The invention relates to a modified
current collector for a
cathode-free
metal battery and a preparation method and application thereof.The preparation method comprises the steps that an in-situ modification reaction is conducted on the surface of a
copper current collector to obtain a
current collector coated with a
copper oxide nanometer material, and then
selenium is introduced to the surface of the current collector coated with the
copper oxide nanometer material through a partial in-situ
substitution reaction to obtain the modified current collector coated with the
copper oxide nanometer material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing a
copper selenide and
copper oxide composite modified current collector, performing in-situ lithiation reaction through electrochemical deposition, and partially converting to generate corresponding lithiates, thereby obtaining the modified current collector for the non-
anode metal battery. According to the invention, the functional artificial
interface layer with
lithium affinity, high stability and high
ionic conductivity is constructed on the surface of the copper-based current collector in situ, so that the key problems of uneven
metal deposition and unstable SEI layer on the surface of the negative
electrode current collector in the current research of the metal secondary battery without the negative
electrode are solved, the formation of dendritic crystals and the occurrence of side reactions are inhibited, and the service life of the metal secondary battery is prolonged. Therefore, the coulombic efficiency, the safety and the cycle life of the battery are improved.