In‐situ Electrochemical Strategy for Preparing Concentrated Electrolytes in Inorganic Mineral Frameworks by Exhausting Solvent Molecules

Abstract

AbstractConcentrated electrolytes are attracting attention because of superior electrochemical stability. A typical method to prepare concentrated electrolytes is by adding additional expensive lithium salts to the diluent electrolytes. Herein, a novel quasi‐solid electrolyte, “concentrated electrolyte‐in‐mineral frameworks” (CEIMF), was prepared by in‐situ exhausting solvent molecules. The obtained electrolyte showed an outstanding lithium‐ion transference number of 0.936 and Li‐ion conductivity of 3.85×10−4 S cm−1 at room temperature, and exhibited excellent electrochemical stability (corresponding to the oxidation voltage of 5.2 V). The LiFePO4//Li cells assembled with CEIMF displayed superior long‐term cycle stability with an initial discharge specific capacity of 92.7 mA h g−1 and capacity retention of 72.4 % after 1100 cycles at 1 C. In addition, the cycle performance of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2//Li batteries was improved by the use of CEIMF as electrolytes. This work provides a novel in‐situ strategy to construct hybrid electrolytes for advanced lithium‐ion batteries.