deposited on the surface of the electrode, and the cycle life and coulombic efficiency of the
lithium metal battery are greatly improved.