An ethyl methyl sulfone co-solvent eliminates macroscopic morphological instabilities of lithium metal anode

Shin, Woochul; So, Kang Pyo; Stickle, William F.; Su, Cong; Lu, Jun; Li, Ju; Ji, Xiulei

doi:10.1039/c9cc00046a

Title: An ethyl methyl sulfone co-solvent eliminates macroscopic morphological instabilities of lithium metal anode

Journal Article · 21 February 2019 · ChemComm

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc00046a · OSTI ID:1530189

Shin, Woochul ^[1]; So, Kang Pyo ^[2]; Stickle, William F. ^[3]; Su, Cong ^[2];

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Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR (Untied States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Lithium metal anodes suffer from a short cycle life, and the parasitic reactions of lithium with electrolytes are widely observed. Common sense is to avoid such reactions. Here in this paper, we head in the opposite direction by using an oxidizing co-solvent, ethyl methyl sulfone, in the electrolyte, which addresses the ‘dendrite’ issue entirely, resulting in a dense and macroscopically smooth surface morphology of the plated lithium. However, a dendrite-free lithium metal anode does not necessarily exhibit a high coulombic efficiency.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; EE0008194

OSTI ID:: 1530189

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1497428

Journal Information:: ChemComm, Vol. 55, Issue 23; ISSN 1359-7345

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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