Abstract
Trimethyl phosphate (TMP) is a flame-retardant solvent frequently used in nonaqueous electric energy storage devices. Anions can hardly intercalate into a graphite positive electrode from neat TMP at ordinary conditions. In TMP solutions, dissolving lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF4), lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) (LiTFSI), by means of increasing lithium salt concentration or increasing the charge cutoff voltage of Li/graphite cells, the TMP-solvated anions can successfully intercalate into graphite positive electrodes. Moreover, the effect of TFSI- activation on a graphite electrode is addressed. Ex situ X-ray diffraction measurements in combination with traditional electrochemical tests are employed to investigate the crystal structure change and electrochemical performance of graphite electrodes, respectively. Nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier-transform infrared, and Raman spectroscopy are employed to characterize the TMP solutions.
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