A strategy to make high voltage LiCoO2 compatible with polyethylene oxide electrolyte in all-solid-state lithium ion batteries

Jun Ma, Zhaolin Liu, Bingbing Chen, Longlong Wang, Liping Yue, Haisheng Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Zhihong Liu, Guanglei Cui

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Abstract

Interface stability between cathode and electrolyte is closely related to the interface resistance and electrochemical performance of all-solid-state lithium ion batteries (LIBs). However, the significant interface issues between cathode and all-solid-state polymer electrolyte have been researched rarely. Here, we demonstrate that severe interface decomposition reactions occur continually and deteriorate the cycling life of high voltage LiCoO2/cellulose-supported poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB)/Li battery between 2.5 and 4.45 V vs. Li/Li+. To improve the interface stability between LiCoO2 and PEO-LiDFOB electrolyte, we modify the LiCoO2 surface by a thin layer of high ionic conducting and electrochemical oxidation resistant poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) (PECA) through in-situ polymerization method. The PECA coating layer significantly suppresses the continuous decomposition of lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB) salt in PEO electrolyte. As a result, the PECA-coated LiCoO2/PEOLiDFOB/ Li battery shows decreased interface resistance and enhanced cycling stability. This work will enlighten the understanding of interface stability and enrich the modification strategy between cathode and polymer electrolyte as well as boost the further development of all-solid-state LIBs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)A3454-A3461
JournalJournal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume164
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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Funding

This work was financially supported by the funding from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51502319), “135” Projects Fund of CAS-QIBEBT Director Innovation Foundation, the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (grant No. XDA09010105), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2017M612366), the Think-Tank Mutual Fund of Qingdao Energy Storage Industry Scientific Research, the Qingdao Science and Technology Program (17-1-1-26-jch), and Qingdao Key Lab of Solar Energy Utilization & Energy Storage Technology. The authors declare no competing financial interest.

FundersFunder number
CAS-QIBEBT
Qingdao Science and Technology Program17-1-1-26-jch
National Natural Science Foundation of China51502319
Chinese Academy of SciencesXDA09010105
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation2017M612366

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