Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 183, Issue 1, Pages 441-445Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.05.038
Keywords
Li/S battery; liquid electrolytes; TEGDME; toluene additive; lithium batteries
Funding
- National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), Republic of Korea [C1090-0801-0023] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
- National Research Foundation of Korea [핵C6B1307] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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The effect of incorporating varying amounts (in the range 2.5-10 vol%) of toluene additive in 1 M LiCF3SO3 in tetra(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether (TEGDME) liquid electrolyte on the electrochemical performance of Li/S cell at room temperature was studied. Cyclic voltammetry measurements showed the same active voltage range for the electrolytes with and Without toluene, consisting of an oxidation peak at 2.5V and a pair of reduction peaks at 2.35 and 1.9V. Electrolytes with toluene have higher redox currents resulting from increased ion mobility and ionic conductivity. Toluene addition enhanced initial discharge capacity; a maximum of 750 mAh g(-1) (45% of the theoretical specific capacity of sulfur) was obtained with 5% of toluene, which was 1.8 times that of the cell Without toluene. The electrolyte with 5% toluene exhibited a stable cycle performance with the highest discharge capacity and charge-discharge efficiency. AC impedance analyses of Li/S cells with the electrolytes showed that toluene addition resulted in a lower initial interfacial resistance and a fast stabilization of electrode/electrolyte interfaces in the cell. Addition of toluene in low amounts is thus an effective means to enhance the electrochemical performance of 1 M LiCF3SO3 in TEGDME electrolyte in Li/S cells at room temperature. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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