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Anion‐Regulated Weakly Solvating Electrolytes for High‐Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

2022; Wiley; Volume: 6; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/eem2.12440

ISSN

2575-0356

Autores

Zhipeng Jiang, Jisheng Mo, Chen Li, Haiwen Li, Qingan Zhang, Ziqi Zeng, Jia Xie, Yongtao Li,

Tópico(s)

Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Resumo

Development of advanced high‐voltage electrolytes is key to achieving high‐energy‐density lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Weakly solvating electrolytes (WSE) can produce unique anion‐driven interphasial chemistry via altering the solvating power of the solvent, but it is difficult to dissolve the majority of Li salts and fail to cycle at a cut‐off voltage above 4.5 V. Herein, we present a new‐type WSE that is regulated by the anion rather than the solvent, and the first realize stable cycling of dimethoxyethane (DME) at 4.6 V without the use of the “solvent‐in‐salt” strategy. The relationships between the degree of dissociation of salts, the solvation structure of electrolytes, and the electrochemical performance of LMBs were systematically investigated. We found that LiBF 4 , which has the lowest degree of dissociation, can construct an anion‐rich inner solvation shell, resulting in anion‐derived anode/cathode interphases. Thanks to such unusual solvation structure and interphasial chemistry, the Li‐LiCoO 2 full cell with LiBF 4 ‐based WSE could deliver excellent rate performance (115 mAh g −1 at 10 C) and outstanding cycling stability even under practical conditions, including high loading (10.7 mg cm −2 ), thin Li (50 μm), and limited electrolyte (1.2 μL mg −1 ).

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