Cascade Defluorination of Perfluoroalkylated Catholytes Unlocks High Lithium Primary Battery Capacities
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Gao, Haining
Yoshinaga, Kosuke
Steinberg, Katherine
Swager, Timothy M
Gallant, Betar M
Date Issued
August 2023
Journal
Advanced Energy Materials
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Wiley
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Gao, Haining, Yoshinaga, Kosuke, Steinberg, Katherine, Swager, Timothy M and Gallant, Betar M. 2023. "Cascade Defluorination of Perfluoroalkylated Catholytes Unlocks High Lithium Primary Battery Capacities." Advanced Energy Materials, 13 (32).
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AbstractExceeding the energy density of lithium−carbon monofluoride (Li−CFx), today's leading Li primary battery, requires an increase in fluorine content (x) that determines the theoretical capacity available from C−F bond reduction. However, high F‐content carbon materials face challenges such as poor electronic conductivity, low reduction potentials (<1.3 V versus Li/Li+), and/or low C−F bond utilization. This study investigates molecular structural design principles for a new class of high F‐content fluoroalkyl‐aromatic catholytes that address these challenges. A polarizable conjugated system—an aromatic ring with an alkene linker—functions as electron acceptor and redox initiator, enabling a cascade defluorination of an adjacent perfluoroalkyl chain (RF = −CnF2n+1). The synthesized molecules successfully overcome premature deactivation observed in previously studied catholytes and achieve close‐to‐full defluorination (up to 15/17 available F), yielding high gravimetric capacities of 748 mAh g−1fluoroalkyl‐aromatic and energies of 1785 Wh kg−1fluoroalkyl‐aromatic. The voltage compatibility between fluoroalkyl‐aromatics and CFx enables design of hybrid cells containing C−F redox activity in both solid and liquid phases, with a projected enhancement of Li–CFx gravimetric energy by 35% based on weight of electrodes+electrolyte. With further improvement of cathode architecture, these “liquid CFx” analogues are strong candidates for exceeding the energy limitations of today's primary chemistries.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202301751
