Use of Ethylene Carbonate Free Ester Solvent Systems with Alternative Lithium Salts for Improved Low-Temperature Performance in NCM622∣∣ Graphite Li-ion Batteries
Abstract
An investigation of alternative lithium salts, lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF 4 ), lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB) and lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), in novel ester-based (methyl acetate/fluoroethylene carbonate- MA/FEC or methyl propionate/fluoroethylene carbonate- MP/FEC) electrolyte formulations has been conducted in LiNi 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 O 2 (NCM622)/graphite cells to improve low temperature cycling performance of lithium ion batteries at −20 °C. Improved low temperature performance was observed with all the lithium salts in MA/FEC electrolyte while comparable room temperature (25 °C) capacities were observed with LiPF 6 salt only. Detailed ex-situ analysis of surface films generated with LiBF 4 , LiDFOB and LiPF 6 in ester-based electrolytes reveals that the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is predominately composed of lithium salt decompaction products and addition of 10% FEC (by volume%) may not be sufficient at forming a protective SEI.
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- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1896953
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1894424; OSTI ID: 1898591
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-223721-2022-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
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- SC0012704
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Volume: 169 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
- Publisher:
- The Electrochemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE
Citation Formats
Rodrigo, Nuwanthi D., Jayawardana, Chamithri, Rynearson, Leah, Hu, Enyuan, Yang, Xiao-Qing, and Lucht, Brett L. Use of Ethylene Carbonate Free Ester Solvent Systems with Alternative Lithium Salts for Improved Low-Temperature Performance in NCM622∣∣ Graphite Li-ion Batteries. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d0a.
Rodrigo, Nuwanthi D., Jayawardana, Chamithri, Rynearson, Leah, Hu, Enyuan, Yang, Xiao-Qing, & Lucht, Brett L. Use of Ethylene Carbonate Free Ester Solvent Systems with Alternative Lithium Salts for Improved Low-Temperature Performance in NCM622∣∣ Graphite Li-ion Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d0a
Rodrigo, Nuwanthi D., Jayawardana, Chamithri, Rynearson, Leah, Hu, Enyuan, Yang, Xiao-Qing, and Lucht, Brett L. Thu .
"Use of Ethylene Carbonate Free Ester Solvent Systems with Alternative Lithium Salts for Improved Low-Temperature Performance in NCM622∣∣ Graphite Li-ion Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d0a.
@article{osti_1896953,
title = {Use of Ethylene Carbonate Free Ester Solvent Systems with Alternative Lithium Salts for Improved Low-Temperature Performance in NCM622∣∣ Graphite Li-ion Batteries},
author = {Rodrigo, Nuwanthi D. and Jayawardana, Chamithri and Rynearson, Leah and Hu, Enyuan and Yang, Xiao-Qing and Lucht, Brett L.},
abstractNote = {An investigation of alternative lithium salts, lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF 4 ), lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB) and lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), in novel ester-based (methyl acetate/fluoroethylene carbonate- MA/FEC or methyl propionate/fluoroethylene carbonate- MP/FEC) electrolyte formulations has been conducted in LiNi 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 O 2 (NCM622)/graphite cells to improve low temperature cycling performance of lithium ion batteries at −20 °C. Improved low temperature performance was observed with all the lithium salts in MA/FEC electrolyte while comparable room temperature (25 °C) capacities were observed with LiPF 6 salt only. Detailed ex-situ analysis of surface films generated with LiBF 4 , LiDFOB and LiPF 6 in ester-based electrolytes reveals that the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is predominately composed of lithium salt decompaction products and addition of 10% FEC (by volume%) may not be sufficient at forming a protective SEI.},
doi = {10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d0a},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 11,
volume = 169,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac9d0a
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