Solubility-mediated sustained release enabling nitrate additive in carbonate electrolytes for stable lithium metal anode

Yayuan Liu; Dingchang Lin; Yuzhang Li; Guangxu Chen; Allen Pei; Oliver Nix; Yanbin Li; Yi Cui

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06077-5

Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Solubility-mediated sustained release enabling nitrate additive in carbonate electrolytes for stable lithium metal anode

Yayuan Liu,
Dingchang Lin,
Yuzhang Li,
Guangxu Chen,
Allen Pei,
Oliver Nix,
Yanbin Li,
Yi Cui

Affiliations

Yayuan Liu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Dingchang Lin: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Yuzhang Li: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Guangxu Chen: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Allen Pei: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Oliver Nix: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Yanbin Li: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Yi Cui: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06077-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is one of the governing factors for the reversibility of Li metal anode. Here, the authors reveal the impact of nitrate additive on the SEI in carbonate electrolytes, and demonstrate a method to overcome the solubility limitation of nitrate.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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