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Yuan Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Bang KT, Tian Y, Dang Z, Gu M, Wang R, Tao R, Lu Y, Wang Y, Kim Y. Highly Conductive Imidazolate Covalent Organic Frameworks with Ether Chains as Solid Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402202. [PMID: 38375743 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based electrolytes are often used for Li+ conduction as they can dissociate the Li salts efficiently. However, high entanglement of the chains and lack of pathways for rapid ion diffusion limit their applications in advanced batteries. Recent developments in ionic covalent organic frameworks (iCOFs) showed that their highly ordered structures provide efficient pathways for Li+ transport, solving the limitations of traditional PEO-based electrolytes. Here, we present imidazolate COFs, PI-TMEFB-COFs, having methoxyethoxy chains, synthesized by Debus-Radziszewski multicomponent reactions and their ionized form, Li+@PI-TMEFB-COFs, showing a high Li+ conductivity of 8.81 mS cm-1 and a transference number of 0.974. The mechanism for such excellent electrochemical properties is that methoxyethoxy chains dissociate LiClO4, making free Li+, then those Li+ are transported through the imidazolate COFs' pores. The synthesized Li+@PI-TMEFB-COFs formed a stable interface with Li metal. Thus, employing Li+@PI-TMEFB-COFs as the solid electrolyte to assemble LiFePO4 batteries showed an initial discharge capacity of 119.2 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C, and 82.0 % capacity and 99.9 % Coulombic efficiency were maintained after 400 cycles. These results show that iCOFs with ether chains synthesized via multicomponent reactions can create a new chapter for making solid electrolytes for advanced rechargeable batteries.
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- Yufei Yuan
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- University of Michigan-, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- University of Michigan-, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- University of Michigan-, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China
- Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, 325006, Wenzhou, China
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- University of Michigan-, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Forster-Tonigold K, Kim J, Bansmann J, Groß A, Buchner F. Model Studies on the Formation of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase: Reaction of Li with Ultrathin Adsorbed Ionic-Liquid Films and Co 3 O 4 (111) Thin Films. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:441-454. [PMID: 33373085 PMCID: PMC7986933 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202001033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
In this work we aim towards the molecular understanding of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation at the electrode electrolyte interface (EEI). Herein, we investigated the interaction between the battery‐relevant ionic liquid (IL) 1‐butyl‐1‐methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BMP‐TFSI), Li and a Co3O4(111) thin film model anode grown on Ir(100) as a model study of the SEI formation in Li‐ion batteries (LIBs). We employed mostly X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) in combination with dispersion‐corrected density functional theory calculations (DFT‐D3). If the surface is pre‐covered by BMP‐TFSI species (model electrolyte), post‐deposition of Li (Li+ ion shuttle) reveals thermodynamically favorable TFSI decomposition products such as LiCN, Li2NSO2CF3, LiF, Li2S, Li2O2, Li2O, but also kinetic products like Li2NCH3C4H9 or LiNCH3C4H9 of BMP. Simultaneously, Li adsorption and/or lithiation of Co3O4(111) to LinCo3O4 takes place due to insertion via step edges or defects; a partial transformation to CoO cannot be excluded. Formation of Co0 could not be observed in the experiment indicating that surface reaction products and inserted/adsorbed Li at the step edges may inhibit or slow down further Li diffusion into the bulk. This study provides detailed insights of the SEI formation at the EEI, which might be crucial for the improvement of future batteries.
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- Katrin Forster-Tonigold
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Lu Y, Chen W, Wang Y, Huo F, Dong Y, Wei L, He H. Research Progress on the Preparation and Properties of Two Dimensional Structure of Ionic Liquids. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/a20100475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tamijani AA, Bjorklund JL, Augustine LJ, Catalano JG, Mason SE. Density Functional Theory and Thermodynamics Modeling of Inner-Sphere Oxyanion Adsorption on the Hydroxylated α-Al 2O 3(001) Surface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:13166-13180. [PMID: 32946243 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The inner-sphere adsorption of AsO43-, PO43-, and SO42- on the hydroxylated α-Al2O3(001) surface was modeled with the goal of adapting a density functional theory (DFT) and thermodynamics framework for calculating the adsorption energetics. While DFT is a reliable method for predicting various properties of solids, including crystalline materials comprised of hundreds (or even thousands) of atoms, adding aqueous energetics in heterogeneous systems poses steep challenges for modeling. This is in part due to the fact that environmentally relevant variations in the chemical surroundings cannot be captured atomistically without increasing the system size beyond tractable limits. The DFT + thermodynamics approach to this conundrum is to combine the DFT total energies with tabulated solution-phase data and Nernst-based corrective terms to incorporate experimentally tunable parameters such as concentration. Central to this approach is the design of thermodynamic cycles that partition the overall reaction (here, inner-sphere adsorption proceeding via ligand exchange) into elementary steps that can either be fully calculated or for which tabulated data are available. The ultimate goal is to develop a modeling framework that takes into account subtleties of the substrate (such as adsorption-induced surface relaxation) and energies associated with the aqueous environment such that adsorption at mineral-water interfaces can be reliably predicted, allowing for comparisons in the denticity and protonation state of the adsorbing species. Based on the relative amount of experimental information available for AsO43-, PO43-, and SO42- adsorbates and the well-characterized hydroxylated α-Al2O3(001) surface, these systems are chosen to form a basis for assessing the model predictions. We discuss how the DFT + thermodynamics results are in line with the experimental information about the oxyanion sorption behavior. Additionally, a vibrational analysis was conducted for the charge-neutral oxyanion complexes and is compared to the available experimental findings to discern the inner-sphere adsorption phonon modes. The DFT + thermodynamics framework used here is readily extendable to other chemical processes at solid-liquid interfaces, and we discuss future directions for modeling surface processes at mineral-water and environmental interfaces.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52245, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52245, United States
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52245, United States
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Weber I, Kim J, Buchner F, Schnaidt J, Behm RJ. Surface Science and Electrochemical Model Studies on the Interaction of Graphite and Li-Containing Ionic Liquids. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:2589-2601. [PMID: 32196973 PMCID: PMC7317785 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The process of solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation is systematically investigated along with its chemical composition on carbon electrodes in an ionic liquid-based, Li-containing electrolyte in a combined surface science and electrochemical model study using highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and binder-free graphite powder electrodes (Mage) as model systems. The chemical decomposition process is explored by deposition of Li on a pre-deposited multilayer film of 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([BMP][TFSI]) under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. Electrochemical SEI formation is induced by and monitored during potential cycling in [BMP][TFSI]+0.1 m LiTFSI. The chemical composition of the resulting layers is characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), both at the surface and in deeper layers, closer to the electrode|SEI interface, after partial removal of the film by Ar+ ion sputtering. Clear differences between chemical and electrochemical SEI formation, and also between SEI formation on HOPG and Mage electrodes, are observed and discussed.
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- Isabella Weber
- Helmholtz-Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy StorageHelmholtzstraße 1189081UlmGermany
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and CatalysisUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)P.O. Box 364076021KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and CatalysisUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and CatalysisUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
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- Helmholtz-Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy StorageHelmholtzstraße 1189081UlmGermany
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and CatalysisUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)P.O. Box 364076021KarlsruheGermany
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- Helmholtz-Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy StorageHelmholtzstraße 1189081UlmGermany
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and CatalysisUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
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Kim J, Weber I, Buchner F, Schnaidt J, Behm RJ. Surface chemistry and electrochemistry of an ionic liquid and lithium on Li4Ti5O12(111)—A model study of the anode|electrolyte interface. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:134704. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5119765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Jihyun Kim
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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Bozorgchenani M, Buchner F, Forster-Tonigold K, Kim J, Groß A, Behm RJ. Adsorption of Ultrathin Ethylene Carbonate Films on Pristine and Lithiated Graphite and Their Interaction with Li. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:8451-8463. [PMID: 29943996 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Aiming at a better understanding of the solid-electrolyte interphase formation in Li-ion batteries, we have investigated the interaction of ultrathin films of ethylene carbonate (EC), which is a key solvent of battery electrolytes, with pristine and lithiated highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and with postdeposited Li. Employing X-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy as well as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy under ultrahigh-vacuum conditions, in combination with density functional theory (DFT)-based calculations, we find that EC adsorbs molecularly intact on pristine HOPG in the entire temperature range between 80 K and desorption at 200 K. Features in the ultraviolet photoelectron spectra could be related to the molecular orbitals of EC obtained from DFT calculations, and a similar adsorption/desorption behavior is obtained also on lithiated HOPG. In contrast, stepwise postdeposition of ∼0.5 and one monolayer of Li0 on a preadsorbed EC adlayer leads not only to stabilization of Li+/Liδ+ at the surface, possibly as adsorbed Li+(EC) n species, but also to EC decomposition, forming products such as Li2CO3, ROCO2Li (CH2OCO2Li)2, and Li2O. Consequences on the electronic surface properties and on the stabilization of the resulting adlayer are discussed. Upon annealing up to room temperature, some residual Li-containing decomposition products remain on the surface, which is considered as the initial stage of the solid|electrolyte interphase formation at the electrode|electrolyte interface.
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- Maral Bozorgchenani
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis , Ulm University , Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis , Ulm University , Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU) , Helmholtzstraße 11 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU) , Helmholtzstraße 11 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe , Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis , Ulm University , Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU) , Helmholtzstraße 11 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Ulm University , Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis , Ulm University , Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU) , Helmholtzstraße 11 , D-89081 Ulm , Germany
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Perkin S, Kirchner B, Fayer MD. Preface: Special Topic on Chemical Physics of Ionic Liquids. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:193501. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5039492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Susan Perkin
- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Universität Bonn, Beringstr. 4, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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