Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry, Kenan Lab A808 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27514-3290 United States of America
2. Institute for Materials Science, Materials Synthesis Group University of Stuttgart Heisenbergstraße 3 70569 Stuttgart Germany
Abstract
AbstractCarbon is a ubiquitous additive to enhance the electrical conductivity of battery electrodes. Although carbon is generally assumed to be inert, the poor reversibility seen in some fluoride‐ion battery electrodes has not been explained or systematically explored. Here, we utilize the Materials Project database to assess electrode deactivation reactions that result in the formation of a metal carbide. Specifically, we compare the theoretical potentials of MFy reduction to either the corresponding metal M or metal carbide MCx. We find that the formation of MCx is unlikely to be important in anodes that operate at modest reduction potentials, such as those made from electronegative metals like Zn, Sn, or Pb. However, in anodes that operate at extreme reduction potentials, such as alkaline earths or lanthanides, we find that formation of MCx is relevant and can emerge as a mechanism for capacity loss. Thus, side reactions of metals with carbon additives that form metal carbides possibly explain the poor reversibility of lanthanide or alkaline earth metal‐based electrode materials. Finally, we highlight that the carbide formation process might be exploited for designing cheap anode systems with improved reversibility.
Subject
General Energy,General Materials Science,General Chemical Engineering,Environmental Chemistry
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