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- the present invention is in the field of battery technology and, more particularly, electrolyte formulations that address challenges encountered during the use of silicon anodes in lithium ion batteries.
- Lithium ion batteries enjoy relatively widespread use, but research continues into improving the energy density, capacity, and cycle life of these batteries.
- silicon has been used as an anode material to improve the energy density of lithium ion cells.
- Silicon anodes can provide high energy density to lithium ion batteries due to the high theoretical capacity of silicon, which is 4200 mAh/g.
- the silicon particles that make up the anode can undergo larges changes in their volume during battery cycling. The volumetric changes on lithiation and delithiation cycles can be as large as about 300%.
- silicon particles can fracture due to the large stresses in the material brought on by the large changes in volume during cycling. These fractures can result in electrically isolated particle fragments that can no longer contribute to the capacity during cycling. Even when silicon particles do not completely fracture, the large stresses in the anode material can result in cracks in the particle and delamination of the particle surface. These cracks and delaminations can result in portions of the active material being electrically isolated and unable to contribute to the capacity during cycling.
- SEI solid-electrolyte interphase
- the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) that forms on the surface of silicon anode particles tends to not be mechanically robust. The result is cracking and delamination of this thin SEI layer on the particles as the large volume changes occur. Therefore, more SEI must be formed on each cycle to replace the cracked or delaminated SEI. But, this is not ideal because forming SEI irreversibly consumes battery capacity and creates gas products. Generally, a stable SEI should be formed on the initial cycles and should not need to be reformed.
- Embodiments of the present invention are additives to electrolytes that enable the formation of comparatively more robust SEI films on silicon anodes.
- the SEI films in these embodiments are seen to be more robust in part because the batteries containing these materials have higher coulombic efficiency and longer cycle life than comparable batteries without such additives.
- Embodiments of the present invention include the methods of making such electrolytes using the additives disclosed herein, the methods of assembling batteries including such electrolytes using the additives disclosed herein, and using batteries including such electrolytes using the additives disclosed herein.
- Embodiments of the present invention include an electrochemical cell having a silicon based anode and a liquid electrolyte solution comprising an additive.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a lithium ion battery implemented according to an embodiment of the invention.
- a rate “C” refers to either (depending on context) the discharge current as a fraction or multiple relative to a “1 C” current value under which a battery (in a substantially fully charged state) would substantially fully discharge in one hour, or the charge current as a fraction or multiple relative to a “1 C” current value under which the battery (in a substantially fully discharged state) would substantially fully charge in one hour.
- NW refers generally to cathode materials containing LiNi x Mn y Co z O w and includes, but is not limited to, cathode materials containing LiNi 0.33 Mn 0.33 Co 0.33 O 2 .
- x+y+z 1 and 0 ⁇ w ⁇ 3.
- Ranges presented herein are inclusive of their endpoints.
- the range 1 to 3 includes the values 1 and 3 as well as the intermediate values.
- electrolyte solutions formulated to contain specific additive types can improve energy density, capacity, and cycle life of these batteries.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a lithium ion battery 100 implemented in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the battery 100 includes an anode 102 , a cathode 106 , and a separator 108 that is disposed between the anode 102 and the cathode 106 .
- the battery 100 also includes a high voltage electrolyte 104 , which is disposed within and between the anode 102 and the cathode 106 and remains stable during high voltage battery cycling.
- the operation of the battery 100 is based upon reversible intercalation and de-intercalation of lithium ions into and from host materials of the anode 102 and the cathode 106 .
- Other implementations of the battery 100 are contemplated, such as those based on conversion chemistry.
- the voltage of the battery 100 is based on redox potentials of the anode 102 and the cathode 106 , where lithium ions are accommodated or released at a lower potential in the former and a higher potential in the latter.
- the cathode 106 includes an active cathode material for high voltage operations at or above 4.3V.
- Silicon-containing anodes can provide a higher energy density than carbon-based anodes. While the theoretical capacity of a silicon anode is on the order of 4200 mAh/g, it is necessary to balance the high capacity of a silicon anode with the undesirable properties that a silicon anode can have. For example, a silicon anode can have relatively high changes in volume during a charge/discharge cycle. The volumetric changes in a silicon anode can be from 70% to 300% over the range of desired anode capacities. That is, for an anode where only a small portion of the silicon capacity is utilized, the silicon may experience a volumetric change on the order of about 70%.
- silicon anodes with capacities in the range of about 600 mAh/g to about 1200 mAh/g are matched with cathode materials having a similar capacity to yield a battery that demonstrates stable cycle life in the presence of an electrolyte containing additives discloses herein.
- the electrolyte additives disclosed herein provide an unexpected improvement in the capacity fade during cycling compared to the baseline formulations without such additives in batteries containing a silicon-based anode.
- Known batteries containing silicon anodes experience limited cycle life and poor coulombic efficiency.
- the deficiencies of known batteries containing silicon-based anode can be due to a loss of connectivity in the anode of the active silicon material.
- the loss of connectivity can be due to structural defects in the anode related to the large change in volume experienced by the anode.
- the large volumetric changes can result in cracking and/or delamination of the electrode.
- the large volumetric changes may be related to an unstable or ineffective SEI on the active silicon electrode.
- the SEI formed from an ethylene carbonate based electrolyte on a silicon anode may also be unstable or ineffective regardless of the volumetric changes experiences by a silicon-based anode.
- Certain additives disclosed herein improve the mechanical stability of the SEI formed in the presence of common electrolyte solvents such as ethylene carbonate.
- the additives disclosed herein provide surprising improvements to the performance of batteries containing silicon-based anodes. Unexpectedly, the additives do not demonstrate similar performance improvements in batteries having graphite anodes.
- the additives disclosed herein yield an electrolyte solution that provides an electrochemically and mechanically robust SEI.
- the additives disclosed herein yield an electrolyte solution that enables the SEI to withstand the relatively large volumetric expansions and contractions known to occur in silicon-based anodes. These additives enable both the anode and cathode to be chemically, electrochemically, and mechanically stable through multiple battery cycles.
- Certain additives disclosed in electrolyte formulations described herein are capable of enabling the formation of stable SEI with organic solvents such as ethylene carbonate. Based on prior uses of silicon anodes, it appears that electrolytes based on ethylene carbonate are inadequate for forming a stable SEI. Surprisingly, the additives disclosed herein can yield a stable SEI on a silicon-based anode when used in electrolyte formulations based on ethylene carbonate. Further, other solvent types may be used in conjunction with, or instead of, ethylene carbonate. For example, solvents including lactone, nitrile, sulfone, and carbonates groups may be useful.
- EC ethylene carbonate
- EC is understood to play an important role in the formation of a stable SEI on carbon anodes.
- EC also participates in SEI formation on silicon, but, as discussed above, the SEI formed on silicon anodes using conventional electrolytes (including EC) is not mechanically robust.
- the lack of mechanical robustness is evidenced by poor electrochemical performance, such as poor coulombic efficiency and poor cycle life.
- films that lack mechanical robustness may appear to be inhomogeneous and/or may appear to have physical defects.
- Mechanically robust SEI forms a stable film at the electrode/electrolyte interface.
- electrolyte additives disclosed herein improvement was demonstrated in full cells containing NMC cathodes and silicon alloy based anodes.
- the electrolyte formulations preferably contain EC.
- Certain additives can improve coulombic efficiency and cycle life by forming a more mechanically robust SEI layer on the silicon anode. This may be due to a more polymeric nature of the resulting SEI or a modified ratio of organic components as compared to inorganic components in the SEI.
- additives are organic additives that include a silicon-containing group, and certain of the additives are organic additives that include a fluorine-containing group,
- additives disclosed herein may react with the EC to increase the molecular weight of the SEI that forms on the anode.
- Certain additives may act in a way analogous to chain extenders in the context of polymer formulation and processing, thereby increasing the molecular weight and film forming capability of the SEI that is typically generated from the EC in a conventional electrolyte solution.
- the amount of additive can be expressed as a weight percent (wt %) of the total weight of the electrolyte formulation.
- the additive is present at an amount that is significantly lower than the amount of electrolyte salt present in the electrolyte formulation of the electrochemical cell.
- the concentration of additive in the electronic formulation is less than or equal to about 5 weight percent, more preferably less than or equal to about 4 weight percent, more preferably less than or equal to about 3 weight percent, and still more preferably less than or equal to about 2 weight percent.
- the concentration of additive in the electronic formulation is equal to about 6.0 wt %, 5.9 wt %, 5.8 wt %, 5.7 wt %, 5.6 wt %, 5.5 wt %, 5.4 wt %, 5.3 wt %, 5.2 wt %, 5.1 wt %, 5.0 wt %, 4.9 wt %, 4.8 wt %, 4.7 wt %, 4.6 wt %, 4.5 wt %, 4.4 wt %, 4.3 wt %, 4.2 wt %, 4.1 wt %, 4.0 wt %, 3.9 wt %, 3.8 wt %, 3.7 wt %, 3.6 wt %, 3.5 wt %, 3.4 wt %, 3.3 wt %, 3.2 wt %, 3.1
- the additive is substantially soluble in conventional electrolyte solvents.
- Battery cells were assembled in a high purity argon filled glove box (M-Braun, O 2 and humidity content ⁇ 0.1 ppm).
- a LiNi 0.33 Mn 0.33 Co 0.33 O 2 (NMC) cathode electrode and a silicon alloy anode electrode was used.
- NMC cathode electrode and a graphite anode electrode were used.
- Each battery cell includes a cathode film, a polypropylene separator, and composite anode film. Electrolyte components were formulated and added to the battery cell.
- Electrolyte Formulations Electrolyte formulations used as controls were made from one or more organic solvents and a lithium salt.
- Organic solvents ethylene carbonate (EC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) were blended at a 1:2 ratio, by volume, of EC:EMC.
- the lithium salt was LiPF 6 at a concentration of 1M.
- the electrolyte formulations containing additives were made from 1:2 ratio, by volume, of EC:EMC with 1M LiPF 6 at a variety of additive weight percentages.
- Solid-electrolyte interphase is formed during a formation cycle.
- the formation cycle was 12 hours open circuit voltage (OCV) hold, followed by a C/10 charge to 4.2 V with a constant voltage (CV) hold to C/20, and then a C/10 discharge to 2.8 V.
- OCV open circuit voltage
- CV constant voltage
- Table 1 presents the electrochemical performance of electrolyte formulations containing various additives according to certain combinations of the above structural representations as compared to a control electrolyte formulation.
- the additives were tested at formulations including 2 weight percent of the additive, 0.5 weight percent of the additive, and 0.25 weight percent of the additive, in each case with EC/EMC organic solvents.
- the cathode included NMC as the active material.
- the capacity retention at the two hundred fifth discharge cycle is presented in the far right column as a percentage of the capacity at the seventh test cycle.
- Table 1 demonstrates that certain additives in EC-containing formulations result in much improved cycle life at cycle 205.
- the electrolyte formulations containing certain of the additives resulted in improvement in the cycle life (that is, capacity retention) as compared to the prior art silicon anode systems.
- Table 2 presents the electrochemical performance of electrolyte formulations containing some of the same additives as Table 1, except the cells were operated at higher voltage.
- the cathode included NMC as the active material.
- the capacity retention at the two hundredth discharge cycle is presented in the far right column as a percentage of the capacity at the initial test cycle.
- Table 2 demonstrates that certain additives in EC-containing formulations result in much improved cycle life at cycle 200.
- the electrolyte formulations containing the additives resulted in improvement in the cycle life (that is, capacity retention) as compared to the control silicon anode systems.
- the data demonstrate that the additives showed no negative effect on initial discharge capacity.
- the additives disclosed herein may serve as strong oxidants, oxidizing and functionalizing silicon particle surfaces with an SiO X -enriched surface layer. Further, the additives may aid in balancing the inorganic and organic content of the SEI, which can promote a stable and robust SEI.
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- The present application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/381,323 filed on Aug. 30, 2016 entitled “Electrolyte Formulations for Lithium Ion Batteries,” the contents of which is incorporated by reference herein.
- This invention was made with government support under DOE EE0006453 awarded by the Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.
- The present invention is in the field of battery technology and, more particularly, electrolyte formulations that address challenges encountered during the use of silicon anodes in lithium ion batteries.
- Lithium ion batteries enjoy relatively widespread use, but research continues into improving the energy density, capacity, and cycle life of these batteries. For example, silicon has been used as an anode material to improve the energy density of lithium ion cells. Silicon anodes can provide high energy density to lithium ion batteries due to the high theoretical capacity of silicon, which is 4200 mAh/g. However, the silicon particles that make up the anode can undergo larges changes in their volume during battery cycling. The volumetric changes on lithiation and delithiation cycles can be as large as about 300%.
- These large volumetric changes in the silicon anode material can have negative effects on battery cycle life. A number of mechanisms may contribute to poor cycle life. For example, silicon particles can fracture due to the large stresses in the material brought on by the large changes in volume during cycling. These fractures can result in electrically isolated particle fragments that can no longer contribute to the capacity during cycling. Even when silicon particles do not completely fracture, the large stresses in the anode material can result in cracks in the particle and delamination of the particle surface. These cracks and delaminations can result in portions of the active material being electrically isolated and unable to contribute to the capacity during cycling.
- As another example of a failure mechanism, the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) that forms on the surface of silicon anode particles tends to not be mechanically robust. The result is cracking and delamination of this thin SEI layer on the particles as the large volume changes occur. Therefore, more SEI must be formed on each cycle to replace the cracked or delaminated SEI. But, this is not ideal because forming SEI irreversibly consumes battery capacity and creates gas products. Generally, a stable SEI should be formed on the initial cycles and should not need to be reformed.
- Thus, there exists a need for an electrolyte formulation for silicon anodes in a lithium ion battery that improves cycle life by forming a more mechanically robust SEI. These and other challenges can be addressed by certain embodiments of the invention described herein.
- Embodiments of the present invention are additives to electrolytes that enable the formation of comparatively more robust SEI films on silicon anodes. The SEI films in these embodiments are seen to be more robust in part because the batteries containing these materials have higher coulombic efficiency and longer cycle life than comparable batteries without such additives.
- Embodiments of the present invention include the methods of making such electrolytes using the additives disclosed herein, the methods of assembling batteries including such electrolytes using the additives disclosed herein, and using batteries including such electrolytes using the additives disclosed herein.
- Embodiments of the present invention include an electrochemical cell having a silicon based anode and a liquid electrolyte solution comprising an additive.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a lithium ion battery implemented according to an embodiment of the invention. - The following definitions apply to some of the aspects described with respect to some embodiments of the invention. These definitions may likewise be expanded upon herein. Each term is further explained and exemplified throughout the description, figures, and examples. Any interpretation of the terms in this description should take into account the full description, figures, and examples presented herein.
- The singular terms “a,” “an,” and “the” include the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to an object can include multiple objects unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
- The terms “substantially” and “substantial” refer to a considerable degree or extent. When used in conjunction with an event or circumstance, the terms can refer to instances in which the event or circumstance occurs precisely as well as instances in which the event or circumstance occurs to a close approximation, such as accounting for typical tolerance levels or variability of the embodiments described herein.
- The term “about” refers to the range of values approximately near the given value in order to account for typical tolerance levels, measurement precision, or other variability of the embodiments described herein.
- A rate “C” refers to either (depending on context) the discharge current as a fraction or multiple relative to a “1 C” current value under which a battery (in a substantially fully charged state) would substantially fully discharge in one hour, or the charge current as a fraction or multiple relative to a “1 C” current value under which the battery (in a substantially fully discharged state) would substantially fully charge in one hour.
- The term “NNW” refers generally to cathode materials containing LiNixMnyCozOw and includes, but is not limited to, cathode materials containing LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2. Typically, x+y+z=1 and 0<w<3.
- Ranges presented herein are inclusive of their endpoints. Thus, for example, the range 1 to 3 includes the values 1 and 3 as well as the intermediate values.
- In some embodiments disclosed herein, electrolyte solutions formulated to contain specific additive types can improve energy density, capacity, and cycle life of these batteries.
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FIG. 1 illustrates alithium ion battery 100 implemented in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Thebattery 100 includes ananode 102, acathode 106, and aseparator 108 that is disposed between theanode 102 and thecathode 106. In the illustrated embodiment, thebattery 100 also includes ahigh voltage electrolyte 104, which is disposed within and between theanode 102 and thecathode 106 and remains stable during high voltage battery cycling. - The operation of the
battery 100 is based upon reversible intercalation and de-intercalation of lithium ions into and from host materials of theanode 102 and thecathode 106. Other implementations of thebattery 100 are contemplated, such as those based on conversion chemistry. Referring toFIG. 1 , the voltage of thebattery 100 is based on redox potentials of theanode 102 and thecathode 106, where lithium ions are accommodated or released at a lower potential in the former and a higher potential in the latter. To allow both a higher energy density and a higher voltage platform to deliver that energy, thecathode 106 includes an active cathode material for high voltage operations at or above 4.3V. - Silicon-containing anodes can provide a higher energy density than carbon-based anodes. While the theoretical capacity of a silicon anode is on the order of 4200 mAh/g, it is necessary to balance the high capacity of a silicon anode with the undesirable properties that a silicon anode can have. For example, a silicon anode can have relatively high changes in volume during a charge/discharge cycle. The volumetric changes in a silicon anode can be from 70% to 300% over the range of desired anode capacities. That is, for an anode where only a small portion of the silicon capacity is utilized, the silicon may experience a volumetric change on the order of about 70%. In contrast, for an anode where a comparatively high portion of the silicon capacity is utilized, the silicon may experience a volumetric change on the order of about 300%. In certain embodiments disclosed herein, silicon anodes with capacities in the range of about 600 mAh/g to about 1200 mAh/g are matched with cathode materials having a similar capacity to yield a battery that demonstrates stable cycle life in the presence of an electrolyte containing additives discloses herein. The electrolyte additives disclosed herein provide an unexpected improvement in the capacity fade during cycling compared to the baseline formulations without such additives in batteries containing a silicon-based anode.
- Known batteries containing silicon anodes experience limited cycle life and poor coulombic efficiency. The deficiencies of known batteries containing silicon-based anode can be due to a loss of connectivity in the anode of the active silicon material. The loss of connectivity can be due to structural defects in the anode related to the large change in volume experienced by the anode. The large volumetric changes can result in cracking and/or delamination of the electrode. Also, the large volumetric changes may be related to an unstable or ineffective SEI on the active silicon electrode. Further, the SEI formed from an ethylene carbonate based electrolyte on a silicon anode may also be unstable or ineffective regardless of the volumetric changes experiences by a silicon-based anode.
- Certain additives disclosed herein improve the mechanical stability of the SEI formed in the presence of common electrolyte solvents such as ethylene carbonate. The additives disclosed herein provide surprising improvements to the performance of batteries containing silicon-based anodes. Unexpectedly, the additives do not demonstrate similar performance improvements in batteries having graphite anodes.
- The additives disclosed herein yield an electrolyte solution that provides an electrochemically and mechanically robust SEI. The additives disclosed herein yield an electrolyte solution that enables the SEI to withstand the relatively large volumetric expansions and contractions known to occur in silicon-based anodes. These additives enable both the anode and cathode to be chemically, electrochemically, and mechanically stable through multiple battery cycles.
- Certain additives disclosed in electrolyte formulations described herein are capable of enabling the formation of stable SEI with organic solvents such as ethylene carbonate. Based on prior uses of silicon anodes, it appears that electrolytes based on ethylene carbonate are inadequate for forming a stable SEI. Surprisingly, the additives disclosed herein can yield a stable SEI on a silicon-based anode when used in electrolyte formulations based on ethylene carbonate. Further, other solvent types may be used in conjunction with, or instead of, ethylene carbonate. For example, solvents including lactone, nitrile, sulfone, and carbonates groups may be useful.
- Prior art electrolyte formulations for silicon anodes, and for the more common carbon anodes, contain ethylene carbonate (EC). EC is understood to play an important role in the formation of a stable SEI on carbon anodes. EC also participates in SEI formation on silicon, but, as discussed above, the SEI formed on silicon anodes using conventional electrolytes (including EC) is not mechanically robust. The lack of mechanical robustness is evidenced by poor electrochemical performance, such as poor coulombic efficiency and poor cycle life. Physically, films that lack mechanical robustness may appear to be inhomogeneous and/or may appear to have physical defects. Mechanically robust SEI forms a stable film at the electrode/electrolyte interface.
- Using electrolyte additives disclosed herein, improvement was demonstrated in full cells containing NMC cathodes and silicon alloy based anodes. The electrolyte formulations preferably contain EC. Certain additives can improve coulombic efficiency and cycle life by forming a more mechanically robust SEI layer on the silicon anode. This may be due to a more polymeric nature of the resulting SEI or a modified ratio of organic components as compared to inorganic components in the SEI.
- Certain of the additives are organic additives that include a silicon-containing group, and certain of the additives are organic additives that include a fluorine-containing group,
- Without being bound to any particular hypothesis or mechanism of action, some of the additives disclosed herein may react with the EC to increase the molecular weight of the SEI that forms on the anode. Certain additives may act in a way analogous to chain extenders in the context of polymer formulation and processing, thereby increasing the molecular weight and film forming capability of the SEI that is typically generated from the EC in a conventional electrolyte solution.
- The amount of additive can be expressed as a weight percent (wt %) of the total weight of the electrolyte formulation. In certain embodiments of the invention, the additive is present at an amount that is significantly lower than the amount of electrolyte salt present in the electrolyte formulation of the electrochemical cell. In certain embodiments of the invention, the concentration of additive in the electronic formulation is less than or equal to about 5 weight percent, more preferably less than or equal to about 4 weight percent, more preferably less than or equal to about 3 weight percent, and still more preferably less than or equal to about 2 weight percent.
- In certain embodiments of the invention, the concentration of additive in the electronic formulation is equal to about 6.0 wt %, 5.9 wt %, 5.8 wt %, 5.7 wt %, 5.6 wt %, 5.5 wt %, 5.4 wt %, 5.3 wt %, 5.2 wt %, 5.1 wt %, 5.0 wt %, 4.9 wt %, 4.8 wt %, 4.7 wt %, 4.6 wt %, 4.5 wt %, 4.4 wt %, 4.3 wt %, 4.2 wt %, 4.1 wt %, 4.0 wt %, 3.9 wt %, 3.8 wt %, 3.7 wt %, 3.6 wt %, 3.5 wt %, 3.4 wt %, 3.3 wt %, 3.2 wt %, 3.1 wt %, 3.0 wt %, 2.9 wt %, 2.8 wt %, 2.7 wt %, 2.6 wt %, 2.5 wt %, 2.4 wt %, 2.3 wt %, 2.2 wt %, 2.1 wt %, 2.0 wt %, 1.9 wt %, 1.8 wt %, 1.7 wt %, 1.6 wt %, 1.5 wt %, 1.4 wt %, 1.3 wt %, 1.2 wt %, 1.1 wt %, 1.0 wt %, 0.9 wt %, 0.8 wt %, 0.7 wt %, 0.6 wt %, 0.5 wt %, 0.4 wt %, 0.3 wt %, 0.2 wt %, or 0.1 wt %.
- In preferred embodiments, the additive is substantially soluble in conventional electrolyte solvents.
- Battery Cell Assembly.
- Battery cells were assembled in a high purity argon filled glove box (M-Braun, O2 and humidity content <0.1 ppm). A LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2(NMC) cathode electrode and a silicon alloy anode electrode was used. For control cells, an NMC cathode electrode and a graphite anode electrode were used. Each battery cell includes a cathode film, a polypropylene separator, and composite anode film. Electrolyte components were formulated and added to the battery cell.
- Electrolyte Formulations. Electrolyte formulations used as controls were made from one or more organic solvents and a lithium salt. Organic solvents ethylene carbonate (EC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) were blended at a 1:2 ratio, by volume, of EC:EMC. The lithium salt was LiPF6 at a concentration of 1M. The electrolyte formulations containing additives were made from 1:2 ratio, by volume, of EC:EMC with 1M LiPF6 at a variety of additive weight percentages.
- SEI Formation.
- Solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is formed during a formation cycle. For the cells tested herein, the formation cycle was 12 hours open circuit voltage (OCV) hold, followed by a C/10 charge to 4.2 V with a constant voltage (CV) hold to C/20, and then a C/10 discharge to 2.8 V.
- Cycle Life Testing.
- For lower voltage cycle life testing, cycling was continued at C/3 charge to 4.2 V with a CV hold to C/20 followed by a C/3 discharge to 2.8 V. For higher voltage cycle life testing, cycling between 4.45 V and 3.0 V. In the tables presented herein, the performance metrics are calculated from the average of two tested cells.
- Table 1 presents the electrochemical performance of electrolyte formulations containing various additives according to certain combinations of the above structural representations as compared to a control electrolyte formulation. The additives were tested at formulations including 2 weight percent of the additive, 0.5 weight percent of the additive, and 0.25 weight percent of the additive, in each case with EC/EMC organic solvents. The cathode included NMC as the active material. The capacity retention at the two hundred fifth discharge cycle is presented in the far right column as a percentage of the capacity at the seventh test cycle.
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TABLE 1 Performance of electrolyte additives in EC based electrolyte with silicon anode Cycle 7 Cycle 205 Capacity Conc. Capacity Capacity retention Additive (%) (mAh/g) (mAh/g) (%) None 0 139 70 53.0 mono-(trimethylsilyl) 0.5 140 102 72.6 phosphite tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite 2 136 109 80.1 tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate 2 123 114 92.7 tris(trimethylsilyl)borate 99% 0.5 142 93 65.5 maleic anhydride 0.5 136.2 67 49.1 tris(trimethylsiloxy) 0.5 137 84 61.3 vinylsilane tris(trimethylsilyl)silane 0.5 132 102 77.3 tris(trimethylsilyl)borate 99% 2 138 101 73.2 D(+)glucose 0.5 138 67 48.7 tris(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) 0.5 135 84 62.2 phosphite bis(triphenylphosphine) 2 138 79 57.2 copper tetrahydroborate diphenylsilane 0.5 140 79 56.3 vinyltrimethoxysilane 0.5 137 74 54.0 trihexadecylborate 0.5 139 77 55.4 nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate 0.25 134 100 74.6 methyl 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl 2 141 72 51.1 carbonate 4-tert-butyl-2,6- 0.5 127 74 58.0 dimethylphenylsulfur trifluoride trimethylsilyl polyphosphate 2 136 90 66.2 diallyl phosphite 0.5 137 49 35.7 - Table 1 demonstrates that certain additives in EC-containing formulations result in much improved cycle life at cycle 205. The electrolyte formulations containing certain of the additives resulted in improvement in the cycle life (that is, capacity retention) as compared to the prior art silicon anode systems.
- Table 2 presents the electrochemical performance of electrolyte formulations containing some of the same additives as Table 1, except the cells were operated at higher voltage. The cathode included NMC as the active material. The capacity retention at the two hundredth discharge cycle is presented in the far right column as a percentage of the capacity at the initial test cycle.
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TABLE 2 Performance of electrolyte additives in EC based electrolyte with silicon anode at higher cell voltage Initial Cycle Cycle Capacity 200 200 at Capacity Capacity Conc. 0.33 C (mAh/ retention Additive (%) (mAh/g) g) (%) None 0.0 158.2 93.0 58.9 FEC 2 160.8 123.8 77.0 tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite 2 160.1 135.6 84.7 mono-(trimethylsilyl) phosphite 0.5 163.4 135.5 82.9 tris(trimethylsiloxy) ethylene 2 150.8 138.2 91.7 - Table 2 demonstrates that certain additives in EC-containing formulations result in much improved cycle life at cycle 200. The electrolyte formulations containing the additives resulted in improvement in the cycle life (that is, capacity retention) as compared to the control silicon anode systems. Finally, the data demonstrate that the additives showed no negative effect on initial discharge capacity.
- Without being bound to any particular hypothesis or mechanism of action, the additives disclosed herein may serve as strong oxidants, oxidizing and functionalizing silicon particle surfaces with an SiOX-enriched surface layer. Further, the additives may aid in balancing the inorganic and organic content of the SEI, which can promote a stable and robust SEI.
- While the invention has been described with reference to the specific embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation, material, composition of matter, method, or process to the objective, spirit and scope of the invention. All such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the claims appended hereto. In particular, while the methods disclosed herein have been described with reference to particular operations performed in a particular order, it will be understood that these operations may be combined, sub-divided, or re-ordered to form an equivalent method without departing from the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, unless specifically indicated herein, the order and grouping of the operations are not limitations of the invention.
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