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Title: Revisiting the Corrosion of the Aluminum Current Collector in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Abstract

The corrosion of aluminum current collectors and the oxidation of solvents at a relatively high potential have been widely investigated with an aim to stabilize the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries using such components. The corrosion behavior of aluminum current collectors was revisited using a home-build high-precision electrochemical measurement system, and the impact of electrolyte components and the surface protection layer on aluminum foil was systematically studied. The electrochemical results showed that the corrosion of aluminum foil was triggered by the electrochemical oxidation of solvent molecules, like ethylene carbonate, at a relative high potential. The organic radical cations generated from the electrochemical oxidation are energetically unstable, and readily undergo a deprotonation reaction that generates protons and promote the dissolution of Al3+ from the aluminum foil. Finally, this new reaction mechanism can also shed light on the dissolution of transitional metal at high potentials.

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  1. Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  3. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
  4. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  5. Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
OSTI Identifier:
1372064
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; aluminum foil; corrosion reactions; lithium-ion batteries; non-aqueous electrolyte

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Ma, Tianyuan, Xu, Gui -Liang, Li, Yan, Wang, Li, He, Xiangming, Zheng, Jianming, Liu, Jun, Engelhard, Mark H., Zapol, Peter, Curtiss, Larry A., Jorne, Jacob, Amine, Khalil, and Chen, Zonghai. Revisiting the Corrosion of the Aluminum Current Collector in Lithium-Ion Batteries. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02933.
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Ma, Tianyuan, Xu, Gui -Liang, Li, Yan, Wang, Li, He, Xiangming, Zheng, Jianming, Liu, Jun, Engelhard, Mark H., Zapol, Peter, Curtiss, Larry A., Jorne, Jacob, Amine, Khalil, & Chen, Zonghai. Revisiting the Corrosion of the Aluminum Current Collector in Lithium-Ion Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02933
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Ma, Tianyuan, Xu, Gui -Liang, Li, Yan, Wang, Li, He, Xiangming, Zheng, Jianming, Liu, Jun, Engelhard, Mark H., Zapol, Peter, Curtiss, Larry A., Jorne, Jacob, Amine, Khalil, and Chen, Zonghai. Thu . "Revisiting the Corrosion of the Aluminum Current Collector in Lithium-Ion Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02933. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1372064.
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@article{osti_1372064,
title = {Revisiting the Corrosion of the Aluminum Current Collector in Lithium-Ion Batteries},
author = {Ma, Tianyuan and Xu, Gui -Liang and Li, Yan and Wang, Li and He, Xiangming and Zheng, Jianming and Liu, Jun and Engelhard, Mark H. and Zapol, Peter and Curtiss, Larry A. and Jorne, Jacob and Amine, Khalil and Chen, Zonghai},
abstractNote = {The corrosion of aluminum current collectors and the oxidation of solvents at a relatively high potential have been widely investigated with an aim to stabilize the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries using such components. The corrosion behavior of aluminum current collectors was revisited using a home-build high-precision electrochemical measurement system, and the impact of electrolyte components and the surface protection layer on aluminum foil was systematically studied. The electrochemical results showed that the corrosion of aluminum foil was triggered by the electrochemical oxidation of solvent molecules, like ethylene carbonate, at a relative high potential. The organic radical cations generated from the electrochemical oxidation are energetically unstable, and readily undergo a deprotonation reaction that generates protons and promote the dissolution of Al3+ from the aluminum foil. Finally, this new reaction mechanism can also shed light on the dissolution of transitional metal at high potentials.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02933},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters},
number = 5,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Thu Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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