A new approach to both high safety and high performance of lithium-ion batteries
Shanhai Ge, Yongjun Leng, Teng Liu, Ryan S. Longchamps, Xiaoguang Yang, Yue Gao, Daiwei Wang, Donghai Wang, Chao‐Yang Wang
Abstract
We present a novel concept to achieve high performance and high safety simultaneously by passivating a Li-ion cell and then self-heating before use. By adding a small amount of triallyl phosphate in conventional electrolytes, we show that resistances of the passivated cells can increase by ~5×, thereby ensuring high safety and thermal stability. High power before battery operation is delivered by self-heating to an elevated temperature such as 60°C within tens of seconds. The present approach of building a resistive cell with highly stable materials and then delivering high power on demand through rapid thermal stimulation leads to a revolutionary route to high safety when batteries are not in use and high battery performance upon operation.