The lithium-oxygen battery with ether-based electrolytes

Stefan A. Freunberger, Yuhui Chen, Nicholas E. Drewett, Laurence J. Hardwick, Fanny Bardé, Peter G. Bruce

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Abstract

Electrolyte puts up a fight: The electrolyte is one of the greatest challenges facing the development of the non-aqueous Li-O 2 battery. Although ether-based electrolytes do from Li 2O 2 on the first discharge, it is shown by various techniques that they also decompose and that decomposition increases while Li 2O 2 decreases on cycling (see picture). Thus, these electrolytes are not suitable.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8609-8613
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number37
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Sep 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • electrochemistry
  • ethers
  • lithium
  • side reactions

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