Ultra-high-voltage Ni-rich layered cathodes in practical Li metal batteries enabled by a sulfonamide-based electrolyte

Xue, Weijiang; Huang, Mingjun; Li, Yutao; Zhu, Yun Guang; Gao, Rui; Xiao, Xianghui; Zhang, Wenxu; Li, Sipei; Xu, Guiyin; Yu, Yang; Li, Peng; Lopez, Jeffrey; Yu, Daiwei; Dong, Yanhao; Fan, Weiwei; Shi, Zhe; Xiong, Rui; Sun, Cheng-Jun; Hwang, Inhui; Lee, Wah-Keat; Shao-Horn, Yang; Johnson, Jeremiah A.; Li, Ju

doi:10.1038/s41560-021-00792-y

Ultra-high-voltage Ni-rich layered cathodes in practical Li metal batteries enabled by a sulfonamide-based electrolyte

Journal Article · Thu Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Nature Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00792-y· OSTI ID:1775113

^[1]; ; Li, Yutao; Zhu, Yun Guang; Gao, Rui; Xiao, Xianghui; Zhang, Wenxu; Li, Sipei; ; Yu, Yang; Li, Peng; ; ; ; Fan, Weiwei; ; ; Sun, Cheng-Jun; Hwang, Inhui; Lee, Wah-Keat more »

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

By increasing the charging voltage, a cell specific energy of >400 Wh kg-1 is in principle achievable with LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 in lithium-metal batteries (LMBs). However, stable cycling of high-nickel cathodes at ultra-high voltages is extremely challenging. Here we report that a rationally designed sulfonamide-based electrolyte enables stable cycling of commercial LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 with a cut-off voltage up to 4.7 V in LMBs. In contrast to commercial carbonate electrolytes, the electrolyte not only suppresses side reactions, intergranular cracking, transition-metal dissolution, and impedance growth on the cathode side, but also enables highly reversible Li metal stripping and plating leading to compact morphology and low pulverization. Our LMB delivers a specific capacity >230 mAh g-1 and an average Coulombic efficiency >99.65% over 100 cycles. Even under harsh testing conditions, the 4.7 V LMB can retain >88% capacity for 90 cycles, demonstrating significant advances in practical LMBs.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0002633

OSTI ID:: 1775113

Journal Information:: Nature Energy, Journal Name: Nature Energy; ISSN 2058-7546

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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