Design principles for electrolytes and interfaces for stable lithium-metal batteries

Tikekar, Mukul D.; Choudhury, Snehashis; Tu, Zhengyuan; Archer, Lynden A.

doi:10.1038/nenergy.2016.114

Title: Design principles for electrolytes and interfaces for stable lithium-metal batteries

Journal Article · Thu Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nature Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2016.114· OSTI ID:1397224

Tikekar, Mukul D.; Choudhury, Snehashis; Tu, Zhengyuan; Archer, Lynden A.

The future of electrochemical energy storage hinges on the advancement of science and technology that enables rechargeable batteries that utilize reactive metals as anodes. With specific capacity more than ten times that of the LiC6 anode used in present-day lithium-ion batteries, cells based on Li-metal anodes are of particular interest. Effective strategies for stabilizing the anode in such cells are now understood to be a requirement for progress on exceptional storage technologies, including Li–S and Li–O2 batteries. Multiple challenges—parasitic reactions of Li-metal with liquid electrolytes, unstable and dendritic electrodeposition, and dendrite-induced short circuits—derailed early efforts to commercialize such lithium-metal batteries. Here we consider approaches for rationally designing electrolytes and Li-metal/electrolyte interfaces for stable, dendrite-free operation of lithium-metal batteries. On the basis of fundamental understanding of the failure modes of reactive metal anodes, we discuss the key variables that govern the stability of electrodeposition at the Li anode and propose a universal framework for designing stable electrolytes and interfaces for lithium-metal batteries.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Energy Materials Center at Cornell (EMC2)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001086

OSTI ID:: 1397224

Journal Information:: Nature Energy, Vol. 1, Issue 9; Related Information: Emc2 partners with Cornell University (lead); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ISSN 2058-7546

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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