Effect of Electrolyte on High Sulfur Loading Li-S Batteries

Sun, Ke; Matarasso, Avi K.; Epler, Ruby M.; Tong, Xiao; Su, Dong; Marschilok, Amy C.; Takeuchi, Kenneth J.; Takeuchi, Esther S.; Gan, Hong

doi:10.1149/2.0071803jes

Title: Effect of Electrolyte on High Sulfur Loading Li-S Batteries

Journal Article · Tue Feb 06 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0071803jes· OSTI ID:1460834

Sun, Ke ^[1]; Matarasso, Avi K. ^[2]; Epler, Ruby M. ^[3]; Tong, Xiao ^[1]; Su, Dong ^[1]; Marschilok, Amy C. ^[4]; Takeuchi, Kenneth J. ^[4]; Takeuchi, Esther S. ^[5];

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Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Practical lithium-sulfur batteries require high sulfur electrode loading and lean electrolyte designs, which entail more research efforts on the two cell-design parameters - sulfur loading and electrolyte/sulfur loading ratio (E/S). In this work, a systematic investigation is performed to understand the impact of these two variables over key Li-S cell performance parameters. It is demonstrated that Li-S cells’ power performance strongly depends on the E/S ratio, while both E/S ratio and sulfur loading significantly influence the cycle life of Li-S cells. Low E/S ratio and high sulfur loading both give rise to fast lithium anode corrosion, which induces fast capacity fade and Coulombic efficiency decay. Pre-passivation of the lithium anode with an ionic conductor Li₃PO₄ protection layer only improves the Coulombic efficiency retention at sulfur loading levels much lower than the practical threshold. Meanwhile, increasing the concentration of LiNO₃ additive in the electrolyte is found effective in sustaining the cycling capacity and the Coulombic efficiency over a reasonable usage window (~200 cycles). In conclusion, the role of LiNO₃ is the protection of lithium anode during cycling.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1460834

Report Number(s):: BNL-207854-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 2; ISSN 0013-4651

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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