Dual-Salt Electrolytes to Effectively Reduce Impedance Rise of High-Nickel Lithium-Ion Batteries

Yang, Jianzhong; Fonseca Rodrigues, Marco-Tulio; Son, Seoung-Bum; Garcia, Juan C.; Liu, Kewei; Gim, Jihyeon; Iddir, Hakim; Abraham, Daniel P.; Zhang, Zhengcheng; Liao, Chen

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c08478

Title: Dual-Salt Electrolytes to Effectively Reduce Impedance Rise of High-Nickel Lithium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · 20 August 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c08478 · OSTI ID:1845338

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Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)

Simply mixing several lithium salts in one electrolyte to obtain blended salt electrolytes has been demonstrated as a promising strategy to formulate advanced electrolytes for lithium metal batteries (LMBs) and lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). In this study, we report the use of dual-salt electrolytes containing lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) and lithium difluorophosphate (LiDFP) in ethylene carbonate/ethyl methyl carbonate (EC/EMC) mixture and tested them in layered high-nickel LIB cells. LiNi_0.94Co_0.06O₂ was synthesized through a coprecipitation method and was used as a representative high-nickel cathode for the U.S. DOE realizing next-generation cathode (RNGC) deep dive program. The ionic conductivity of dual-salt electrolytes can be maintained by controlling the amount of LiDFP. Techniques including ¹H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and differential voltage analysis (DVA) were used to understand the improved performance. Additionally, the multifaceted benefits of using the dual-salt electrolytes include (1) reduced transesterification, (2) formation of a stable cathode electrolyte interface, and (3) mitigation of cathode degradation at high voltages, especially stabilization of oxide particles during the H₂ <-> H₃ transformation.

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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), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1845338

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 34 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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