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The Lithium–Oxygen Battery with Ether‐Based Electrolytes
Author(s) -
Freunberger Stefan A.,
Chen Yuhui,
Drewett Nicholas E.,
Hardwick Laurence J.,
Bardé Fanny,
Bruce Peter G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201102357
Subject(s) - electrolyte , battery (electricity) , lithium (medication) , ether , decomposition , chemistry , computer science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , psychology , thermodynamics , electrode , power (physics) , psychiatry
Electrolyte puts up a fight : The electrolyte is one of the greatest challenges facing the development of the non‐aqueous Li–O 2 battery. Although ether‐based electrolytes do from Li 2 O 2 on the first discharge, it is shown by various techniques that they also decompose and that decomposition increases while Li 2 O 2 decreases on cycling (see picture). Thus, these electrolytes are not suitable.