Mitigating volume expansion of silicon-based anode through interfacial engineering based on intermittent discharge strategy

Silicon is considered to be one of the most promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs),but its application is limited by the large volume expansion during alloying and dealloying.The constructing of a high-performance solid electrolyte interface(SEI) film on the surface of the anode material is considered to be one of the effective strategies to mitigate volume expansion of silicon-based anode.In this study,an intermittent discharge strategy which helps to improve the utilization efficiency of electrolyte additive of lithium difluorobisoxalate phosphate(LiDFBOP) is proposed to construct a highly conductive and dense SEI film.The results of electrochemical and physical characterization and theoretical calculations show that the intermittent discharge in the voltage range from open circuit voltage(OCV) to 1.8 V facilitates the diffusion of the soluble products,creates the conditions for the repeated direct contact between Si@C anode and LiDFBOP additive,increases the decomposition of LiDFBOP additive,and thus produces a uniform,dense and inorganics-rich(Li_(2)C_(2)O_(4),LiF and Li_(x)PO_yF_z) SEI film.Subsequently,this SEI film helps to ensure the even intercalation/de-intercalation of Li^(+) in the SEI film and the homogeneous diffusion of Li^(+) inside the Si particles,decreasing the internal stresses and anisotropic phase transitions,maintaining the integrity of Si particles,inhibiting the volume expansion and thu s improving the electrochemical performance of cells.This study not only improves the utilization efficiency of expensive additives through a simply and low-cost method,but also enriches the strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of Si@C anode through interfacial engineering.

LiBF4／LiODFB混合盐电解液的低温性能

研究四氟硼酸锂(LiBF_4)和二氟草酸硼酸锂(LiODFB)混合锂盐电解液用于磷酸铁锂(LiFePO4)锂离子电池时的低温-20℃性能。探讨电导率与电解液组成、温度的关系;通过循环伏安、充放电、倍率性能及电化学阻抗谱(EIS)测试,比较不同电解液体系中LiFePO_4正极在25℃和-20℃的放电比容量、循环稳定性等。在25℃和-20℃下于2.5~4.2 V充放电,LiFePO_4电极在LiBF_4/Li ODFB基电解液体系中的电化学性能较好:在25℃时以1.0 C倍率充放电,混合盐基电解液电池的首次放电比容量为140 m Ah/g,优于六氟磷酸锂(Li PF6)基电解液的130.5 m Ah/g;-20℃时0.1 C倍率下,首次放电比容量为101.7 m Ah/g,100次循环的容量保持率为86.62%,优于Li PF6基电解液的97.4 m Ah/g和60.57%。