Interaction between electrolytes and Sb2O3‐based electrodes in sodium batteries: uncovering the detrimental effects of diglyme

Abstract: Conversion materials are promising to improve the energy density of sodium-ion-batteries (NIB). Nevertheless, they suffer from the drawback of phase transitions and pronounced volume changes during cycling, which causes cell instability. When using these types of electrodes, all cell-components have to be adjusted. In this study, a tremendous influence of the electrolyte solution on Sb2O3 conversion electrodes for NIBs is discussed. Solutions based on three solvents and solvent combinations established for NIBs, ethylene carbonate/dimethyl carbonate (EC/DMC), EC/DMC+5 % fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), and diglyme, lead to a massively divergent electrochemical behavior of the same Sb2O3 electrode. Sb2O3 demonstrates the highest stability in solutions containing FEC, because this component forms a flexible, protecting surface film that prevent disintegration. One key finding of this work is that electrolyte solutions based on ether solvents like diglyme can remove Sb-ions from Sb2O3 during cycling. Diglyme has the ability to coordinate and extract Sb3+ during the oxidation of Sb2O3. This leads to contaminations of all cell components and a strong capacity loss together with an irregular electrochemical signature. Due to its poor reactivity at low potentials, diglyme forms a thin or even no surface layer. Thereby, there are no protecting films on the Sb2O3 electrodes that can avoid Sb3+ ion dissolution. A critical examination of the electrolyte solutions components’ impact is essential to match them with conversion reaction anodes

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
ISSN: 2196-0216

Classification
Physik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2024
Creator
Pfeifer, Kristina
Greenstein, Miryam Fayena
Aurbach, Doron
Luo, Xianlin
Ehrenberg, Helmut
Dsoke, Sonia

DOI
10.1002/celc.202000894
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2438498
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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