Computational Exploration of the Li-Electrode|Electrolyte Interface in the Presence of a Nanometer Thick Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Layer

• Published in: Accounts of chemical research Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 2363 - 2370
• Main Authors: Li, Yunsong, Leung, Kevin, Qi, Yue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 18.10.2016
• Subjects: 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; MATERIALS SCIENCE

A nanometer thick passivation layer will spontaneously form on Li-metal in battery applications due to electrolyte reduction reactions. This passivation layer in rechargeable batteries must have “selective” transport properties: blocking electrons from attacking the electrolytes, while allowing Li+...