Determination of the formation and range of stability of the SEI on glassy carbon by local electrochemistry

作者:Zampardi Giorgia; La Mantia Fabio*; Schuhmann Wolfgang
来源:RSC Advances, 2015, 5(39): 31166-31171.
DOI:10.1039/c5ra02940f

摘要

The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is an electronic insulating and ionic conducting layer that is of main importance in lithium-ions batteries, since it critically affects the final performance of the battery system. The formation of this electronic insulating layer was determined in operando on a glassy carbon electrode by means of a microelectrode positioned in close proximity to its surface using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). Glassy carbon was chosen as an ideal model system for carbonaceous materials, since it forms a SEI similar in composition to the one on graphite but concomitantly shows negligible intercalation of lithium ions. Moreover, the stability of the SEI was analysed depending on different potential ranges and the role of the cations on the insulating character of the SEI was investigated.

  • 出版日期2015