A new ether-based electrolyte for dendrite-free lithium-metal based rechargeable batteries
10.1038/srep21771
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Abstract

AbstractA new ether-based electrolyte to match lithium metal electrode is prepared by introducing 1, 4-dioxane as co-solvent into lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide/1,2-dimethoxyethane solution. Under the synergetic effect of solvents and salt, this simple liquid electrolyte presents stable Li cycling with dendrite-free Li deposition even at relatively high current rate, high coulombic efficiency of ca. 98%, and good anodic stability up to ~4.87 V vs Li RE. Its excellent performance will open up a new possibility for high energy-density rechargeable Li metal battery system.

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Miao, R., Yang, J., Xu, Z., Wang, J., Nuli, Y., & Sun, L. (2016). A new ether-based electrolyte for dendrite-free lithium-metal based rechargeable batteries. Scientific Reports, 6(1).

Authors 6
  1. Rongrong Miao (first)
  2. Jun Yang (additional)
  3. Zhixin Xu (additional)
  4. Jiulin Wang (additional)
  5. Yanna Nuli (additional)
  6. Limin Sun (additional)
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@article{Miao_2016, title={A new ether-based electrolyte for dendrite-free lithium-metal based rechargeable batteries}, volume={6}, ISSN={2045-2322}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep21771}, DOI={10.1038/srep21771}, number={1}, journal={Scientific Reports}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Miao, Rongrong and Yang, Jun and Xu, Zhixin and Wang, Jiulin and Nuli, Yanna and Sun, Limin}, year={2016}, month=feb }