Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes
Abstract
Silicon (Si) is the most naturally abundant element possessing 10-fold greater theoretical capacity compared to that of graphite-based anodes. The practicality of implementing Si anodes is, however, limited by the unstable solid/electrolyte interphase (SEI) and anode fracturing during continuous lithiation/delithiation. We demonstrate that glyme-based electrolytes (GlyEls) ensure a conformal SEI on Si and keep the Si “fracture-free”. Benchmarking against the optimal, commonly used carbonate electrolyte with the fluoroethylene carbonate additive, the Si anode cycled in a GlyEl exhibits a reduced early parasitic current (by 62.5%) and interfacial resistance (by 72.8%), while cell capacity retention is promoted by >7% over the course of 110 cycles. A mechanistic investigation by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy indicates GlyEl enriches Si SEI with elastic polyether but diminishes its carbonate species. Glyme-based electrolytes proved to be viable in stabilizing the SEI on Si for future high energy density lithium-ion batteries.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) ; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1785091
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1797645
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5K00-80105
Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195; MainId:42308;UUID:cb172aaa-621c-4240-9ef3-6db81d1e2d84;MainAdminID:24514
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Energy Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; anodes; carbonation; electrolytes; energy dispersive spectroscopy; lithium-ion batteries; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Citation Formats
Yang, Guang, Frisco, Sarah, Tao, Runming, Philip, Nathan, Bennett, Tyler H., Stetson, Caleb, Zhang, Ji-Guang, Han, Sang-Don, Teeter, Glenn, Harvey, Steven P., Zhang, Yunya, Veith, Gabriel M., and Nanda, Jagjit. Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02629.
Yang, Guang, Frisco, Sarah, Tao, Runming, Philip, Nathan, Bennett, Tyler H., Stetson, Caleb, Zhang, Ji-Guang, Han, Sang-Don, Teeter, Glenn, Harvey, Steven P., Zhang, Yunya, Veith, Gabriel M., & Nanda, Jagjit. Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02629
Yang, Guang, Frisco, Sarah, Tao, Runming, Philip, Nathan, Bennett, Tyler H., Stetson, Caleb, Zhang, Ji-Guang, Han, Sang-Don, Teeter, Glenn, Harvey, Steven P., Zhang, Yunya, Veith, Gabriel M., and Nanda, Jagjit. Mon .
"Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02629. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1785091.
@article{osti_1785091,
title = {Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes},
author = {Yang, Guang and Frisco, Sarah and Tao, Runming and Philip, Nathan and Bennett, Tyler H. and Stetson, Caleb and Zhang, Ji-Guang and Han, Sang-Don and Teeter, Glenn and Harvey, Steven P. and Zhang, Yunya and Veith, Gabriel M. and Nanda, Jagjit},
abstractNote = {Silicon (Si) is the most naturally abundant element possessing 10-fold greater theoretical capacity compared to that of graphite-based anodes. The practicality of implementing Si anodes is, however, limited by the unstable solid/electrolyte interphase (SEI) and anode fracturing during continuous lithiation/delithiation. We demonstrate that glyme-based electrolytes (GlyEls) ensure a conformal SEI on Si and keep the Si “fracture-free”. Benchmarking against the optimal, commonly used carbonate electrolyte with the fluoroethylene carbonate additive, the Si anode cycled in a GlyEl exhibits a reduced early parasitic current (by 62.5%) and interfacial resistance (by 72.8%), while cell capacity retention is promoted by >7% over the course of 110 cycles. A mechanistic investigation by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy indicates GlyEl enriches Si SEI with elastic polyether but diminishes its carbonate species. Glyme-based electrolytes proved to be viable in stabilizing the SEI on Si for future high energy density lithium-ion batteries.},
doi = {10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02629},
journal = {ACS Energy Letters},
number = 5,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Mon Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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