Crown Ether Electrolyte Induced Li2O2 Amorphization for Low Polarization and Long Lifespan Li-O2 batteries

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Lithium-oxygen batteries possess an extremely high theoretical energy density, rendering them a prime candidate for next-generation secondary batteries. However, they still face multiple problems such as huge charge polarization and poor cycle life, which lay a significant gap between laboratory research and commercial applications. In this work, we adapt 15-crown-5 ether (C15) as solvent to regulate the generation of discharge products in lithium-oxygen batteries. The coronal structure endows C15 with strong affinity to Li+, firmly stabilizes the intermediate LiO2 and discharge product Li2O2. Thus, the crystalline Li2O2 is amorphized into easily decomposable amorphous products. The lithium-oxygen batteries assembled with 0.5 M C15 electrolyte show an increased discharge capacity from 4.0 mAh cm-2 to 5.7 mAh cm-2 and a low charge overpotential of 0.88 V during the whole lifespan at 0.05 mA cm-2. The batteries with 1 M C15 electrolyte can cycle stably for 140 cycles. Furthermore, the amorphous characteristic of Li2O2 product is preserved when matched with redox mediators such as LiI, with the charge polarization further decreasing to 0.74 V over a cycle life of 190 cycles. This provides new possibilities for electrolyte design to promote Li2O2 amorphization and reduce charge overpotential in lithium-oxygen batteries.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - (2024) vom: 24. Apr., Seite e202403521

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jiaxin [VerfasserIn]
You, Zichang [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Zhongqin [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Yuanfan [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Meifen [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Zhaoyin [VerfasserIn]

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Crown ether * Lithium-oxygen batteries * Discharge product regulation * Li2O2 amorphization
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Date Revised 24.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1002/anie.202403521

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NLM371435978