Investigation of the Degradation of Metallic Lithium Electrode Protected By Bilayer Solid Electrolyte in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (28) ◽  
pp. 11124-11138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang T. T. Le ◽  
Duc Tung Ngo ◽  
Van-Chuong Ho ◽  
Guozhong Cao ◽  
Choong-Nyeon Park ◽  
...  

Long-term operation of rechargeable Li–O2batteries can be attainable using a lithium electrode protected by an A-LLTO/LiPON bilayer solid electrolyte.


2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 3391-3397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Lewandowski ◽  
Agnieszka Swiderska-Mocek ◽  
Lukasz Waliszewski

Author(s):  
Yu Wu ◽  
Qintao Sun ◽  
Yue Liu ◽  
Peiping Yu ◽  
Bingyun Ma ◽  
...  

Abstract Metallic lithium is considered a promising anode that can significantly increase the energy density of rechargeable lithium-based batteries, but problems like uncontrollable growth of lithium dendrites and formation of dead lithium impede its application. Recently, a low-concentration single-salt two-solvent electrolyte, 1M LiTFSI/FDMA/FEC, has attracted attention because a high coulombic efficiency can be achieved even after many cycles owing to the formation of a robust solid electrolyte interface (SEI). However, the reaction mechanism and SEI structure remain unclear, posing significant challenges for further improvement. Here, a hybrid ab initio and reactive force field (HAIR) method revealed the underlying reaction mechanisms and detailed formation pathway. 1 ns HAIR simulation provides critical information on the initial reduction mechanism of solvent (FDMA and FEC) and salt (LiTFSI). FDMA and FEC quickly decompose to provide F- that builds LiF as the major component of the inner layer of inorganic SEI, which has been demonstrated to protect Li anode. Decomposition of FDMA also leads to a significant nitrogen-containing composition, producing Li-N-C, LixN, and other organic components that increase the conductivity of SEI to increase performance. XPS analysis confirms evolution of SEI morphology consistent with available experiments. These results provide atomic insight into SEI formation, which should be beneficial for the rational design of advanced electrolytes


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (70) ◽  
pp. 66161-66168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-jun Zhang ◽  
Xin-hui Xia ◽  
Xiu-li Wang ◽  
Chang-dong Gu ◽  
Jiang-ping Tu

In this work, GO layers are successfully fabricated on the surface of lithium metal by a facile automatic spreading method. The GO/Li electrode displays enhanced electrochemical performances than the unmodified pure Li electrode.


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