Issue 4, 2023

Improved electrode reversibility of anionic redox with highly concentrated electrolyte solution and aramid-coated polyolefin separator

Abstract

High-capacity electrode materials made of abundant elements are necessary to develop cost-effective energy storage applications. An emerging new chemistry has involved a series of electrode materials with a cation-disordered rock salt structure, and Li-excess and Mn-based oxides with disordered structures are attractive candidates for this purpose. Large reversible capacities for these electrode materials are obtained through both cationic/anionic redox. However, cyclability associated with insufficient reversibility of anionic redox in carbonate-based electrolyte solutions is not acceptable for practical applications. Herein, a significant improvement of electrode reversibility was achieved with highly concentrated electrolyte consisting of LiN(SO2F)2 and dimethyl carbonate. A practical problem when using high-viscosity concentrated electrolyte, i.e., non-wettability of concentrated electrolyte to polyolefin separators with small pores, was also effectively solved by using an aramid-coated polyolefin membrane. The improvement of reversibility for anionic redox associated with the suppression of oxygen loss, was clearly demonstrated by the results of X-ray absorption spectroscopy of nanosized Li1.14Ti0.29Mn0.57O2 with the concentrated electrolyte solution and aramid-coated separator. These findings have shown the future possibility of developing applications of high-energy batteries without ions of non-abundant nickel/cobalt.

Graphical abstract: Improved electrode reversibility of anionic redox with highly concentrated electrolyte solution and aramid-coated polyolefin separator

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Feb 2023
Accepted
02 Mar 2023
First published
03 Mar 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Energy Adv., 2023,2, 508-512

Improved electrode reversibility of anionic redox with highly concentrated electrolyte solution and aramid-coated polyolefin separator

N. Shimada, Y. Ugata, S. Nishikawa, D. Shibata, T. Ohta and N. Yabuuchi, Energy Adv., 2023, 2, 508 DOI: 10.1039/D3YA00066D

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