Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-based Electrolytes

Yang, Guang; Frisco, Sarah; Runming, Tao; Philip, Nathan; Bennett, Tyler; Stetson, Caleb; Zhang, Jiguang; Han, Sang-Don; Teeter, Glenn; Harvey, Steve; Zhangv, Yunya; Veith, Gabriel M.; Nanda, Jagjit

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02629

Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-based Electrolytes

Journal Article · Fri May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02629· OSTI ID:1810098

Yang, Guang ^[1]; Frisco, Sarah ^[2]; Runming, Tao ^[3]; Philip, Nathan ^[1]; Bennett, Tyler ^[1]; Stetson, Caleb ^[4]; ^[5]; Han, Sang-Don ^[2]; Teeter, Glenn ^[6]; Harvey, Steve ^[2]; Zhangv, Yunya ^[7]; Veith, Gabriel M. ^[1]; Nanda, Jagjit ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
University of Tennessee
Idaho National Laboratory
BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory

Silicon (Si) is the most naturally abundant element possessing 10-fold theoretical capacity than graphitebased anodes. The practicality of implementing Si anodes is, however limited by the unstable solidelectrolyte interphase (SEI) and anode fracturing during continuous lithiation/delithiation. We demonstrate that glyme-based electrolytes (GlyEls) assure a conformal SEI on Si and keep the Si ‘fracture-free’. Benchmarking against the optimal, commonly-used carbonate electrolyte with the fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) additive, Si anode cycled in a GlyEl exhibits reduced early parasitic current (by 62.5%) and interfacial resistance (by 72.8%), while the cell capacity retention is promoted by >7% over a course of 110 cycles. The mechanistic investigation by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) indicates GlyEl enriches Si SEI with elastic polyether but diminishes its carbonate species. Glyme-based electrolytes prove viable in stabilizing the SEI on silicon for future high energy density lithium-ion batteries.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1810098

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-160822

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 6

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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