Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-2022
Abstract
An electrolyte consisting of lithium nitrate (LiNO3) and lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB) in ethylene carbonate (EC), ethylmethyl carbonate (EMC), and triethyl phosphate (TEP) is used to improve the long-term cycling stability of silicon anodes. TEP was selected for its ability to dissolve LiNO3 in carbonates to a concentration of ∼0.2 M. The large amount of LiNO3 combined with the LiDFOB salt leads to a capacity retention of 87.1% after one hundred cycles due to the formation of a relatively stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Ex-situ surface analysis reveals that the SEI consists of oxalates, lithium alkyl carbonates, borates, and nitrate reduction products. By selecting two components which are preferentially reduced (LiNO3 and LiDFOB), the SEI is able to inhibit continuous solvent decomposition and allows for improved electrochemical cycling for pure silicon anodes.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume
169
Issue
4
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Rynearson, Leah, Nuwanthi D. Rodrigo, Chamithri Jayawardana, and Brett L. Lucht. "Electrolytes Containing Triethyl Phosphate Solubilized Lithium Nitrate for Improved Silicon Anode Performance." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 169, 4 (2022). doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac6455.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.