eprintid: 10062423 rev_number: 22 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/06/24/23 datestamp: 2018-11-27 12:07:06 lastmod: 2021-09-26 23:07:16 status_changed: 2018-11-30 12:08:18 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Di Lecce, D creators_name: Carbone, L creators_name: Gancitano, V creators_name: Hassoun, J title: Rechargeable lithium battery using non-flammable electrolyte based on tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether and olivine cathodes ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C05 divisions: F43 keywords: Tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether, Non-flammable electrolyte, Lithium metal, LiFePO₄, LiMn₀.₅Fe₀.₅PO₄ note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: We propose lithium metal cells employing LiCF₃SO₃ -tetraethylene glycol dimethy ether (TEGDME) electrolyte solution with LiFePO₄ and LiMn₀.₅Fe₀.₅PO₄ cathodes. The electrolyte is selected due to its non-flammability, herein demonstrated, and considered as a key requirement for application cells employing high energy lithium metal anode. The selected olivine cathodes, i.e., stable materials prepared by solvothermal pathway, have regular submicrometrical morphology suitable for cell operation and homogeneous composition, as confirmed by electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The electrochemical tests reveal promising cycling performances in terms of delivered capacity, stability and rate capability. The Li/LiCF₃SO₃-TEGDME/LiFePO₄ cell operates at 3.5 V with capacity ranging from 150 mAh g⁻¹ at C/10 to 110 mAh g⁻¹ at 2C, while the Li/LiCF₃SO₃-TEGDME/LiFe₀.₅Mn₀.₅PO₄ cell performs following two plateaus at 4.1 V and 3.5 V with capacity ranging from 160 mAh g⁻¹ at C/10 to 75 mAh g⁻¹ at 2C. Hence, the results demonstrate the suitability of TEGDME-based electrolytes in combination with LiFePO₄ and LiFe₀.₅Mn₀.₅PO₄ cathodes for high performances lithium battery. date: 2016-12-01 date_type: published publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.164 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1589049 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.164 language_elements: English lyricists_name: Di Lecce, Daniele lyricists_id: DDILE26 actors_name: Di Lecce, Daniele actors_id: DDILE26 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Journal of Power Sources volume: 334 pagerange: 146-153 pages: 8 issn: 0378-7753 citation: Di Lecce, D; Carbone, L; Gancitano, V; Hassoun, J; (2016) Rechargeable lithium battery using non-flammable electrolyte based on tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether and olivine cathodes. Journal of Power Sources , 334 pp. 146-153. 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.164 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.164>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10062423/1/Di%20Lecce_Rechargeable%20lithium%20battery%20using%20non-flammable%20electrolyte%20based%20on%20tetraethylene%20glycol%20dimethyl%20ether%20and%20olivine%20cathodes_AAM.pdf