Toward the Practical Use of Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Batteries by an Advanced Ether-Based Electrolyte

Jia, Hao; Zhang, Xianhui; Xu, Yaobin; Zou, Lianfeng; Kim, Ju-Myung; Gao, Peiyuan; Engelhard, Mark H.; Li, Qiuyan; Niu, Chaojiang; Matthews, Bethany E.; Lemmon, Teresa L.; Hu, Jiangtao; Wang, Chongmin; Xu, Wu

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c12072

Toward the Practical Use of Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Batteries by an Advanced Ether-Based Electrolyte

Journal Article · Wed Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c12072· OSTI ID:1820395

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Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

The criticality of cobalt (Co) has been motivating the quest for Co-free positive electrode materials for building lithium (Li)-ion batteries. However, the Co-free positive electrode materials usually suffer from relatively fast capacity decay when coupled with conventional LiPF₆-organocarbonates electrolytes. To address this issue, a 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) based localized high concentration electrolyte (LHCE) was developed and evaluated in a Co-free Li-ion cell chemistry (Graphite||LiNi_0.96Mg_0.02Ti_0.02O₂). Extraordinary capacity retentions were achieved with the LHCE in coin cells (95.3%), single layer pouch cells (79.4%) and high capacity loading double layer pouch cells (70.9 %) after being operated within the voltage range of 2.5-4.4 V for 500 charge/discharge cycles. The capacity retentions of counterpart cells using LiPF6 based conventional electrolyte only reached 61.1%, 57.2% and 59.8%, respectively. Mechanistic studies reveal that the superior electrode/electrolyte interphases formed by the LHCE and the intrinsic chemical stability of the LHCE account for the excellent electrochemical performance in the Co-free Li-ion cells.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; EE0008444

OSTI ID:: 1820395

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--162906

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 37 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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