Concentrated LiODFB Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries

Juan Yu, Na Gao, Jiaxin Peng, Nani Ma, Xiaoyan Liu, Chao Shen, Keyu Xie, Zhao Fang

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Abstract

Nowadays, lithium (Li) metal batteries arouse widespread concerns due to its ultrahigh specific capacity (3,860 mAh g−1). However, the growth of Li dendrites has always limited their industrial development. In this paper, the use of concentrated electrolyte with lithium difluoro(oxalate)borate (LiODFB) salt in 1, 2-dimethoxyethane (DME) enables the good cycling of a Li metal anode at high Coulombic efficiency (up to 98.1%) without dendrite growth. Furthermore, a Li/Li cell can be cycled at 1 mA cm−2 for over 3,000 h. Besides, compared to conventional LiPF6-carbonate electrolyte, Li/LiFePO4 cells with 4 M LiODFB-DME exhibit superior electrochemical performances, especially at high temperature (65°C). These outstanding performances can be certified to the increased availability of Li+ concentration and the merits of LiODFB salt. We believe that the concentrated LiODFB electrolyte is help to enable practical applications for Li metal anode in rechargeable batteries.

Original languageEnglish
Article number494
JournalFrontiers in Chemistry
Volume7
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Li-metal batteries
  • LiODFB
  • concentrated electrolyte
  • dendrites free
  • high temperature

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