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Title: Phenyl Disulfide Additive for Solution-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Li–CO2 Batteries

Abstract

Phenyl disulfide (PDS) is employed as an electrolyte additive in lithium–carbon dioxide (Li–CO2) batteries to provide for a solution-mediated carbon dioxide reduction pathway. Thiophenolate anions, generated via electrochemical reduction of PDS, act as CO2 capture agents by forming the adduct S-phenyl carbonothioate (SPC-) in solution. A mechanism of SPC--mediated CO2 capture and utilization is proposed and supported via carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Reversible formation and decomposition of lithium carbonate and amorphous carbon during cycling, facilitated by the solution-mediated pathway, are demonstrated with an array of characterization techniques. Li–CO2 batteries employing the PDS additive show vastly improved capacity, energy efficiency, and cycle life. The enhanced Li–CO2 battery performance offered by the proposed solution-mediated reaction pathway offers a compelling step forward in the exploration of reversible CO2 utilization.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Program; Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Texas Materials Inst. (TMI)
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1598285
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1507440
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0005397; DE‐SC0005397
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; CO2 capture; electrolyte additives; Li–CO2 batteries; phenyl disulfide; solution‐mediated CO2 utilization

Citation Formats

Pipes, Robert, Bhargav, Amruth, and Manthiram, Arumugam. Phenyl Disulfide Additive for Solution-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Li–CO2 Batteries. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.201900453.
Pipes, Robert, Bhargav, Amruth, & Manthiram, Arumugam. Phenyl Disulfide Additive for Solution-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Li–CO2 Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201900453
Pipes, Robert, Bhargav, Amruth, and Manthiram, Arumugam. Tue . "Phenyl Disulfide Additive for Solution-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Li–CO2 Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201900453. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1598285.
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author = {Pipes, Robert and Bhargav, Amruth and Manthiram, Arumugam},
abstractNote = {Phenyl disulfide (PDS) is employed as an electrolyte additive in lithium–carbon dioxide (Li–CO2) batteries to provide for a solution-mediated carbon dioxide reduction pathway. Thiophenolate anions, generated via electrochemical reduction of PDS, act as CO2 capture agents by forming the adduct S-phenyl carbonothioate (SPC-) in solution. A mechanism of SPC--mediated CO2 capture and utilization is proposed and supported via carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Reversible formation and decomposition of lithium carbonate and amorphous carbon during cycling, facilitated by the solution-mediated pathway, are demonstrated with an array of characterization techniques. Li–CO2 batteries employing the PDS additive show vastly improved capacity, energy efficiency, and cycle life. The enhanced Li–CO2 battery performance offered by the proposed solution-mediated reaction pathway offers a compelling step forward in the exploration of reversible CO2 utilization.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.201900453},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 21,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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