Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 233, Issue -, Pages 115-120Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.01.123
Keywords
Sulfone; Ionic liquid; Ionic conductivity; Electrode compatibility; Non-flammability; Lithium-ion battery
Funding
- National Key Program for Basic Research of China [2009CB220100]
- International S&T Cooperation Program of China [2010DFB63370]
- National 863 Program [2011AA11A256]
- New Century Educational Talents Plan of Chinese Education Ministry [NCET-10-0038]
- Beijing Novel Program [2010B018]
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Novel binary electrolytes based on ionic liquid (N-butyl-methyl piperidinium bis(trifluoro-methylsulfonyl) imide, PP14-TFSI) and sulfone (tetramethylene sulfone, TMS) have been prepared and examined for use in lithium-ion batteries. The addition of sulfone is expected to improve the lithium salts solvability, ionic conductivity and electrode compatibility of the ionic liquid greatly. More importantly, the addition of sulfone is not expected to deteriorate the peculiar properties of the ionic liquid, such as the wide electrochemical window and non-flammability. Experimental results have shown that the reversible discharge capacities of the Li/LiFePO4 half-cell, which contains a 0.5 M LiTFSI/(60%) PP14-TFSI/(40%) TMS mixed electrolyte at a current density of 0.05 C and 1 C, can reach up to 160 and 150 mAh g(-1), respectively, which are much higher than the discharge capacity achieved using the pure ionic liquid electrolyte under the same conditions. Furthermore, lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB) has been found to have positive effects on the battery performance of the mixed electrolytes. The 0.5 M LiDFOB/(60%) PP14-TFSI/(40%) TMS mixed electrolyte exhibits better compatibility with the Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.6O2 cathode than conventional electrolytes, where an initial discharge capacity of 255 mAh g(-1) is obtained and a stable capacity of above 230 mAh g(-1) is retained after 30 cycles. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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