Aminoalkylsilanes with oligo(ethylene oxide) units were designed and synthesized as multifunctional electrolyte additives for lithium-ion batteries. The chemical structures were fully characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and their thermal properties, viscosities, electrochemical windows, and ionic conductivities were systematically measured. With adding one of these compounds (1 vol. %, DSC3N1) in the baseline electrolyte 1.0 M LiPF 6 in EC: DEC (1:1, in volume), Li/LiCoO 2 half cell tests showed an improved cyclability after 100 cycles and improved rate capability at 5C rate condition. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and energy dispersive spectroscopic (EDS) analysis confirmed the acid scavenging function and film forming capability of DSC3N1. These results demonstrated that the multifunctional organosilicon compounds have considerable potential as additives for use in lithium-ion batteries.
WANG JingLunLUO HaoMAI YongJinZHAO XinYueZHANG LingZhi
{3-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethoxy]-propyl} triethoxysilane (TESM2) was synthesized and used as an electrolyte additive to improve the performances of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The electrochemical properties of the electrolyte (1 mol/L lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 )/ethylene carbonate (EC):diethylene carbonate (DEC):dimethyl carbonate (DMC), 1:1:1) with different contents of TESM2 were characterized by ionic conductivity measurement, galvanostatic charge/discharge test of graphite/Li half cells, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Both the cycling performances and C-rate capabilities of graphite/Li half cells were significantly improved with an optimized content of 15% TESM2 in the electrolyte. The graphite/Li half cell delivered a very high specific capacity of 370 mAh/g at 0.2C rate without any capacity loss for 60 cycles, and retained a capacity of 292 mAh/g at 2C rate. The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) film on the surface of the graphite anode was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), indicating that TESM2 was effectively involved in the formation of SEI film on the surface of graphite.
研究了3-丙基腈-甲氧基乙氧基-二甲基硅烷(SN1)作为电解液共溶剂对高电压钴酸锂/石墨全电池电化学性能的影响.在商业烷基碳酸酯电解液里掺入30%SN1(体积分数),钴酸锂/石墨全电池在4.4 V截止电压下仍表现出良好的循环稳定性和倍率性能:以0.5 C充放电,首次放电比容量为154 mA h/g,循环150周后,容量保持率为92.9%;当放电倍率增加到1和1.5 C时,放电容量分别为143和133 mA h/g.电化学阻抗谱、扫描电镜和傅里叶红外光谱的结果表明,耐高电压腈基功能化有机硅化合物的引入有效抑制了共溶剂电解液在正极材料表面的分解,压制了循环过程中电极极化的增长,为电极/电解液界面的Li+扩散和电荷转移提供了有利的动力学条件.
A new aminoalkylsilane compound, （（2-（2-（N,N-dimethylamino）ethoxy）ethoxy） methyl）trimethylsilane （TMSC1N2） based on the oligo（ethylene oxide） chain end-capped with organosilicon functional group and alkylamine group on each end, was introduced as an electrolyte additive for lithium-ion batteries. Electrochemical performances of different volume ratios of TMSC1N2 in the baseline electrolyte were conducted through cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge/ discharge tests of lithium-ion batteries. With adding 5 vol.% TMSC1N2 to the baseline electrolyte （1 mol/L LiPF6 in ethylene carbonate and diethyl carbonate （EC：DEC = 1：1, in volume））, the capacity retention of LiFePO4/Li cells could be significantly improved from 74.7% to 90.8% after 130 cycles. Furthermore, TMSC1N2 showed good compatibility with graphite electrode and would not deteriorate the electrochemical performance of graphite/Li anode cells. These data suggested that TMSC1N2 could be utilized as an effective additive for lithium-ion batteries.
