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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 149, Issue 12, Pages A1578-A1583Publisher
ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC
DOI: 10.1149/1.1516770
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The effects of some film-forming organic additives, fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), vinylene carbonate (VC), and ethylene sulfite (ES), on lithium deposition and dissolution were investigated in 1 M LiClO4 dissolved in propylene carbonate (PC) as a base solution. When 5 wt % FEC was added, the cycling efficiency was improved. On the contrary, addition of 5 wt % VC or ES significantly lowered the cycling efficiency. The surface morphology of lithium deposited in each electrolyte solution was observed by in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM). In PC + FEC, the surface was covered with a uniform and closely packed layer of particle-like deposits of about 100-150 nm diam. The surface film seemed to be more solid in PC + VC, and inhomogeneous in PC + ES. From ac impedance measurements, it was revealed that the surface film formed in PC + FEC has a lower resistance than that in the additive-free solution, whereas that formed in PC + VC or PC + ES has a higher resistance. Large volume changes during lithium deposition and dissolution require that the surface film should be elastic (or soft) and be self-repairable when being damaged. In addition, a nonuniform current distribution is liable to cause dendrite formation, which requires that the surface film should be uniform and its resistance should be as low as possible. PC + FEC gave a surface film that satisfies all these requirements, and therefore only FEC was effective as an additive for deposition and dissolution of lithium metal. (C) 2002 The Electrochemical Society.
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