Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 8, Issue 24, Pages 15242-15249Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b02620
Keywords
silicon electrodes; ionic liquid electrolytes; solid electrolyte interface; additive; high temperature Li-ion batteries
Funding
- Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC) [BEG10-02]
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Fabrication of lithium-ion batteries that operate from room temperature to elevated temperatures entails development and subsequent identification of electrolytes and electrodes. Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) can address the thermal stability issues, but their poor ionic conductivity at room temperature and compatibility with traditional graphite anodes limit their practical application. To address these challenges, we evaluated novel high energy density three-dimensional nano-silicon electrodes paired with 1-methyl-1-propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (Pip) ionic liquid/propylene carbonate (PC)/LiTFSI electrolytes. We observed that addition of PC had no detrimental effects on the thermal stability and flammability of the reported electrolytes, while largely improving the transport properties at lower temperatures. Detailed investigation of the electrochemical properties of silicon half-cells as a function of PC content, temperature, and current rates reveal that capacity increases with PC content and temperature and decreases with increased current rates. For example, addition of 20% PC led to a drastic improvement in capacity as observed for the Si electrodes at 25 degrees C, with stability over 100 charge/discharge cycles. At 100 degrees C, the capacity further increases by 3-4 times to 0.52 mA h cm(-2) (2230 mA h g(-1)) with minimal loss during cycling.
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