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ArticleNature communications2025

Rational electrolyte solvent screening for high-energy lithium metal batteries at low temperatures.

Zehang Peng, Kui Ding, Meiting Lai, Rui Qiu, Ye Xiao, Junkai Shi, Xiaoxian Guan, Yue-Peng Cai, Chao Xu, Fei Wang and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Zehang Peng *School of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Kui Ding *School of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Meiting LaiSchool of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Rui QiuSchool of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ye XiaoSchool of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Junkai ShiSchool of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaoxian GuanSchool of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yue-Peng CaiSchool of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4028-9358
Chao XuMOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Fei WangDepartment of Materials Science, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-5130
Qifeng ZhengSchool of Chemistry, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Qifeng.Zheng@m.scnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4330-0903

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22209050National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92372123Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Guangdong Natural Science Foundation) 2022B1515020005Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Guangdong Natural Science Foundation) 2023B1515130004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Weakening the solvation ability has shown great potential in electrolyte solvent design to promote the cycling performance of Li-metal batteries, yet suffers from sluggish kinetics and uncontrolled Li dendrite formation, particularly at low temperatures. Herein, we propose a guideline for rational electrolyte solvent screening, where the restrained electrostatic potential of the coordinated O is proposed as one descriptor to quantify the solvation effect, followed by introducing the dipole moment as a correction descriptor to optimize solvents' sensitivity to the electric fields and interphase stability. Under the guidance of this screening principle, a class of asymmetric fluorinated ethers is rationally designed, of which the 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl-1-methyl ether with moderate restrained electrostatic potential of the coordinated O and dipole moment is identified to mediate a stable six-membered chelating structure with Li

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