Citation: Jiahe LIU, Gan TANG, Kai CHEN, Mingda ZHANG. Effect of low-temperature electrolyte additives on low-temperature performance of lithium cobaltate batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2025, 41(4): 719-728. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20250023 shu

Effect of low-temperature electrolyte additives on low-temperature performance of lithium cobaltate batteries

Jiangsu Innovation Platform of Lithium Composite-Materials for Battery R&D, Institute of Energy Supply Technology for High-end Equipment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China

Corresponding author: Mingda ZHANG, matchlessjimmy@163.com
Received Date: 18 January 2025
Revised Date: 13 March 2025

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To solve the problem of poor low-temperature performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), an effective method was proposed to improve the low-temperature performance of batteries by adjusting the electrolyte additive formulation. Among them, the additive formulation of lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF₄)+vinylidene carbonate (VC)+1, 3-propane sulfonate lactone (PS)+fluorinated ethylene carbonate (FEC) had a better protection effect on the electrode. It can improve the electrochemical performance of the battery. The results showed that the target electrolyte had good low-temperature performance, with 0.2C first discharge specific capacities of 144.65 and 133.05 mAh·g^-1 for the electrode at -20 and -40 ℃, respectively, and good cycling stability. It is shown that the use of multifunctional additives can significantly improve the diffusion rate of lithium ions and promote the release of lithium ions on the electrode surface. Meanwhile, the better film-forming performance can also reduce the polarization of the battery and ultimately achieve high-capacity and high-stability battery performance under low-temperature conditions.
- electrolyte additive,
- lithium cobaltate battery,
- low-temperature performance
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