Revisiting the Corrosion of the Aluminum Current Collector in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Ma, Tianyuan; Xu, Gui -Liang; Li, Yan; Wang, Li; He, Xiangming; Zheng, Jianming; Liu, Jun; Engelhard, Mark H.; Zapol, Peter; Curtiss, Larry A.; Jorne, Jacob; Amine, Khalil; Chen, Zonghai

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02933

Title: Revisiting the Corrosion of the Aluminum Current Collector in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Thu Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02933· OSTI ID:1372064

Ma, Tianyuan ^[1]; Xu, Gui -Liang ^[2]; Li, Yan ^[2]; Wang, Li ^[3]; He, Xiangming ^[3]; Zheng, Jianming ^[4]; Liu, Jun ^[4]; Engelhard, Mark H. ^[4];

^[2]; Curtiss, Larry A. ^[2]; Jorne, Jacob ^[5];

^[2];

^[2]

Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)

The corrosion of aluminum current collectors and the oxidation of solvents at a relatively high potential have been widely investigated with an aim to stabilize the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries using such components. The corrosion behavior of aluminum current collectors was revisited using a home-build high-precision electrochemical measurement system, and the impact of electrolyte components and the surface protection layer on aluminum foil was systematically studied. The electrochemical results showed that the corrosion of aluminum foil was triggered by the electrochemical oxidation of solvent molecules, like ethylene carbonate, at a relative high potential. The organic radical cations generated from the electrochemical oxidation are energetically unstable, and readily undergo a deprotonation reaction that generates protons and promote the dissolution of Al³⁺ from the aluminum foil. Finally, this new reaction mechanism can also shed light on the dissolution of transitional metal at high potentials.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1372064

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 8, Issue 5; ISSN 1948-7185

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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