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High‐Voltage Lithium‐Metal Batteries Enabled by Localized High‐Concentration Electrolytes
Author(s) -
Chen Shuru,
Zheng Jianming,
Mei Donghai,
Han Kee Sung,
Engelhard Mark H.,
Zhao Wengao,
Xu Wu,
Liu Jun,
Zhang JiGuang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201706102
Subject(s) - electrolyte , materials science , anode , faraday efficiency , lithium (medication) , electrochemistry , lithium metal , cathode , chemical engineering , supercapacitor , battery (electricity) , energy storage , ethylene carbonate , metal , conductivity , inorganic chemistry , electrode , chemistry , metallurgy , medicine , power (physics) , physics , engineering , endocrinology , quantum mechanics
Rechargeable lithium‐metal batteries (LMBs) are regarded as the “holy grail” of energy‐storage systems, but the electrolytes that are highly stable with both a lithium‐metal anode and high‐voltage cathodes still remain a great challenge. Here a novel “localized high‐concentration electrolyte” (HCE; 1.2 m lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a mixture of dimethyl carbonate/bis(2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl) ether (1:2 by mol)) is reported that enables dendrite‐free cycling of lithium‐metal anodes with high Coulombic efficiency (99.5%) and excellent capacity retention (>80% after 700 cycles) of Li||LiNi 1/3 Mn 1/3 Co 1/3 O 2 batteries. Unlike the HCEs reported before, the electrolyte reported in this work exhibits low concentration, low cost, low viscosity, improved conductivity, and good wettability that make LMBs closer to practical applications. The fundamental concept of “localized HCEs” developed in this work can also be applied to other battery systems, sensors, supercapacitors, and other electrochemical systems.