Li^(+) solvation structures have a decisive influence on the electrode/electrolyte interfacial properties and battery performances.Reduced salt concentration may result in an organic rich solid electrolyte interface(S...Li^(+) solvation structures have a decisive influence on the electrode/electrolyte interfacial properties and battery performances.Reduced salt concentration may result in an organic rich solid electrolyte interface(SEI)and catastrophic cycle stability,which makes low concentration electrolytes(LCEs)rather challenging.Solvents with low solvating power bring in new chances to LCEs due to the weak salt-solvent interactions.Herein,an LCE with only 0.25 mol L^(-1) salt is prepared with fluoroethylene carbonate(FEC)and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropylether(D_(2)).Molecular dynamics simulations and experiments prove that the low solvating power solvent FEC not only renders reduced desolvation energy to Li^(+) and improves the battery kinetics,but also promotes the formation of a LiF-rich SEI that hinders the electrolyte consumption.Li||Cu cell using the LCE shows a high coulombic efficiency of 99.20%,and LiNi_(0.6)Co_(0.2)Mn_(0.2)O_(2)||Li cell also exhibits satisfying capacity retention of 89.93%in 200 cycles,which demonstrates the great potential of solvating power regulation in LCEs development.展开更多
文摘半固态锂浆料电池是能够提供更低成本、有潜力的能源储存技术,使风能和太阳能等可再生能源技术克服其固有的间歇性,提高电网的效率。以单晶结构的Li Ni_(0.6)Co_(0.2)Mn_(0.2)O_(2)为活性物质,科琴黑为导电剂,电解液为分散剂,系统研究了活性物质含量在10%~50%范围内浆料的电导率分布、沉降速率、电化学阻抗、浆料组成形貌及所组装的扣式电池的首次充放电效率、比容量、循环稳定性。结果表明:随着活性物质含量的增加,浆料的电导率和沉降速率均呈逐步下降趋势;质量分数为50%的浆料具有最大的初始Rct(855.71Ω),其他浆料的初始Rct在106.06~151.85Ω;三元活性物质为粒径约5μm、形状规则的单晶一次颗粒;质量分数为30%的浆料活性物质周围被科琴黑均匀包围,没有较多的科琴黑的团聚和堆叠;30%的浆料在0.1 C的放电比容量达到171.2 m Ah/g,首次充放电效率高达88.15%,稳定循环250周后,容量保持率仍有80.3%。
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFA0705603)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22078341)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(B2020103028)financial support from York University。
文摘Li^(+) solvation structures have a decisive influence on the electrode/electrolyte interfacial properties and battery performances.Reduced salt concentration may result in an organic rich solid electrolyte interface(SEI)and catastrophic cycle stability,which makes low concentration electrolytes(LCEs)rather challenging.Solvents with low solvating power bring in new chances to LCEs due to the weak salt-solvent interactions.Herein,an LCE with only 0.25 mol L^(-1) salt is prepared with fluoroethylene carbonate(FEC)and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropylether(D_(2)).Molecular dynamics simulations and experiments prove that the low solvating power solvent FEC not only renders reduced desolvation energy to Li^(+) and improves the battery kinetics,but also promotes the formation of a LiF-rich SEI that hinders the electrolyte consumption.Li||Cu cell using the LCE shows a high coulombic efficiency of 99.20%,and LiNi_(0.6)Co_(0.2)Mn_(0.2)O_(2)||Li cell also exhibits satisfying capacity retention of 89.93%in 200 cycles,which demonstrates the great potential of solvating power regulation in LCEs development.
