锂离子电池高压电解液

锂离子电池作为一种绿色可充电电池,具有较高能量密度以及功率密度,是便携式电子产品的首选,并逐渐应用于动力汽车领域.为了更好地满足其应用需求,需要进一步提高当前锂离子电池的能量密度.不同于高压正极材料的快速发展,传统电解液在较高工作电压下容易分解,很大程度上阻碍了高能量密度锂离子电池的商业化应用.作为锂离子电池的重要组分...     

电解液添加剂硫酸亚乙酯对锂离子电池性能的影响

在1 mol/L LiPF₆/碳酸乙烯酯+碳酸二甲酯+碳酸甲乙酯（体积比1∶1∶1）电解液中,采用恒流充放电测试、循环伏安法（CV）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、能量散射光谱（EDS）、电化学阻抗谱（EIS）等测试技术,研究了添加剂硫酸亚乙酯（DTD）对锂离子电池性能及石墨化中间相碳微球（MCMB）电极/电解液界面性质的影响。 结果表明,在电解液中引入体积分数0.01%DTD后,MCMB/Li电池可逆放电容量从300 mA·h/g提高至350 mA·h/g,电池总阻抗降低,循环稳定性提高。CV测试发现,在首次还原过程中,DTD在电极电位1.4 V左右（vs Li/Li⁺）发生电化学还原,参与了MCMB电极表面固体电解质相界面膜（SEI膜）的形成过程。 同时,DTD对LiMn₂O₄电极性能无不良影响。     

多酚类化合物—丹宁酸用作锂金属负极电解液成膜添加剂

As the application of lithium-ion batteries in advanced consumer electronics, energy storage systems, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric vehicles increases, there has emerged an urgent need for increasing the energy density of such batteries. Lithium metal anode is considered as the "Holy Grail" for high-energy-density electrochemical energy storage systems because of its low reduction potential (-3.04 V vs standard hydrogen electrode) and high theoretical specific capacity (3860 mAh·g^-1). However, the practical application of lithium metal anode in rechargeable batteries is severely limited by irregular lithium dendrite growth and high reactivity with the electrolytes, leading to poor safety performance and low coulombic efficiency. Recent research progress has been well documented to suppress dendrite growth for achieving long-term stability of lithium anode, such as building artificial protection layers, developing novel electrolyte additives, constructing solid electrolytes, using functional separator, designing composite electrode or three-dimensional lithium-hosted material. Among them, the use of electrolyte additives is regarded as one of the most effective and economical methods to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. As a natural polyphenol compound, tannic acid (TA) is significantly cheaper and more abundant compared with dopamine, which is widely used for the material preparation and modification in the field of lithium-ion batteries. Herein, TA is first reported as an efficient electrolyte film-forming additive for lithium metal anode. By adding 0.15% (mass fraction, wt.) TA into the base electrolyte of 1 mol·L^-1 LiPF₆-EC/DMC/EMC (1 : 1 : 1, by wt.), the symmetric Li|Li cell exhibited a more stable cyclability of 270 h than that of only 170 h observed for the Li|Li cell without TA under the same current density of 1 mA·cm^-2 and capacity of 1 mAh·cm^-2 (with a cutoff voltage of 0.1 V). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analyses demonstrated that TA participated in the formation of a dense solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer on the surface of the lithium metal. A possible reaction mechanism is proposed here, wherein the small amount of added polyphenol compound could have facilitated the formation of LiF through the hydrolysis of LiPF₆, following which the resulting phenoxide could react with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) through transesterification to form a cross-linked polymer, thereby forming a unique organic/inorganic composite SEI film that significantly improved the electrochemical performance of the lithium metal anode. These results demonstrate that TA can be used as a promising film-forming additive for the lithium metal anode.     

锂离子电池电解液成膜添加剂乙烯基亚硫酸乙烯酯的电化学行为

研究了具有不饱和双键和亚硫酸酯双官能团的乙烯基亚硫酸乙烯酯(VES)作为锂离子电池电解液成膜添加剂对中间相碳微球(CMS)和LiFePO4电极电化学性能的影响. 结果表明: 在1 mol/L LiClO4/PC电解液体系中, 少量的VES (5%)能够在电化学过程中先于PC在CMS表面还原, 形成稳定的SEI膜, 明显抑制PC和溶剂化锂离子共嵌入石墨层间, 改善了电池的循环性能. 此外, 电解液1 mol/L LiClO4/PC＋5%VES (V∶V)在LiFePO4电极中展现出良好的电化学稳定性.     

Self-Repairable and Flexible Polymer Network Electrolyte with Enhanced Lithium-Ion Conduction for Lithium Metal Batteries

Developing high-performance functional polymer-based electrolytes is important for realizing next generation safe lithium metal batteries. In this study, a new type of quasi-solid polymer network electrolyte (SIPH-x-y%) was prepared by combining synthesized polymer network (SIPH) containing urethane bond linked ionic liquids (ILs), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and disulfide bond moieties, lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide salt (LiTFSI), and glyme type additive. It was found that SIPH-20-40% was mechanically flexible, self-healable, and showed high ionic conductivity of 2.67×10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹. Also, SIPH-20-40% possesses a high lithium ion transference number of 0.43 and good electrochemical stability. These properties enabled the SIPH-20-40% electrolyte membrane to support Li/Li symmetrical cell to cycle stably during long term Li plating and stripping. The Li/SIPH-20-40%/LFP showed high delivered specific capacity and good stability (166.1 mAh g⁻¹ after 106 cycles at 0.2 C). Such glyme doped polymer network electrolyte provides new experimental findings for developing polymer-based electrolyte with excellent mechanical integrity and battery related properties.     

氟代碳酸乙烯酯添加剂对钠离子电池正极的影响

使用电解液成膜添加剂是一种简单高效的提高电池循环稳定性的方法。氟代碳酸乙烯酯(FEC)的最低未被占据分子轨道(LUMO)能量较低,易被还原,通常被认为是很好的负极成膜添加剂,但因其最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)能量也较低,抗氧化性较好,故其被认为不在正极上发生作用。本工作结合电化学,形貌分析,化学成分表征,原位结构分析等方法研究了FEC添加剂在钠离子电池中的作用。我们发现适量的FEC添加剂不仅可以显著抑制电解液溶剂碳酸丙烯酯(PC)的分解,而且会在正极上形成一层富NaF的保护层,提高循环过程中正极晶格结构稳定性,从而提高电池的循环稳定性。密度泛函理论(DFT)计算表明,FEC之所以能在正极上形成保护层,可能与其容易在正极界面与钠盐阴离子ClO_4~-结合反应有关。     

尖晶石型八面体结构锰酸锂的制备及其电化学性能

采用模板导向法和高温固相法制备尖晶石型八面体结构的LiMn₂O₄锂离子电池正极材料,研究了该材料的结构和电化学性能。 电化学性能研究表明,该电极材料具有良好的循环稳定性和倍率性能,在2.5~4.5 V电压范围,电流密度为100 mA/g时,首周充放电比容量分别为147和179 mA·h/g,循环50周后,其充放电比容量仍分别保持在180/181 mA·h/g。 优良的电化学性能可能归因于尖晶石LiMn₂O₄的形貌结构特征,该方法为制备锂离子电池正极材料提供了思路和依据。     

Enabling a Durable Electrochemical Interface via an Artificial Amorphous Cathode Electrolyte Interphase for Hybrid Solid/Liquid Lithium‐Metal Batteries

A hybrid solid/liquid electrolyte with superior security facilitates the implementation of high‐energy‐density storage devices, but it suffers from inferior chemical compatibility with cathodes. Herein, an optimal lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate salt was introduced to build in situ an amorphous cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) between Ni‐rich cathodes and hybrid electrolyte. The CEI preserves the surface structure with high compatibility, leading to enhanced interfacial stability. Meanwhile, the space‐charge layer can be prominently mitigated at the solid/solid interface via harmonized chemical potentials, acquiring promoted interfacial dynamics as revealed by COMSOL simulation. Consequently, the amorphous CEI integrates the bifunctionality to provide an excellent cycling stability, high Coulombic efficiency, and favorable rate capability in high‐voltage Li‐metal batteries, innovating the design philosophy of functional CEI strategy for future high‐energy‐density batteries.     

Self-Assembly of Surface-Functionalized Ag1.8Mn8O16 Nanorods with Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets as an Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries

Bifunctional electrocatalysts play a key role in the performance of rechargeable metal-air batteries. Herein, we report a hybrid catalyst, Ag_1.8Mn₈O₁₆/rGO, self-assembled by Ag_1.8Mn₈O₁₆ nanorods and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets through electrostatic attraction. The hybrid catalyst exhibits a better oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity than commercial Pt/C in alkaline medium. When employed as an air-cathode catalyst in Zn-air cells, the hybrids enabled higher and more stable output voltage and better durability of the cells, benefitting from the improved electrode conductivity, larger surface area, and synergetic coupling as a result of its high structural integrity.