Electrochemical stability of glyme-based electrolytes for Li–O2 batteries studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy

In situ subtractively normalized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (SNIFTIRS) experiments were performed simultaneously with electrochemical experiments relevant to Li–air battery operation on gold electrodes in two glyme-based electrolytes: diglyme (DG) and tetraglyme (TEGDME), tested under d...

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Published in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2020-01, Vol.22 (29), p.16615-16623
Main Authors: Horwitz, Gabriela, Calvo, Ernesto J, Lucila P Méndez De Leo, Ezequiel de la Llave
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decomposition
Electrolytes
Fourier transforms
Infrared spectroscopy
Lithium
Lithium ions
Singlet oxygen
Spectrum analysis
Stability
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Summary:In situ subtractively normalized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (SNIFTIRS) experiments were performed simultaneously with electrochemical experiments relevant to Li–air battery operation on gold electrodes in two glyme-based electrolytes: diglyme (DG) and tetraglyme (TEGDME), tested under different operational conditions. The results show that TEGDME is intrinsically unstable and decomposes at potentials between 3.6 and 3.9 V vs. Li+/Li even in the absence of oxygen and lithium ions, while DG shows a better stability, and only decomposes at 4.0 V vs. Li+/Li in the presence of oxygen. The addition of water to the DG based electrolyte exacerbates its decomposition, probably due to the promotion of singlet oxygen formation.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/d0cp02568b