Stable cycling of high-voltage lithium metal batteries in ether electrolytes

Jiao, Shuhong; Ren, Xiaodi; Cao, Ruiguo; Engelhard, Mark H.; Liu, Yuzi; Hu, Dehong; Mei, Donghai; Zheng, Jianming; Zhao, Wengao; Li, Qiuyan; Liu, Ning; Adams, Brian D.; Ma, Cheng; Liu, Jun; Zhang, Ji-Guang; Xu, Wu

doi:10.1038/s41560-018-0199-8

Stable cycling of high-voltage lithium metal batteries in ether electrolytes

Journal Article · Mon Jul 02 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nature Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0199-8· OSTI ID:1476992

Jiao, Shuhong; ; Cao, Ruiguo; ; Liu, Yuzi; Hu, Dehong; Mei, Donghai; Zheng, Jianming; Zhao, Wengao; Li, Qiuyan; Liu, Ning; Adams, Brian D.; Ma, Cheng; Liu, Jun; ;

The development of functional electrolytes that are stable with both the lithium (Li) anode and the 4-V cathode is of significant importance to enable long-term cycling stability of high-voltage Li metal batteries. Due to their limited oxidative stability (< 4 V), ethers have been excluded from being used in high-voltage batteries for a long time, in spite of their superior reductive stability against Li metal compared to the conventional organic carbonate electrolytes. Here we report a concentrated dual-salt/ether electrolyte design that can form stable interfacial layers on both the high-voltage LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 cathode and the Li metal anode, thus realizing an unprecedented capacity retention >90% over 300 cycles with a charge cut-off voltage of 4.3 V. This study offers a promising approach to enabling ether electrolytes for high-voltage applications, expanding a new spectrum of solvent choices for high-voltage Li metal batteries.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1476992

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-131449

Journal Information:: Nature Energy, Journal Name: Nature Energy Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 3; ISSN 2058-7546

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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