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ADVANCED MATERIALS
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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305645
Keywords
electrolytes; lithium-metal batteries; long-term stability; solid electrolyte interphase; tetrahydrofuran
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The study explores the impact of different lithium salts on the formation of solid electrolyte interphases (SEIs), finding that the LiDFOB electrolyte provides a stable system for high cycling life and capacity of lithium anodes. Furthermore, novel analytical methods are used to reveal the chemical composition and morphology of SEIs.
The discovery of liquid battery electrolytes that facilitate the formation of stable solid electrolyte interphases (SEIs) to mitigate dendrite formation is imperative to enable lithium anodes in next-generation energy-dense batteries. Compared to traditional electrolyte solvents, tetrahydrofuran (THF)-based electrolyte systems have demonstrated great success in enabling high-stability lithium anodes by encouraging the decomposition of anions (instead of organic solvent) and thus generating inorganic-rich SEIs. Herein, by employing a variety of different lithium salts (i.e., LiPF6, LiTFSI, LiFSI, and LiDFOB), it is demonstrated that electrolyte anions modulate the inorganic composition and resulting properties of the SEI. Through novel analytical time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry methods, such as hierarchical clustering of depth profiles and compositional analysis using integrated yields, the chemical composition and morphology of the SEIs generated from each electrolyte system are examined. Notably, the LiDFOB electrolyte provides an exceptionally stable system to enable lithium anodes, delivering >1500 cycles at a current density of 0.5 mAh g(-1) and a capacity of 0.5 mAh g(-1) in symmetrical cells. Furthermore, Li//LFP cells using this electrolyte demonstrate high-rate, reversible lithium storage, supplying 139 mAh g((LFP))(-1) at C/2 (approximate to 0.991 mAh cm(-2), @ 0.61 mA cm(-2)) with 87.5% capacity retention over 300 cycles (average Coulombic efficiency >99.86%).
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