Low-Temperature Performance Improvement of Graphite Electrode by Allyl Sulfide Additive and Its Film-Forming Mechanism
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This work describes the beneficial effects given by the allyl sulfide (AS)-derived surface film on the low-temperature performances of graphite electrode and the film-forming mechanism. Adding a small amount of allyl sulfide as an electrolyte additive into a Li/graphite cell increases the reversible capacity of graphite electrode to three times larger than that of the AS-free cell at −30°C. Lithium plating is also suppressed by adding AS into the background electrolyte. An impedance analysis reveals that the charge transfer resistance is significantly lower in the AS-added cell at low-temperatures. When the graphite electrode is soaked in the AS-added electrolyte, allyl sulfide is spontaneously oxidized to produce the sulfur-containing surface film. The as-generated film is then electrochemically reduced during the first lithiaiton period to produce another type of the sulfur-containing film. After repeated cycling, a carbon-rich sulfur-containing film is generated near the graphite surface, while the decomposition products of background electrolyte are deposited in the outer surface region. The presence of the carbon-rich sulfur-containing film near the graphite surface seems to be responsible for the facilitation of charge transfer reaction at low temperatures.
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Elemental sulfur and allyl disulfide were reported to have the capability to reduce SEI impedance, which can effectively improve low-temperature battery performance.
“Furthermore, in addition to the sulfur-containing additives mentioned above, elemental sulfur and allyl disulfide were also reported to have the capability to reduce SEI impedance as well, which can effectively improve LT battery performance [116,117].”
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The Abstract reports improved low-temperature graphite performance with elemental sulfur, and Results and Discussion reports a comparable improvement with allyl disulfide. Neither passage establishes that these two additives reduce SEI impedance. The paper attributes its measured impedance benefit for allyl sulfide to lower charge-transfer resistance, a different quantity (Results and Discussion, Table I; page numbers unavailable). (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Jurng, S., Park, S., Yoon, T., Kim, H.-S., Jeong, H., Ryu, J. H., Kim, J. J., & Oh, S. M.
- Affiliations
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Tech University of Korea (KR)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society
- Publisher
- The Electrochemical Society
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 163
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- A1798-A1804
- ISSN
- 0013-4651 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7111
- OpenAlex
- W2472912193
- Cited by
- 44
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- FWCI
- 1.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
- National Research Foundation of Korea (2010-0029065, NRF-2010-C1AAA001-2010-0029065, 0029065, 2010-C1AAA001-2010-0029065)
- LG Chem
- 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
- allyl sulfides, electrolyte additives, graphite electrodes, low-temperature performance, reversible capacity, film-forming mechanism, charge transfer resistance, electrolyte decomposition products
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