Performance Improvement of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled By LiBF 3 CN as a New Electrolyte Additive

Chae, Oh B.; Adiraju, Venkata A. K.; Lucht, Brett L.

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d67

Title: Performance Improvement of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled By LiBF ₃ CN as a New Electrolyte Additive

Journal Article · Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d67· OSTI ID:1896935

Chae, Oh B.;

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A newly synthesized electrolyte additive, lithium trifluoro(cyano) borate (LiBF ₃ CN), has been investigated for electrochemical performance improvement of lithium metal batteries. The LiBF ₃ CN has a structure where one fluorine atom of BF ₄ ⁻ is substituted with a cyano group (−CN) prepared by the reaction of boron trifluoride etherate with lithium cyanide. The electrochemical performance in symmetric Li/Li cells and NCM523/Li cells is significantly improved upon the incorporation of LiBF ₃ CN as an electrolyte additive into a carbonate-based electrolyte. Extensive characterization of the deposited lithium metal reveals that a thin (≈20 nm) and robust SEI composed of LiN _x O _y , Li ₃ N and Li ₂ O is formed by the reductive decomposition of the LiBF ₃ CN additive, which plays an important role in decreasing the resistance and stabilizing lithium deposition/stripping. The insight into the substitution effect of a functional group obtained from this work provides guidance for the design of new electrolyte additives.

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Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Vol. 169 Journal Issue: 11; ISSN 0013-4651

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