Aqueous anion insertion into a hydrocarbon cathode via a water-in-salt electrolyte
Abstract
We report coronene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, exhibits reversible oxidative anion insertion properties in a LiTFSI based water-in-salt electrolyte. The coronene electrode delivers a reversible capacity of ~64.5 mAh g–1 with the first-cycle Coulombic efficiency of ~73.1%. The results demonstrate that the high concentrations of LiTFSI lower the anion-insertion potential in coronene, which allows to reveal the capacity below the onset of oxygen evolution reaction. Furthermore, evidence points to the formation of cathode electrolyte interphase on the surface of coronene, which contributes to the reversible anion-storage in coronene as well. Ex situ XRD and SEM are carried out to reveal the structural evolution of the coronene electrode and storage mechanism of the TFSI– anions. FTIR studies reveal that upon anion insertion the interactions between the TFSI- ion and coronene molecules resemble that of covalent bonding.
- Authors:
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- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Energy & Environment Directorate
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1575402
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-145540
Journal ID: ISSN 1388-2481
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Electrochemistry Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 109; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 1388-2481
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Dual-Ion batteries; Anion intercalation; Water-in-salt; High concentration electrolytes; Hydrocarbon cathode
Citation Formats
Rodríguez-Pérez, Ismael A., Zhang, Lu, Leonard, Daniel P., and Ji, Xiulei. Aqueous anion insertion into a hydrocarbon cathode via a water-in-salt electrolyte. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106599.
Rodríguez-Pérez, Ismael A., Zhang, Lu, Leonard, Daniel P., & Ji, Xiulei. Aqueous anion insertion into a hydrocarbon cathode via a water-in-salt electrolyte. United States. doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106599.
Rodríguez-Pérez, Ismael A., Zhang, Lu, Leonard, Daniel P., and Ji, Xiulei. Wed .
"Aqueous anion insertion into a hydrocarbon cathode via a water-in-salt electrolyte". United States. doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106599. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1575402.
@article{osti_1575402,
title = {Aqueous anion insertion into a hydrocarbon cathode via a water-in-salt electrolyte},
author = {Rodríguez-Pérez, Ismael A. and Zhang, Lu and Leonard, Daniel P. and Ji, Xiulei},
abstractNote = {We report coronene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, exhibits reversible oxidative anion insertion properties in a LiTFSI based water-in-salt electrolyte. The coronene electrode delivers a reversible capacity of ~64.5 mAh g–1 with the first-cycle Coulombic efficiency of ~73.1%. The results demonstrate that the high concentrations of LiTFSI lower the anion-insertion potential in coronene, which allows to reveal the capacity below the onset of oxygen evolution reaction. Furthermore, evidence points to the formation of cathode electrolyte interphase on the surface of coronene, which contributes to the reversible anion-storage in coronene as well. Ex situ XRD and SEM are carried out to reveal the structural evolution of the coronene electrode and storage mechanism of the TFSI– anions. FTIR studies reveal that upon anion insertion the interactions between the TFSI- ion and coronene molecules resemble that of covalent bonding.},
doi = {10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106599},
journal = {Electrochemistry Communications},
number = C,
volume = 109,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {11}
}