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Concentrated Electrolytes for Enhanced Stability of Al-Alloy Negative Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries

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Chan, Averey K.; Tatara, Ryoichi; Feng, Shuting; Karayaylali, Pinar; Lopez, Jeffrey Frank; Stephens, Ifan E. L.; Shao-Horn, Yang; ... Show more Show less
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Replacing graphite with alloying Al negative electrodes would allow for the development of high energy density Li-ion batteries. However, large volume changes associated with the alloying/dealloying process often result in pulverization of the electrode and rapid capacity fade during cycling due to the continuous formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layers and loss of electronic contact. In this study, we report that increasing salt concentration in the electrolyte to > 5 mol dm−3 led to enhanced capacity retention during cycling of Li-Al half-cells, which was accompanied by nearly constant impedance for the Al electrode in lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI)/dimethyl carbonate (DMC) 1:1.1 (mol/mol) superconcentrated electrolyte. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed that a potential hold in the superconcentrated electrolyte formed an SEI layer with a greater LiF concentration than in standard 1 mol dm−3 solution. This was supported by Raman spectroscopy of LiFSI solutions in DMC, supplemented with density functional theory calculations, which showed an increased driving force for the reduction of FSI− anions to form LiF from Li+-coordinated DMC complexes with increasing salt concentration. Therefore, the enhanced capacity retention and stability can be attributed to the stability of LiF-rich SEI layers which limit carbonate reduction and charge transfer impedance growth.
Date issued
2019-06
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128225
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Journal
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
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The Electrochemical Society
Citation
Chan, Averey K. et al. "Concentrated Electrolytes for Enhanced Stability of Al-Alloy Negative Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries." Journal of The Electrochemical Society 166, 10 (June 2019): A1867 © 2019 The Author(s)
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0013-4651
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