Solid electrolyte interphases for high-energy aqueous aluminum electrochemical cells

Zhao, Qing; Zachman, Michael J.; Al Sadat, Wajdi I.; Zheng, Jingxu; Kourkoutis, Lena F.; Archer, Lynden

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aau8131

Solid electrolyte interphases for high-energy aqueous aluminum electrochemical cells

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau8131· OSTI ID:1626004

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Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; DOE/OSTI
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). School of Applied and Engineering Physics
Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran (Saudi Arabia).
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). School of Applied and Engineering Physics; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (United States). Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Electrochemical cells based on aluminum (Al) are of long-standing interest because Al is earth abundant, low cost, and chemically inert. The trivalent Al³⁺ions also offer among the highest volume-specific charge storage capacities (8040 mAh cm^-3), approximately four times larger than achievable for Li metal anodes. Rapid and irreversible formation of a high-electrical bandgap passivating Al₂O₃oxide film on Al have, to date, frustrated all efforts to create aqueous Al-based electrochemical cells with high reversibility. Here, we investigate the interphases formed on metallic Al in contact with ionic liquid (IL)–eutectic electrolytes and find that artificial solid electrolyte interphases (ASEIs) formed spontaneously on the metal permanently transform its interfacial chemistry. The resultant IL-ASEIs are further shown to enable aqueous Al electrochemical cells with unprecedented reversibility. As an illustration of the potential benefits of these interphases, we create simple Al||MnO₂aqueous cells and report that they provide high specific energy (approximately 500 Wh/kg, based on MnO₂mass in the cathode) and intrinsic safety features required for applications.

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Research Organization:: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0000750; SC0016082

OSTI ID:: 1626004

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 4; ISSN 2375-2548

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Country of Publication:: United States

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