Rational Lithium Salt Molecule Tuning for Fast Charging/Discharging Lithium Metal Battery

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The electrolytes for lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are plagued by a low Li+ transference number (T+) of conventional lithium salts and inability to form a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Here, we synthesized a self-folded lithium salt, lithium 2-[2-(2-methoxy ethoxy)ethoxy]ethanesulfonyl(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (LiETFSI), and comparatively studied with its structure analogue, lithium 1,1,1-trifluoro-N-[2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)]ethyl]methanesulfonamide (LiFEA). The special anion chemistry imparts the following new characteristics: i) In both LiFEA and LiETFSI, the ethylene oxide moiety efficiently captures Li+, resulting in a self-folded structure and high T+ around 0.8. ii) For LiFEA, a Li-N bond (2.069 Å) is revealed by single crystal X-ray diffraction, indicating that the FEA anion possesses a high donor number (DN) and thus an intensive interphase "self-cleaning" function for an ultra-thin and compact SEI. iii) Starting from LiFEA, an electron-withdrawing sulfone group is introduced near the N atom. The distance of Li-N is tuned from 2.069 Å in LiFEA to 4.367 Å in LiETFSI. This alteration enhances ionic separation, achieves a more balanced DN, and tunes the self-cleaning intensity for a reinforced SEI. Consequently, the fast charging/discharging capability of LMBs is progressively improved. This rationally tuned anion chemistry reshapes the interactions among Li+, anions, and solvents, presenting new prospects for advanced LMBs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 63(2024), 19 vom: 06. Apr., Seite e202316717

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Pan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Haiyu [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Yingchun [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Qingqing [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Xian [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Wen-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Ou, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hang-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Weili [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Fengxiang [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Qingbin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Shuaishuai [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Kai [VerfasserIn]

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Donor number
Fast charging/discharging
Journal Article
Lithium metal batteries
Self-folded salts
Solid electrolyte interphase

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202316717

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NLM369668707