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Title: Stabilized Electrode/Electrolyte Interphase by a Saturated Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for High-Voltage NMC532/Si-Graphite Cells

Journal Article · · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Nonaqueous electrolyte has become one of the technical barriers in enabling Li-ion battery comprising of a high voltage cathode and high capacity anode. Here, we demonstrate a saturated piperidinum bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide ionic liquid (IL) with a LiFSI salt not only supports the redox reaction on the cathode at high voltages, but also shows exceptional kinetic stability on the lithiated anode as evidenced by its improved cycling performance in a NMC532/Si-graphite full cells cycled between 4.6 and 3.0 V. On the basis of the spectroscopic/microscopic analysis and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, the superior performance of the cells is attributed to the formation of solid-electrolyte-interphase on both electrode as well as unique solvation structure where a deadlocked coordination network is established at the saturated state, which prevents transition metal dissolution into the electrolyte via a solvation process.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1660419
Journal Information:
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 12, Issue 20; ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 19 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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