Li-metal batteries (LMBs), especially in combination with high-energy-density Ni-rich materials, exhibit great potential for next-generation rechargeable Li batteries. Nevertheless, poor cathode–/anode–electrolyte interfaces (CEI/SEI) and hydrofluoric acid (HF) attack pose a threat to the electrochemical and safety performances of LMBs due to aggressive chemical and electrochemical reactivities of high-Ni materials, metallic Li, and carbonate-based electrolytes with the LiPF6 salt. Herein, the carbonate electrolyte based on LiPF6 is formulated by a multifunctional electrolyte additive pentafluorophenyl trifluoroacetate (PFTF) to adapt the Li/LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) battery. It is theoretically illustrated and experimentally revealed that HF elimination and the LiF-rich CEI/SEI films are successfully achieved via the chemical and electrochemical reactions of the PFTF additive. Significantly, the LiF-rich SEI film with high electrochemical kinetics facilitates Li homogeneous deposition and prevents dendritic Li from forming and growing. Benefiting from the collaborative protection of PFTF on the interfacial modification and HF capture, the capacity ratio of the Li/NCM811 battery is boosted by 22.4%, and the cycling stability of the symmetrical Li cell is expanded over 500 h. This provided strategy is conducive to the achievement of high-performance LMBs with Ni-rich materials by optimizing the electrolyte formula.
Yuantao Yan,Xiaoli Zhao,Huanglin Dou,Jingjiang Wei,Zhihua Sun,Yu-Shi He,Qiang Dong,Haisong Xu,Xiaowei Yang
Silicon-based materials are the desirable anodes for next-generation lithium-ion batteries; however, the large volume change of Si during the charging/discharging process causes electrode fracture and an unstable solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer, which severely impair their stability and Coulombic efficiency. Herein, a bundle of silicon nanoparticles is encapsulated in robust micrometer-sized MXene frameworks, in which the MXene nanosheets are precrumpled by capillary compression force to effectively buffer the stress induced by the volume change, and the abundant covalent bonds (Ti–O–Ti) between adjacent nanosheets formed through a facile thermal self-cross-linking reaction further guarantee the robustness of the MXene architecture. Both factors stabilize the electrode structure. Moreover, the abundant fluorine terminations on MXene nanosheets contribute to an in situ formation of a highly compact, durable, and mechanically robust LiF-rich SEI layer outside the frameworks upon cycling, which not only shuts down the parasitic reaction between Si and an organic electrolyte but also enhances the structural stability of MXene frameworks. Benefiting from these merits, the as-prepared anodes deliver a high specific capacity of 1797 mA h g–1 at 0.2 A g–1 and a high capacity retention of 86.7% after 500 cycles at 2 A g–1 with an average Coulombic efficiency of 99.6%. Significantly, this work paves the way for other high-capacity electrode materials with a strong volume effect.
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