Citation: Yinguang Chai, Wenshan Jia, Zhiqiu Hu, Song Jin, Hongchang Jin, Huanxin Ju, Xingbin Yan, Hengxing Ji, Li-Jun Wan. Monitoring the mechanical properties of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) using electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2021, 32(3): 1139-1143. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.09.008 shu

Monitoring the mechanical properties of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) using electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation

Yinguang Chai ^a ,
Wenshan Jia ^a ,
Zhiqiu Hu ^a ,
Song Jin ^a ,
Hongchang Jin ^a ,
Huanxin Ju ^b ,
Xingbin Yan ^c ,
Hengxing Ji ^{a, *,} ,
Li-Jun Wan ^{a, d}

a.
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
b.
PHI China Analytical Laboratory, CoreTech Integrated Limited, Nanjing 211102, China
c.
Laboratory of Clean Energy Chemistry and Materials, State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese of Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
d.
CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

jihengx@ustc.edu.cn

Received Date: 21 May 2020
Revised Date: 22 June 2020
Accepted Date: 8 September 2020
Available Online: 10 September 2020

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Stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) has been well established to be critical for the reversible operation of Li (ion) batteries, yet our understanding of its mechanical properties currently remains incomplete. Here, we used an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance combined with dissipation monitoring (EQCM-D) to investigate SEI formation. By quantitatively estimating in-situ, the change in mass, shear modulus, and viscosity of the SEI, we show that the SEI formation in propylene carbonate (PC)- and ethylene carbonate/diethyl carbonate (EC/DEC)-based electrolytes involves the growth of a rigid layer followed by a viscoelastic layer, whereas a distinct "one-layer" rigid model is applicable to the SEI formulated in tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME)-based electrolyte. With the continuous formation of the SEI, its shear modulus decreases accompanied by an increase in viscosity. In TEGDME, the lightest/thinnest SEI (mass lower than in PC by a factor of nine) yet having the greatest stiffness (more than five times that in PC) is obtained. We attribute this behavior to differences in the chemical composition of the SEIs, which have been revealed by tracking the mass-change-per-mole-of-electron-transferred using EQCM-D and further confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
- Lithium metal batteries,
- Solid electrolyte interphase,
- EQCM-D,
- Solvent,
- Mechanical properties
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