Performance Improvement of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled By LiBF 3 CN as a New Electrolyte Additive
Abstract
A newly synthesized electrolyte additive, lithium trifluoro(cyano) borate (LiBF 3 CN), has been investigated for electrochemical performance improvement of lithium metal batteries. The LiBF 3 CN has a structure where one fluorine atom of BF 4 − is substituted with a cyano group (−CN) prepared by the reaction of boron trifluoride etherate with lithium cyanide. The electrochemical performance in symmetric Li/Li cells and NCM523/Li cells is significantly improved upon the incorporation of LiBF 3 CN as an electrolyte additive into a carbonate-based electrolyte. Extensive characterization of the deposited lithium metal reveals that a thin (≈20 nm) and robust SEI composed of LiN x O y , Li 3 N and Li 2 O is formed by the reductive decomposition of the LiBF 3 CN additive, which plays an important role in decreasing the resistance and stabilizing lithium deposition/stripping. The insight into the substitution effect of a functional group obtained from this work provides guidance for the design of new electrolyte additives.
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- Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Volume: 169 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
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Chae, Oh B., Adiraju, Venkata A. K., and Lucht, Brett L. Performance Improvement of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled By LiBF 3 CN as a New Electrolyte Additive. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d67.
Chae, Oh B., Adiraju, Venkata A. K., & Lucht, Brett L. Performance Improvement of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled By LiBF 3 CN as a New Electrolyte Additive. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d67
Chae, Oh B., Adiraju, Venkata A. K., and Lucht, Brett L. Thu .
"Performance Improvement of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled By LiBF 3 CN as a New Electrolyte Additive". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d67.
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title = {Performance Improvement of Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled By LiBF 3 CN as a New Electrolyte Additive},
author = {Chae, Oh B. and Adiraju, Venkata A. K. and Lucht, Brett L.},
abstractNote = {A newly synthesized electrolyte additive, lithium trifluoro(cyano) borate (LiBF 3 CN), has been investigated for electrochemical performance improvement of lithium metal batteries. The LiBF 3 CN has a structure where one fluorine atom of BF 4 − is substituted with a cyano group (−CN) prepared by the reaction of boron trifluoride etherate with lithium cyanide. The electrochemical performance in symmetric Li/Li cells and NCM523/Li cells is significantly improved upon the incorporation of LiBF 3 CN as an electrolyte additive into a carbonate-based electrolyte. Extensive characterization of the deposited lithium metal reveals that a thin (≈20 nm) and robust SEI composed of LiN x O y , Li 3 N and Li 2 O is formed by the reductive decomposition of the LiBF 3 CN additive, which plays an important role in decreasing the resistance and stabilizing lithium deposition/stripping. The insight into the substitution effect of a functional group obtained from this work provides guidance for the design of new electrolyte additives.},
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year = {Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
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