Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to additives for electrolytes and preparation of aluminum-based, silicon-based, and bismuth-based additive compounds that can be used as additives or solutes in electrolytes and test results in various electrochemical devices. The inclusion of these aluminum, silicon, and bismuth compounds in electrolyte systems can enable rechargeable chemistries at high voltages that are otherwise unsuitable with current electrolyte technologies. These compounds are so chosen because of their beneficial effect on the interphasial chemistries formed at high potentials, such as 5.0 V class cathodes for Li-ion chemistries. The application of these compounds goes beyond Li-ion battery technology and covers any electrochemical device that employs electrolytes for the benefit of high energy density resultant from high operating voltages.