Combined Effects of Uniform Applied Pressure and Electrolyte Additives in Lithium-Metal Batteries

Kasse, Robert M.; Geise, Natalie R.; Sebti, Elias; Lim, Kipil; Takacs, Christopher J.; Cao, Chuntian; Steinrück, Hans-Georg; Toney, Michael F.

doi:10.1021/acsaem.2c00806

Combined Effects of Uniform Applied Pressure and Electrolyte Additives in Lithium-Metal Batteries

Journal Article · Wed Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · ACS Applied Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c00806· OSTI ID:1888248

Kasse, Robert M. ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Lim, Kipil ^[4]; Takacs, Christopher J. ^[5]; Cao, Chuntian ^[5]; ^[6]; ^[7]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Applied Energy Division
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Applied Energy Division; Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Applied Energy Division
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL); Univ. Paderborn (Germany)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Applied Energy Division; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

The development of lithium-metal batteries with good performance and long lifetimes requires fundamental insight into the mechanisms underlying performance improvements from individual design strategies and the interactions between multiple improvement approaches. Here, in this work, we investigated the individual and combined effects of applied pressure and a LiAsF₆ electrolyte additive on the performance of anode-free lithium-metal batteries; we employed various pressure application methods, which vary both in magnitude and uniformity. Both approaches individually improve cycling performance of anode-free lithium-metal batteries. Pressure increases the cycling efficiency at both the anode and cathode by promoting improved morphologies, while the LiAsF₆ additive additionally improves performance at the anode by enhancing the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) properties. The combination of uniform applied pressure and a LiAsF₆ electrolyte additive produces lithium-metal batteries with cycling performance higher than can be achieved with either approach alone. This additional performance improvement is able to be realized due to the complementary rather than competitive nature of the mechanisms underlying applied pressure (lithium morphology) and electrolyte additives (SEI properties). Our results highlight the importance of moving beyond the investigation of isolated design strategies and demonstrate that superior cycling can be achieved by combining multiple approaches.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1888248

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 5; ISSN 2574-0962

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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