Fluoroethylene carbonate as an important component in electrolyte solutions for high-voltage lithium batteries: Role of surface chemistry on the cathode

Elena Markevich, Gregory Salitra, Katia Fridman, Ronit Sharabi, Gregory Gershinsky, Arnd Garsuch, Guenter Semrau, Michael A. Schmidt, Doron Aurbach

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Abstract

The effect of fluorinated ethylene carbonate (FEC) as a cosolvent in alkyl carbonates/LiPF6on the cycling performance of high-voltage (5 V) cathodes for Li-ion batteries was investigated using electrochemical tools, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM). An excellent cycling stability of LiCoPO4/Li, LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Si, and LiCoPO4/Si cells and a reasonable cycling of LiCoPO4/Si cells was achieved by replacing the commonly used cosolvent ethylene carbonate (EC) by FEC in electrolyte solutions for high-voltage Li-ion batteries. The roles of FEC in the improvement of the cycling performance of high-voltage Li-ion cells and of surface chemistry on the cathode are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7414-7424
Number of pages11
JournalLangmuir
Volume30
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2014

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