Tetraethylene glycol dimethylether-lithium bis(oxalate)borate (TEGDME-LiBOB) electrolyte is here studied. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements demonstrate that the electrolyte has conductivity higher than 10(-3) S cm(-1) at room temperature and about 10(-2) S cm(-1) at 60 degrees C, while thermogravimetry indicates a stability extending up to 180 degrees C. Sweep voltammetry of the electrolyte shows anodic stability extending over 4.6 V vs. Li and cathodic peak at about 1.5 V vs. Li/Li+, caused by a decomposition of LiBOB salt, and following prevented by using a pre-treated Sn-C anode. Furthermore, LiFePO4 electrode is successfully used as cathode in a lithium cell using the TEGDME-LiBOB electrolyte. The promising electrochemical results, the low cost and the very high safety level candidate the electrolyte here reported as a valid alternative to the conventional electrolyte based on fluorinated salts presently used in the lithium ion battery field. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A tetraethylene glycol dimethylether-lithium bis(oxalate)borate (TEGDME-LiBOB) electrolyte for advanced lithium ion batteries
HASSOUN, Jusef;
2012
Abstract
Tetraethylene glycol dimethylether-lithium bis(oxalate)borate (TEGDME-LiBOB) electrolyte is here studied. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements demonstrate that the electrolyte has conductivity higher than 10(-3) S cm(-1) at room temperature and about 10(-2) S cm(-1) at 60 degrees C, while thermogravimetry indicates a stability extending up to 180 degrees C. Sweep voltammetry of the electrolyte shows anodic stability extending over 4.6 V vs. Li and cathodic peak at about 1.5 V vs. Li/Li+, caused by a decomposition of LiBOB salt, and following prevented by using a pre-treated Sn-C anode. Furthermore, LiFePO4 electrode is successfully used as cathode in a lithium cell using the TEGDME-LiBOB electrolyte. The promising electrochemical results, the low cost and the very high safety level candidate the electrolyte here reported as a valid alternative to the conventional electrolyte based on fluorinated salts presently used in the lithium ion battery field. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
