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- Alvi, Sajid, 1987, et al.
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Entropy Stabilized Medium High Entropy Alloy Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries
- 2024
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Ingår i: Batteries & Supercaps. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 2566-6223.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- One often proposed route to improved energy density for lithium-ion batteries is to use alloy anodes, such as silicon, able to store large amounts of lithium. Mechanical instability caused by the large expansion and contraction associated with (de)lithiation, and hence bad cyclability, has, however, so far hindered progress. As proof-of-concept of a remedy, we here present BiSbSe1.5Te1.5, a medium high-entropy alloy with improved cycling stability for conversion-alloying (de)lithiation reactions. We attain five to twenty times more stable cycles than previously reported for comparable metal-Se and -Te-based anodes, with a very good reversible capacity (464 mAh g−1) for up to 110 cycles- and this without using any carbonaceous materials to create a composite. Altogether, this highlights how alloy engineering and increased entropy materials can stabilize conversion-alloying electrodes.
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- Björklund, Erik, et al.
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Sulfolane-Based Ethylene Carbonate-Free Electrolytes for LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2-Li4Ti5O12 Batteries
- 2020
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Ingår i: Batteries & Supercaps. - : Wiley. - 2566-6223. ; 3:2, s. 201-207
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Most electrolytes in today's lithium-ion batteries contain a large proportion of ethylene carbonate (EC) mixed with other alkyl carbonate-based solvents. EC has, however, been shown to be unstable at the high potentials at which several novel cathode materials are electrochemically active. Here, different mixtures of sulfolane and DMC are investigated in this context. The electrochemical stability is explored in addition to galvanostatic cycling of LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2-Li4Ti5O12 (NMC-LTO) cells. The measurement of the ionic conductivity showed that mixing 25 % sulfolane into DMC improved the electrolyte properties as compared to pure DMC, making the conductivity similar to EC:DEC electrolytes and therefore fully functional. Moreover, the addition of sulfolane slightly enhanced the capacity retention, likely caused by formation of thinner and more stable surface layers on the LTO electrodes as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The cycling performance is especially improved for sulfolane-based electrolytes during cycling at sub-zero temperatures.
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- Bouchal, Roza, 1990, et al.
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Monitoring Polysulfide Solubility and Diffusion in Fluorinated Ether-Based Electrolytes by Operando Raman Spectroscopy
- 2020
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Ingår i: Batteries and Supercaps. - : Wiley. - 2566-6223. ; 3:5, s. 397-401
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Polysulfide (PS) solubility is a key property of Li-S battery electrolytes for the conversion reaction(s) at the electrolyte-electrode interface. When PSs shuttle between the composite C/S cathode and the lithium metal anode, however, this leads to a continuous loss of active material and thus rapid capacity fading. In order to restrict the shuttle effect, fluorinated ethers have recently been proposed as a remedy; by only sparsely dissolving PSs they physically block the diffusion. We show here how the diffusion of PSs in fluorinated ethers, as monitored by operando Raman spectroscopy, is selective and that only short-chain PS (S42-) are soluble and diffuse. This fundamental observation can be used to further leverage the practical performance of Li-S batteries by novel electrolyte design.
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- Castelli, Ivano E., et al.
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Data Management Plans : the Importance of Data Management in the BIG-MAP Project
- 2021
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Ingår i: Batteries & Supercaps. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 2566-6223. ; 4:12, s. 1803-1812
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Open access to research data is increasingly important for accelerating research. Grant authorities therefore request detailed plans for how data is managed in the projects they finance. We have recently developed such a plan for the EU H2020 BIG-MAP project-a cross-disciplinary project targeting disruptive battery-material discoveries. Essential for reaching the goal is extensive sharing of research data across scales, disciplines and stakeholders, not limited to BIG-MAP and the European BATTERY 2030+ initiative but within the entire battery community. The key challenges faced in developing the data management plan for such a large and complex project were to generate an overview of the enormous amount of data that will be produced, to build an understanding of the data flow within the project and to agree on a roadmap for making all data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). This paper describes the process we followed and how we structured the plan.
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- Celeste, Arcangelo, et al.
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Enhancement of Functional Properties of Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Addition of Pyrrolidinium-Based Ionic Liquids with Long Alkyl-Chains
- 2020
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Ingår i: Batteries and Supercaps. - : Wiley. - 2566-6223. ; 3:10, s. 1059-1068
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Three ionic liquid belonging to the N-alkyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imides (Pyr(1),nTFSI with n=4,5,8) have been added as co-solvent to two commonly used electrolytes for Li-ion cells: (a) 1 M lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) in a mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and linear like dimethyl carbonate (DMC) in 1 : 1 v/v and (b) 1 M lithium bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) in EC : DMC 1 : 1 v/v. These electrolyte formulations (classified as P and T series containing LiPF6 or LiTFSI salts, respectively) have been analyzed by comparing ionic conductivities, transport numbers, viscosities, electrochemical stability as well as vibrational properties. In the case of the Pyr(1,5)TFSI and Pyr(1,8)TFSI blended formulations, this is the first ever reported detailed study of their functional properties in Li-ion cells electrolytes. Overall, P-electrolytes demonstrate enhanced properties compared to the T-ones. Among the various P electrolytes those containing Pyr(1,4)TFSI and Pyr(1,5)TFSI limit the accumulation of irreversible capacity upon cycling with satisfactory performance in lithium cells.
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- Chien, Yu-Chuan, 1990-, et al.
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Impact of Compression on the Electrochemical Performance of the Sulfur/Carbon Composite Electrode in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- 2022
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Ingår i: Batteries & Supercaps. - : Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft. - 2566-6223. ; 5:7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While lithium-sulfur batteries theoretically have both high gravimetric specific energy and volumetric energy density, only its specific energy has been experimentally demonstrated to surpass that of the state-of-the-art lithium-ion systems at cell level. One major reason for the unrealized energy density is the low capacity density of the highly porous sulfur/carbon composite as the positive electrode. In this work, mechanical compression at elevated temperature is demonstrated to be an effective method to increase the capacity density of the electrode by at least 90 % and moreover extends its cycle life. Distinct impacts of compression on the resistance profiles of electrodes with different thickness are investigated by tortuosity factors derived from both electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, X-ray computed tomography and kinetic analysis based on operando X-ray diffraction. The results highlights the importance of a homogeneous electrode structure highlight lithium-sulfur system.
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- Clarke-Hannaford, Jonathan, et al.
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The (In-)Stability of the Ionic Liquids [(TMEDA)BH2][TFSI] and -[FSI] on the Li(001) Surface
- 2021
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Ingår i: Batteries and Supercaps. - : Wiley. - 2566-6223. ; 4:7, s. 1126-1134
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Electrolytes that can enable the use of a Li metal anode at a vast 3860 mAh/g, in place of currently used graphite anodes (372 mAh/g), are required for the advancement of next-generation rechargeable Li batteries. Both quaternary ammonium and boronium (trimethylamine)(dimethylethylamine)dihydroborate [NNBH2](+) cation-based ionic liquids (ILs) show high electrochemical stability windows and thermal stability for use in Li batteries. Cyclization of the former cation shows improved electrolyte stability compared to the open-chain counterpart. However, it is not known whether this is the case for the cyclic derivative of [NNBH2](+), N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine)dihydroborate [(TMEDA)BH2](+). Here, the details of the initial stages of solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer formation on a lithium metal surface, Li(001), for the [(TMEDA)BH2](+) based ILs are revealed using density functional theory (DFT) calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations. These indicate that [(TMEDA)BH2](+) remains intact, displaying a similarly weak interaction with the Li metal surface as the open-chain analogue. The chemical stability shown by the boronium cation indicates spontaneous and unwanted side reactions with the Li anode are unlikely to occur, which could help to facilitate long-term cycling stability of the battery. Altogether, the findings suggest the [(TMEDA)BH2](+) ILs, like their [NNBH2](+) IL counterparts, are viable candidates for rechargeable Li metal batteries.
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- Edstrom, K., et al.
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The NordBatt Conferences: The Journey so Far and the Future Ahead
- 2023
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Ingår i: Batteries and Supercaps. - 2566-6223. ; 6:11
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- All great things have humble beginnings. In 2013 when NordBatt started, we had no lithium-ion battery manufacturing in the Nordic countries and we had rather few EVs on the roads, although things were clearly starting to move – Tesla Model S in fact topped the monthly new car sales of Norway in September that very year. Yet, even if the field was advancing and lively, relatively few Nordic research groups were doing any kind of battery R&D. Now, in 2023, almost everything is different; batteries and “electrify everything” are seen, not only by us, as the next industrial revolution – it is a topic gathering considerably many more actors in academia as well as in the whole ecosystem of batteries.
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- Fretz, Samuel Joseph, 1987, et al.
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Amine- and Amide-Functionalized Mesoporous Carbons: A Strategy for Improving Sulfur/Host Interactions in Li-S Batteries
- 2020
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Ingår i: Batteries and Supercaps. - : Wiley. - 2566-6223. ; 3:8, s. 757-765
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are of great interest due to their potentially high energy density, but the low electronic conductivity of both the sulfur (S-8) cathode active material and the final discharge product lithium sulfide (Li2S) require the use of a conductive host. Usually made of relatively hydrophobic carbon, such hosts are typically ill-suited to retain polar discharge products such as the intermediate lithium polysulfides (LiPs) and the final Li2S. Herein, we propose a route to increase the sulfur utilization by functionalizing the surface of ordered mesoporous carbon CMK3 with polar groups. These derivatized CMK3 materials are made using a simple two-step procedure of bromomethylation and subsequent nucleophilic substitution with amine or amide nucleophiles. We demonstrate that, compared to the unfunctionalized control, these modified CMK3 surfaces have considerably larger binding energies with LiPs and Li2S, which are proposed to aid the electrochemical conversion between S-8 and Li2S by keeping the LiPs species in close proximity to the carbon surface during Li-S battery cycling. As a result, the functionalized cathodes exhibit significantly improved specific capacities relative to their unmodified precursor.
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