Abstract
Batteries with Li metal anodes have the desirable feature of high energy density; however, the notorious problem of Li dendrite formation has impeded their practical applications. Herein, we present a versatile single-ion electrolyte, which is achieved by a different strategy of coordinating the anions in the electrolyte on the open metal sites of a metal organic framework. Further investigations of the activation energy and theoretical quantum mechanical calculations suggest that Li ion transport inside the pores of Cu-MOF-74 is via a Grotthuss-like mechanism where the charge is transported by coordinated hopping of Li ions between the perchlorate groups. This single-ion electrolyte is versatile and has wide applications. When the single-ion electrolyte is used for Li-Li symmetric cells and Li-LiFePO4 full cells, Li dendrites are suppressed. As a result, an ultralong cycle life is achieved for both cells. In addition, when the single-ion electrolyte is assembled into Li-LiMn2O4 batteries, the dissolution of Mn2+ into the electrolyte is suppressed even at elevated temperatures, and a long cycle life with improved capacity retention is achieved for Li-LiMn2O4 batteries. Finally, when the single-ion electrolyte is applied to Li-O2 batteries, an improved cycle life with reduced overpotential is also achieved.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2741-2750 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Energy and Environmental Science |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We acknowledge funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21622303), National Key R&D Programme of China (2018YFE0201702), the State Key Basic Research Program of China (2016YFA0203302), and the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DE-FG02-17ER16362).
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