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Li + -Desolvation Dictating Lithium-Ion Battery’s Low-Temperature Performances

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Li, Qiuyan, Lu, Dongping, Zheng, Jianming, Jiao, Shuhong, Luo, Langli, Wang, Chong-Min, Xu, Kang, Zhang, Ji-Guang +1 more·2017·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
DOI 10.1021/acsami.7b13887
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Lithium (Li) ion battery has penetrated almost every aspect of human life, from portable electronics, vehicles, to grids, and its operation stability in extreme environments is becoming increasingly important. Among these, subzero temperature presents a kinetic challenge to the electrochemical reactions required to deliver the stored energy. In this work, we attempted to identify the rate-determining process for Li + migration under such low temperatures, so that an optimum electrolyte formulation could be designed to maximize the energy output. Substantial increase in the available capacities from graphite∥LiNi 0.80 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 chemistry down to −40 °C is achieved by reducing the solvent molecule that more tightly binds to Li + and thus constitutes a high desolvation energy barrier. The fundamental understanding is applicable universally to a wide spectrum of electrochemical devices that have to operate in similar environments.

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  • Desolvation is dominant when the solid electrolyte interphase is less pronounced, such as on Li4Ti5O12, or when the interphase is highly conductive.

    “It is well established that desolvation is dominant when the SEI is less pronounced (i.e., on Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 ) or the interphase is highly conductive [11,13].”

    From Review on Low-Temperature Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion and Lithium Metal Batteries (2023) · cites this paper as [13]

    The analysis on pp. 10–11 describes LTO as nearly interphase-free and finds that desolvation resistance predominates in symmetric cells at −40 °C. It also finds that migration through the SEI is not the limiting step, but does not establish the claim’s specific condition of a highly conductive interphase. The finding is for low-temperature performance, a qualification absent from the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Li, Q., Lu, D., Zheng, J., Jiao, S., Luo, L., Wang, C.-M., Xu, K., Zhang, J.-G., & Xu, W.
Affiliations
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US)
  • Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 3335 Innovation Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
  • DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (US)
Corresponding author
Xu, Wu
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Venue
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published
2017-11-28
Volume
9
Issue
49
Pages
42761-42768
ISSN
  • 1944-8244 (ISSN-L)
  • 1944-8252
DOI
10.1021/acsami.7b13887
OpenAlex
W2768128272
Cited by
334
References
5
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3.18
Type
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Language
en
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Funders
  • Vehicle Technologies Program (DE-AC02-05CH11231)
  • Laboratory Directed Research and Development
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Keywords
lithium-ion batteries, low-temperature performance, lithium ion desolvation, desolvation energy barrier, electrolyte formulation, rate-determining step, graphite anode, NCA cathode, capacity retention

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