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Title: Liquid electrolyte development for low-temperature lithium-ion batteries

Journal Article · · Energy & Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01789F · OSTI ID:1840061
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  1. Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
  2. Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
  3. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

A review on liquid electrolyte design for LIBs operating under low-temperature (<0 °C) conditions. Covers various processes that determine performance below 0 °C and recent literature on electrolyte-based strategies to improve said performance.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1840061
Journal Information:
Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 15; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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