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Lithium hexamethyldisilazide as electrolyte additive for efficient cycling of high-voltage non-aqueous lithium metal batteries

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  • Danfeng Zhang

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Ming Liu

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Jiabin Ma

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Ke Yang

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Zhen Chen

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Kaikai Li

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology)

  • Chen Zhang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yinping Wei

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Min Zhou

    (East China University of Science and Technology)

  • Peng Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yuanbiao He

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Wei Lv

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Quan-Hong Yang

    (Tianjin University)

  • Feiyu Kang

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Yan-Bing He

    (Tsinghua University)

Abstract

High-voltage lithium metal batteries suffer from poor cycling stability caused by the detrimental effect on the cathode of the water moisture present in the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solution, especially at high operating temperatures (e.g., ≥60 °C). To circumvent this issue, here we report lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS) as an electrolyte additive. We demonstrate that the addition of a 0.6 wt% of LiHMDS in a typical fluorine-containing carbonate-based non-aqueous electrolyte solution enables a stable Li||LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) coin cell operation up to 1000 or 500 cycles applying a high cut-off cell voltage of 4.5 V in the 25 °C−60 °C temperature range. The LiHMDS acts as a scavenger for hydrofluoric acid and water and facilitates the formation of an (electro)chemical robust cathode|electrolyte interphase (CEI). The LiHMDS-derived CEI prevents the Ni dissolution of NCM811, mitigates the irreversible phase transformation from layered structure to rock-salt phase and suppresses the side reactions with the electrolyte solution.

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  • Danfeng Zhang & Ming Liu & Jiabin Ma & Ke Yang & Zhen Chen & Kaikai Li & Chen Zhang & Yinping Wei & Min Zhou & Peng Wang & Yuanbiao He & Wei Lv & Quan-Hong Yang & Feiyu Kang & Yan-Bing He, 2022. "Lithium hexamethyldisilazide as electrolyte additive for efficient cycling of high-voltage non-aqueous lithium metal batteries," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-34717-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34717-4
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