Stabilizing lithium metal using ionic liquids for long-lived batteries

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公開日
2016-06-13
権利情報
  • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
DOI
  • 10.1038/ncomms11794
公開者
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

説明

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Suppressing dendrite formation at lithium metal anodes during cycling is critical for the implementation of future lithium metal-based battery technology. Here we report that it can be achieved via the facile process of immersing the electrodes in ionic liquid electrolytes for a period of time before battery assembly. This creates a durable and lithium ion-permeable solid–electrolyte interphase that allows safe charge–discharge cycling of commercially applicable Li|electrolyte|LiFePO<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> batteries for 1,000 cycles with Coulombic efficiencies >99.5%. The tailored solid–electrolyte interphase is prepared using a variety of electrolytes based on the <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>-propyl-<jats:italic>N</jats:italic>-methylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide room temperature ionic liquid containing lithium salts. The formation is both time- and lithium salt-dependant, showing dynamic morphology changes, which when optimized prevent dendrite formation and consumption of electrolyte during cycling. This work illustrates that a simple, effective and industrially applicable lithium metal pretreatment process results in a commercially viable cycle life for a lithium metal battery.</jats:p>

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  • Nature Communications

    Nature Communications 7 (1), ncomms11794-, 2016-06-13

    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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