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ACS Energy Lett ; 9(7): 3636-3642, 2024 Jul 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39022673

ABSTRACT

Transport and thermodynamic properties are integral parameters to understand, model, and optimize state-of-the-art and next-generation battery electrolytes. The accurate measurement of these properties is experimentally challenging as well as time- and resource-intensive, and consequently, reports are scarce. Their dependence on temperature is explored even less and is commonly limited to a few temperature points. Recently, we introduced an operando Raman gradient analysis (ORGA) tool to extract transport and thermodynamic properties. Here, we expand the capabilities of ORGA by incorporating a temperature-sensitive external reference into the design. With this enhancement, we are able to visualize the local concentration of any Raman-active species in the electrolyte and detect lithium filament nucleation. We demonstrate and validate this new functionality of ORGA via an examination of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) in tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (G4) as a function of temperature. All transport properties and activation energies are reported, and the effect of temperature is discussed.

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ACS Energy Lett ; 9(1): 85-92, 2024 Jan 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38230375

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Fluoride ion batteries (FIB) are a promising post lithium-ion technology thanks to their high theoretical energy densities and Earth-abundant materials. However, the flooded cells commonly used to test liquid electrolyte FIBs severely affect the overall performance and impede comparability across different studies, hindering FIB progress. Here, we report a reliable Pb-PbF2 counter electrode that enables the use of two-electrode coin cells. To test this setup, we first introduce a liquid electrolyte that combines the advantages of a highly concentrated electrolyte (tetramethylammonium fluoride in methanol) while addressing its transport and high-cost shortcomings by introducing a diluent (propionitrile). We then demonstrate the viability of this system by reporting a BiF3-Pb-PbF2 cell with the highest capacity retention to date.

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Adv Mater ; 34(24): e2109075, 2022 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35384081

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Next-generation implantable devices such as sensors, drug-delivery systems, and electroceuticals require efficient, reliable, and highly miniaturized power sources. Existing power sources such as the Li-I2 pacemaker battery exhibit limited scale-down potential without sacrificing capacity, and therefore, alternatives are needed to power miniaturized implants. This work shows that ceramic electrolytes can be used in potentially implantable glucose fuel cells with unprecedented miniaturization. Specifically, a ceramic glucose fuel cell-based on the proton-conducting electrolyte ceria-that is composed of a freestanding membrane of thickness below 400 nm and fully integrated into silicon for easy integration into bioelectronics is demonstrated. In contrast to polymeric membranes, all materials used are highly temperature stable, making thermal sterilization for implantation trivial. A peak power density of 43 µW cm-2 , and an unusually high statistical verification of successful fabrication and electrochemical function across 150 devices for open-circuit voltage and 12 devices for power density, enabled by a specifically designed testing apparatus and protocol, is demonstrated. The findings demonstrate that ceramic-based micro-glucose-fuel-cells constitute the smallest potentially implantable power sources to date and are viable options to power the next generation of highly miniaturized implantable medical devices.


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Electrolytes , Glucose , Ceramics , Electronics , Glucose/metabolism , Prostheses and Implants
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