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Advanced Low‐Flammable Electrolytes for Stable Operation of High‐Voltage Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie
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  1. Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
  2. Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
  3. Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA

Abstract

Despite being an effective flame retardant, trimethyl phosphate (TMP a ) is generally considered as an unqualified solvent for fabricating electrolytes used in graphite (Gr)‐based lithium‐ion batteries as it readily leads to Gr exfoliation and cell failure. In this work, by adopting the unique solvation structure of localized high‐concentration electrolyte (LHCE) to TMP a and tuning the composition of the solvation sheaths via electrolyte additives, excellent electrochemical performance can be achieved with TMP a ‐based electrolytes in Gr∥LiNi 0.8 Mn 0.1 Co 0.1 O 2 cells. After 500 charge/discharge cycles within the voltage range of 2.5–4.4 V, the batteries containing the TMP a ‐based LHCE with a proper additive can achieve a capacity retention of 85.4 %, being significantly higher than cells using a LiPF 6 ‐organocarbonates baseline electrolyte (75.2 %). Meanwhile, due to the flame retarding effect of TMP a , TMP a ‐based LHCEs exhibit significantly reduced flammability compared with the conventional LiPF 6 ‐organocarbonates electrolyte.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
NONE; EE0008444; AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1781708
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 133; ISSN 0044-8249
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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