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Hückel anion based concentrated electrolytes for lithium-sulfur batteries
Aginmariya Kottarathil1,2,3, N Tan Luong2, Carolina Cruz Cardona2
1Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 00664, Warszawa, Poland. aginmariya.kottarathil@pw.edu.pl.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
|August 21, 2025
Summary
Hückel anion-based lithium salts improve lithium-sulfur batteries by reducing polysulfide issues. Higher salt concentrations in these electrolytes enhance stability and performance, mitigating the shuttle effect for better energy storage.
Area of Science:
- Electrochemistry
- Materials Science
- Energy Storage
Background:
- Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries offer high theoretical energy density but suffer from polysulfide shuttling.
- Conventional electrolytes, like those with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI), struggle to suppress this issue.
- Hückel anion-based lithium salts are explored as advanced electrolyte components for Li-S batteries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically investigate Hückel anion-based electrolytes (LiTDI, LiPDI, LiHDI) in a DOL:DME solvent for Li-S batteries.
- To understand the impact of salt concentration on ion association, solvation, and electrochemical performance.
- To elucidate the mechanism of polysulfide mitigation using advanced spectroscopic and modeling techniques.
Main Methods:
- Electrochemical cycling tests for battery performance evaluation.
- Raman spectroscopy (including *operando*) to study lithium polysulfide (LiPS) evolution.
- Ionic conductivity and viscosity measurements to characterize electrolyte properties.
- Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for ion solvation analysis.
- COSMO-RS modeling for solubility predictions.
Main Results:
- Hückel anion-based electrolytes demonstrate stable discharge capacities in Li-S cells.
- Increased salt concentrations were found to reduce LiPS solubility and slow down their dissolution and diffusion.
- MD simulations confirmed preferential Li+ solvation by DME, influencing ion behavior.
- *Operando* Raman spectroscopy and COSMO-RS modeling corroborated the mitigation of the LiPS shuttle effect.
Conclusions:
- Hückel anion-based electrolytes, particularly at higher concentrations, effectively suppress LiPS shuttling in Li-S batteries.
- These electrolytes offer a promising alternative to conventional LiTFSI for enhancing Li-S battery performance and stability.
- The findings pave the way for developing next-generation high-performance Li-S battery technologies.
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