Issue 95, 2013
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Chemical Communications

A superconcentrated ether electrolyte for fast-charging Li-ion batteries†

Yuki Yamada,ab   Makoto Yaegashi,a   Takeshi Abebc  and  Atsuo Yamada*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
E-mail: yamada@chemsys.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Fax: +81 3 5841 7488
Tel: +81 3 5841 7295

b Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8246, Japan

c Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan

Abstract

We have found ultrafast Li+ intercalation into graphite in a superconcentrated ether electrolyte, even exceeding that in a currently used commercial electrolyte. This discovery is an important breakthrough toward fast-charging Li-ion batteries far beyond present technologies.

Graphical abstract: A superconcentrated ether electrolyte for fast-charging Li-ion batteries

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC46665E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Aug 2013
Accepted
08 Oct 2013
First published
09 Oct 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 11194-11196

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A superconcentrated ether electrolyte for fast-charging Li-ion batteries

Y. Yamada, M. Yaegashi, T. Abe and A. Yamada, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 11194 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46665E

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