Enhanced electrochemical performance and thermal stability of LiNi(0.5)Mn(1.5)O4 using an electrolyte with sulfolane

Qian Zhang; Jia-Jia Chen; Xue-Yin Wang; Cheng Yang; Ming-Sen Zheng; Quan-Feng Dong

doi:10.1039/c5cp00799b

Enhanced electrochemical performance and thermal stability of LiNi(0.5)Mn(1.5)O4 using an electrolyte with sulfolane

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2015 Apr 28;17(16):10353-7. doi: 10.1039/c5cp00799b.

Authors

Qian Zhang¹, Jia-Jia Chen, Xue-Yin Wang, Cheng Yang, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China. qfdong@xmu.edu.cn mszheng@xmu.edu.cn.

PMID: 25824866
DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00799b

Abstract

A sulfide-based SEI layer was formed on the surface of a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode by using a sulfolane-carbonate mixed solvent electrolyte, which led to an improvement in the electrochemical performance. Moreover, the thermal stability of the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode was also significantly improved in the presence of the SEI layer. ARC (Accelerating Rate Calorimetry) tests showed that the self-heating rate of the delithiated LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 material in the sulfolane-carbonate electrolyte was suppressed.