Effect of fluoride additives on the corrosion of aluminum for lithium ion batteries

Tsuyoshi Nakajima, Mitsuhiro Mori, Vinay Gupta, Yoshimi Ohzawa, Hiroyuki Iwata

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Abstract

Effect of fluoride additives was investigated in organic solvents containing LiCF3SO3 to prevent the corrosion of aluminum current collector for lithium ion batteries. LiClO4 was also examined for comparison. Among examined LiBF4, LiPF6, LiAsF6, LiSbF6 and LiClO4, LiBF4 was the best additive to suppress the corrosion of aluminum because its oxidation potential is close to that of CF3SO3- anion. Corrosion currents for aluminum in a complex fluoride- or LiClO4-added solvents became smaller in the order, LiSbF6 > LiAsF6 > LiClO4 > LiPF6 > LiBF4. Oxidation potential of ClO4- is nearly the same as that of CF3SO3-. However, the corrosion currents were similar to or slightly larger than those observed in LiPF6-added solvents. SEM images of electrochemically oxidized aluminum samples indicated that the level of corrosion well coincided with the observed corrosion currents. The corrosion mechanism of aluminum was also proposed.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)1385-1394
Number of pages10
JournalSolid State Sciences
Volume4
Issue number11-12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Corrosion of aluminum
  • Fluoride additive
  • Fluorination
  • LiCFSO
  • Lithium ion battery

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