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- Title
Fluorinated End-Groups in Electrolytes Induce Ordered Electrolyte/Anode Interface Even at Open-Circuit Potential as Revealed by Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy.
- Authors
Horowitz, Yonatan; Han, Hui‐Ling; Ralston, Walter T.; de Araujo, Joyce Rodrigues; Kreidler, Eric; Brooks, Chris; Somorjai, Gabor A.
- Abstract
Fluorine-based additives have a tremendously beneficial effect on the performance of lithium-ion batteries, yet the origin of this phenomenon is unclear. This paper shows that the formation of a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the anode surface in the first five charge/discharge cycles is affected by the stereochemistry of the electrolyte molecules on the anode surface starting at open-circuit potential (OCP). This study shows an anode-specific model system, the reduction of 1,2-diethoxy ethane with lithium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide, as a salt on an amorphous silicon anode, and compares the electrochemical response and SEI formation to its fluorinated version, bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy) ethane (BTFEOE), by sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy under reaction conditions. The SFG results suggest that the CF3 end-groups of the linear ether BTFEOE change their adsorption orientation on the a-Si surface at OCP, leading to a better protective layer. Supporting evidence from ex situ scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiling measurements shows that the fluorinated ether, BTFEOE, yields a smooth SEI on the a-Si surface and enables lithium ions to intercalate deeper into the a-Si bulk.
- Subjects
ELECTROLYTES; ANODES; VIBRATION (Mechanics); LITHIUM-ion batteries; STEREOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY
- Publication
Advanced Energy Materials, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 17, pn/a
- ISSN
1614-6832
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aenm.201602060