Solid electrolyte interphases on graphite anodes and sulfur cathodes

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dc.contributor.advisorEichhorn, Bryan Wen_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Luningen_US
dc.contributor.departmentChemistryen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-08T06:34:22Z
dc.date.available2019-02-08T06:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation describes chemical compositions and fundamental mechanisms of formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layers on a graphite anode and a microporous carbon/sulfur cathode. Direct analysis on the authentic SEIs by solution NMR spectroscopy is combined with investigations on model chemical systems. We uncovered the presence of highly similar SEI components (i.e., lithium ethylene mono-carbonate, LEMC and lithium methyl carbonate, LMC) on the two types of electrodes, but the components are generated from completely different chemical routes. The solution and solid-state properties of the compounds are fully characterized. Single crystalline X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies on the two compounds reveal layered packings and structural disorders in the lattice. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements indicate high Li+ ionic conductivity (> 10-6 S/cm) of LEMC. Remarkable difference is observed regarding the chemical compositions and formation routes of the SEIs on the identical sulfur cathodes in Li-S vs. Na-S batteries. The formation of SEIs is found closely associated with fundamental issues such as ion solvation structures, cation coordination, etc. Operando studies on solid-liquid interface in an electrochemical cell carried out by ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AP-XPS) visualize ionic structures in an electrical double layer (EDL) in a Au/sulfide aqueous system. We observe monolayer adsorption of bisulfide (HS-) on Au and spatial distributions of HS- in liquid/gas interface.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/2niy-qycr
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21758
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledInorganic chemistryen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMaterials Scienceen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledOrganic chemistryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledchemical compositionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledgraphite electrodeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLithium ion batteryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLithium sulfur batteryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSolid electrolyte interphaseen_US
dc.titleSolid electrolyte interphases on graphite anodes and sulfur cathodesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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