The synergetic interaction between $$\mathrm{LiNO_3}$$ and lithium polysulfides for suppressing shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur batteries
Abstract
LiNO3 has been widely used as an effective electrolyte additive in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries to suppress the polysulfide shuttle effect. To better understand the mechanism of suppressed shuttle effect by LiNO3, herein we report a comprehensive investigation of the influence of LiNO3 additive on the formation process of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer on lithium anode of Li-S batteries by operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). We observed that a compact and stable SEI layer composed of Li2SO3 and Li2SO4 on top of lithium anode is formed during the initial discharge process due to the synergetic effect of shuttled polysulfides and LiNO3, which can effectively suppress the subsequent reaction between polysulfides in electrolyte and lithium metal and thus result in the alleviation of polysulfide shuttle effect. In contrast, when using electrolyte without LiNO3, the shuttled polysulfides continuously react with lithium metal to form insulating Li2S on lithium anode, leading to the irreversible capacity loss. Our present operando XAS study provides a valuable insight into the important role of LiNO3 for the protection of lithium anodes, which will be beneficial for the further development of new electrolyte additives for high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
- Wuhan University (China)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS); University of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1559789
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1496485
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; 2016YFA0202603; 51425204
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy Storage Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; lithium anode; energy storage; sulfur; In-situ and operando; x-ray absorption spectroscopy
Citation Formats
Zhang, Liang, Ling, Min, Feng, Jun, Mai, Liqiang, Liu, Gao, and Guo, Jinghua. The synergetic interaction between $\mathrm{LiNO_3}$ and lithium polysulfides for suppressing shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur batteries. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2017.09.001.
Zhang, Liang, Ling, Min, Feng, Jun, Mai, Liqiang, Liu, Gao, & Guo, Jinghua. The synergetic interaction between $\mathrm{LiNO_3}$ and lithium polysulfides for suppressing shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2017.09.001
Zhang, Liang, Ling, Min, Feng, Jun, Mai, Liqiang, Liu, Gao, and Guo, Jinghua. Fri .
"The synergetic interaction between $\mathrm{LiNO_3}$ and lithium polysulfides for suppressing shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2017.09.001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1559789.
@article{osti_1559789,
title = {The synergetic interaction between $\mathrm{LiNO_3}$ and lithium polysulfides for suppressing shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur batteries},
author = {Zhang, Liang and Ling, Min and Feng, Jun and Mai, Liqiang and Liu, Gao and Guo, Jinghua},
abstractNote = {LiNO3 has been widely used as an effective electrolyte additive in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries to suppress the polysulfide shuttle effect. To better understand the mechanism of suppressed shuttle effect by LiNO3, herein we report a comprehensive investigation of the influence of LiNO3 additive on the formation process of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer on lithium anode of Li-S batteries by operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). We observed that a compact and stable SEI layer composed of Li2SO3 and Li2SO4 on top of lithium anode is formed during the initial discharge process due to the synergetic effect of shuttled polysulfides and LiNO3, which can effectively suppress the subsequent reaction between polysulfides in electrolyte and lithium metal and thus result in the alleviation of polysulfide shuttle effect. In contrast, when using electrolyte without LiNO3, the shuttled polysulfides continuously react with lithium metal to form insulating Li2S on lithium anode, leading to the irreversible capacity loss. Our present operando XAS study provides a valuable insight into the important role of LiNO3 for the protection of lithium anodes, which will be beneficial for the further development of new electrolyte additives for high-performance Li-S batteries.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ensm.2017.09.001},
journal = {Energy Storage Materials},
number = C,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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