Li-O-2 Battery Degradation by Lithium Peroxide (Li2O2): A Model Study
Journal article, 2013

The chemical stability of the Li-O-2 battery components (cathode and electrolyte) in contact with lithium peroxide (Li2O2) was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). XPS is a versatile method to detect amorphous as well as crystalline decomposition products of both salts and solvents. Two strategies were employed. First, cathodes including carbon, alpha-MnO2 catalyst, and Kynar binder (PVdF-HFP) were exposed to Li2O2 and LiClO4 in propylene carbonate (PC) or tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME) electrolytes. The results indicated that Li2O2 degrades TEGDME to carboxylate containing species and that the decomposition products, in turn, degraded the Kynar binder. The alpha-MnO2 catalyst was unaffected. Second, Li2O2 model surfaces were kept in contact with different electrolytes to investigate the chemical stability and also the resulting surface layer on Li2O2. Further, the XPS experiments revealed that the Li salts such as LiPF6, LiBF4, and LiC!

chemistry

li-air batteries

oxygen battery

XPS

carbonate electrolytes

electrochemistry

lithium-air battery

chemical decomposition

ether

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Li2O2

lithium peroxide

lithium oxygen

electrodes

ray photoelectron-spectroscopy

reactivity

stability

Author

S. R. Younesi

Uppsala University

M. Hahlin

Uppsala University

F. Bjorefors

Uppsala University

Patrik Johansson

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics

K. Edstrom

Alistore - European Research Institute

Uppsala University

Chemistry of Materials

0897-4756 (ISSN) 1520-5002 (eISSN)

Vol. 25 1 77-84

Subject Categories

Materials Engineering

Chemical Sciences

Areas of Advance

Transport

Energy

Materials Science

DOI

10.1021/cm303226g

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