Trimethoxyboroxine as an electrolyte additive to enhance the 4.5 ​V cycling performance of a Ni-rich layered oxide cathode

Gu Wei; Xue Guoyong; Dong Qingyu; Yi Ruowei; Mao Yayun; Zheng Lei; Zhang Haikuo; Fan Xiulin; Shen Yanbin; Chen Liwei

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Gu Wei, Xue Guoyong, Dong Qingyu, Yi Ruowei, Mao Yayun, Zheng Lei, Zhang Haikuo, Fan Xiulin, Shen Yanbin, Chen Liwei. Trimethoxyboroxine as an electrolyte additive to enhance the 4.5 V cycling performance of a Ni-rich layered oxide cathode[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(5): 486-493. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.05.003

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Gu Wei, Xue Guoyong, Dong Qingyu, Yi Ruowei, Mao Yayun, Zheng Lei, Zhang Haikuo, Fan Xiulin, Shen Yanbin, Chen Liwei. Trimethoxyboroxine as an electrolyte additive to enhance the 4.5 V cycling performance of a Ni-rich layered oxide cathode[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(5): 486-493. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.05.003

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Gu Wei, Xue Guoyong, Dong Qingyu, Yi Ruowei, Mao Yayun, Zheng Lei, Zhang Haikuo, Fan Xiulin, Shen Yanbin, Chen Liwei. Trimethoxyboroxine as an electrolyte additive to enhance the 4.5 V cycling performance of a Ni-rich layered oxide cathode[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(5): 486-493. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.05.003

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Trimethoxyboroxine as an electrolyte additive to enhance the 4.5 V cycling performance of a Ni-rich layered oxide cathode

doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.05.003

Gu Wei^{a, 1},
Xue Guoyong^{a, 1},
Dong Qingyu^a,
Yi Ruowei^a,
Mao Yayun^a,
Zheng Lei^a,
Zhang Haikuo^c,
Fan Xiulin^c,
Shen Yanbin^{a
,
,},
Chen Liwei^{a, b
,
,}

a.
I-Lab, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
b.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
c.
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: ybshen2017@sinano.ac.cn (Y. Shen); E-mail address: lwchen2018@sjtu.edu.cn (L. Chen)
Received Date: 2021-12-31
Revised Date: 2022-04-19
Accepted Date: 2022-05-12

Available Online: 2022-05-18

Abstract

Abstract

Ni-rich layered oxides are attractive cathode materials for advanced lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their high energy density. However, their large-scale application is seriously hindered by their interfacial instability, especially at a high cut-off potential. Here, we demonstrate that trimethoxyboroxine (TMOBX) is an effective film-forming additive to address the interfacial instability of LiNi_0.8Co_0.1Mn_0.1O₂ (NCM811) material at a high cut-off voltage of 4.5 V. We find that TMOBX decomposes before carbonate solvent and forms a thin cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) layer on the surface of the NCM811 material. This TMOBX-formed CEI significantly suppresses electrolyte decomposition at a high potential and inhibits the dissolution of transition metals from NCM811 during cycling. In addition, electron-deficient borate compounds coordinate with anions (, F⁻, etc.) and H₂O in the battery, further improving the battery's stability. As a result, adding 1.0 wt% of TMOBX boosts the capacity retention of a Li||NCM811 cell from 68.72% to 86.60% after 200 cycles at 0.5C in the range of 2.8–4.5 V.
- Ni-rich layered oxides,
- Lithium-ion batteries,
- Interface analysis,
- Electrolyte additives,
- Cathode electrolyte interphase

● A trimethoxyboroxine-assisted interphase prevents electrolyte decomposition.
● The high-potential stability of a Ni-rich layered oxide cathode is profoundly enhanced.
● The trimethoxyboroxine can strongly bind with fluorine ions.
Author contributions
Y.B. Shen and L.W. Chen proposed the concept. W. Gu and G.Y. Xue performed the experiments. W. Gu, G.Y. Xue, Q.Y. Dong, Y.Y. Mao, R.W. Yi, L. Zheng, H.K. Zhang, X.L. Fan, Y.B. Shen, and L.W. Chen. co-wrote the manuscript. W. Gu and G.Y. Xue contributed equally to the work. All authors participated in data analysis and manuscript discussion.
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Declaration of competing interest
¹ The equally contributed authors.

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