High-Energy Rechargeable Metallic Lithium Battery at -70 °C Enabled by a Cosolvent Electrolyte

Dong, Xiaoli; Lin, Yuxiao; Li, Panlong; Ma, Yuanyuan; Huang, Jianhang; Bin, Duan; Wang, Yonggang; Qi, Yue; Xia, Yongyao

doi:10.1002/anie.201900266

High-Energy Rechargeable Metallic Lithium Battery at -70 °C Enabled by a Cosolvent Electrolyte

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201900266· OSTI ID:1847205

Dong, Xiaoli ^[1]; Lin, Yuxiao ^[2]; Li, Panlong ^[3]; Ma, Yuanyuan ^[3]; Huang, Jianhang ^[3]; Bin, Duan ^[3]; Wang, Yonggang ^[3]; Qi, Yue ^[2]; ^[4]

Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China); www.gm.com
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China); Zhejiang Normal Univ., Jinhua (China)

Lithium metal is an ideal anode for high-energy rechargeable batteries at low temperature, yet hindered by the electrochemical instability with the electrolyte. Concentrated electrolytes can improve the oxidative/reductive stability, but encounter high viscosity. Herein, a co-solvent formulation was designed to resolve the dilemma. By adding electrochemically “inert” dichloromethane (DCM) as a diluent in concentrated ethyl acetate (EA)-based electrolyte, the co-solvent electrolyte demonstrated a high ionic conductivity (0.6 mS cm^–1), low viscosity (0.35 Pa s), and wide range of potential window (0–4.85 V) at –70 °C. Spectral characterizations and simulations show these unique properties are associated with the co-solvation structure, in which high-concentration clusters of salt in the EA solvent were surrounded by mobile DCM diluent. Altogether, this novel electrolyte enabled rechargeable metallic Li battery with high energy (178 Wh kg^–1) and power (2877 W kg^–1) at –70 °C.

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Research Organization:: General Motors, Detroit, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office. Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007787

OSTI ID:: 1847205

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1614062

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 58; ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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