Towards high rate Li metal anodes: enhanced performance at high current density in a superconcentrated ionic liquid

Periyapperuma, Kalani; Arca, Elisabetta; Harvey, Steve; Ban, Chunmei; Burrell, Anthony; MacFarlane, Douglas R.; Pozo-Gonzalo, Cristina; Forsyth, Maria; Howlett, Patrick C.

doi:10.1039/c9ta12004a

Title: Towards high rate Li metal anodes: enhanced performance at high current density in a superconcentrated ionic liquid

Journal Article · 02 December 2019 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ta12004a · OSTI ID:1606311

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Deakin Univ., Melbourne, VIC (Australia). ARC CEnter of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Inst. for Frontier Materials
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Monash Univ., VIC (Australia). ARC CEnter of Excellence for Electromaterials Science

Although high energy density and fast charging rates are vital for future advanced battery applications such as electric vehicles (EVs), the impact of fast charge rates is not widely investigated for key technologies such as those based on lithium metal. In this work, for the first time, Li metal deposition/dissolution in a superconcentrated ionic liquid (IL) is demonstrated at the high current densities necessary for fast charge technologies. Operation at high current is shown to enhance the cycling efficiency from 64 ± 3% at 1 mA cm^-2 up to 96 ± 1% at 20 mA cm² on a bare Ni substrate, providing a new path to enable these technologies. XPS, ToF-SIMS and SEM measurements revealed that a stable and LiF-dominated SEI, favourable nucleation and compact dendrite-free Li morphology enabled enhanced cycling efficiency at higher currents.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Australian Research Council; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1606311

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5K00-75576; MainId:19866; UUID:a0392d86-8517-ea11-9c2a-ac162d87dfe5; MainAdminID:8343

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 8; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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