Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3): 792-807.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2022.0650

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Research progress of low-temperature electrolyte for lithium-ion battery

Mai FENG1,2,3(), Nan CHEN1,2(), Renjie CHEN1,2   

  1. 1.Advanced Technology Research Institute of Beijing Institute of Technology, Ji'nan 250300, Shandong, China
    2.School of Materials, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
    3.School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150020, Heilongjiang, China
  • Received:2022-11-04 Revised:2022-12-07 Online:2023-03-05 Published:2023-04-14
  • Contact: Nan CHEN E-mail:1023869217@qq.com;chenn@bit.edu.cn

Abstract:

When lithium-ion battery operates at low temperature, their electrochemical performance cannot reach the optimal state, and their capacity deteriorates rapidly, which limits their application in extremely cold regions, aviation, national defense and military, and other fields. Therefore, improving the low-temperature performance of batteries has become an interesting field of research, and this study discusses the relevant strategies in the literature. The effects and mechanism of factors, including new lithium salts with high conductivity, mixed solvents with low melting point and high dielectric constant, and film-forming additives that facilitate stable solid electrolyte interface (SEI) films, on the low-temperature performance of lithium-ion batteries, are emphatically studied. The comprehensive analysis shows that the solvation structure of Li+ and the behavior of the desolvation at the electrode interface directly determine the low-temperature performance of the battery. The importance of designing low-temperature electrolytes using the solvation structure of electrolytes was emphasized. It provides a novel idea for developing low-temperature lithium-ion batteries in the future.

Key words: lithiumion battery, low temperature, electrolyte, lithium salt, solvent, additive

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