Long-Chain Ionic Liquid Additive Inhibits Dendrite Growth in Lithium Metal Battery

Minrong Guan, Yongxin Huang*

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Abstract

Lithium (Li) metal is considered to be one of the promising anode materials because of its light mass, low potential, and high theoretical specific capacity, however, dendritic growth and low battery coulomb efficiency will shorten the life of lithium metal battery (LMB). To solve this problem, adding film-forming additives to the LMB electrolyte to control the composition of the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) is a simple and effective method of lithium anode modification. Herein, this work homogenizes lithium deposition by adding a long-chain ionic liquid (IL) surface-active additive [C16MIM]BF4 to take advantage of the electrostatic shielding effect of the long-chain, at the same time, the anion group is reacted into BN, which inhibits electron transport and electrolyte degradation, both of them inhibit the growth of lithium dendrite. Stable cycling of symmetric Li||Li cells for 600 h was achieved by adding the additive to the electrolyte, and the LiFePO4||Li cells exhibited a lower polarization (51 mV) and a reversible capacity of 165.47 mAh g−1 after 30 cycles compared to the blank sample, which was highly compatible with LiFePO4.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on New Energy and Electrical Technology
EditorsWenping Cao, Cungang Hu, Xiangping Chen
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages298-303
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789819905522
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event3rd International Symposium on New Energy and Electrical Technology, ISNEET 2022 - Anyang, China
Duration: 25 Aug 202227 Aug 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1017 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference3rd International Symposium on New Energy and Electrical Technology, ISNEET 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityAnyang
Period25/08/2227/08/22

Keywords

  • Additive
  • Ionic liquid
  • Lithium metal battery

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