2017 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Development of new rechargeable batteries with superconcentrated electrolytes
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16F16051
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
山田 淳夫 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 教授 (30359690)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WANG JIANHUI 東京大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-22 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | sodium-ion battery / lithium-ion battery / electrolyte / safety |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Severe safety concerns are currently impeding the large-scale employment of lithium/sodium batteries. Conventional electrolytes are highly flammable and volatile, which may cause catastrophic fires or explosions. Efforts to introduce flame-retardant solvents into the electrolytes have generally resulted in compromised battery performance because those solvents do not suitably passivate carbonaceous anodes. We propose a salt-concentrated electrolyte design to resolve this dilemma via the formation of a robust inorganic passivation film on the anode. We demonstrated that a concentrated electrolyte using a salt and a popular flame-retardant solvent (trimethyl phosphate), without any additives or soft binders, realized stable charge-discharge cycling of both hard carbon and graphite anodes for more than 1000 cycles (over one year) with negligible degradation; this performance is comparable or superior to that of conventional flammable carbonate electrolytes. The unusual passivation character of the concentrated electrolyte coupled with its fire-extinguishing property contributes to developing safe and long-lasting batteries, and unlocking the limit toward development of much higher energy-density batteries. Moreover, we found that this concentrated electrolyte potentially enables the battery operation from -20 to 100 °C.
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| Research Progress Status |
29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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