Fluorination promotes lithium salt dissolution in borate esters for lithium metal batteries
Peiyuan Ma, Ritesh Kumar, Minh Canh Vu, Ke-Hsin Wang, Priyadarshini Mirmira, Chibueze V. Amanchukwu
Abstract
Partial fluorination of borate ester solvent promotes solvation ability and lithium metal compatibility simultaneously, which contradicts the general assumption that fluorinated groups hinder ion solvation.
Topics & Concepts
SolvationBoronDissolutionInorganic chemistryLithium (medication)Lithium borateLithium metalSolventCompatibility (geochemistry)Salt (chemistry)ChemistryMetalIonMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryBorate glassElectrodeElectrolyteComposite materialEndocrinologyMedicineAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds