Design and electrochemical properties of novel fluorinated electrolytes for lithium metal batteries

Synthesis and electrochemical study of novel trifluorinated diethers, namely, α-methoxy-ω-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)- alkanes, as potential candidates for new-generation electrolyte solvents for lithium-metal batteries are presented. The trifluoro diethers were tested in cell configurations implying cathodes with high nickel content and revealed Coulombic efficiencies exceeding 99.9% and specific discharge capacity retention up to 99% over 55 cycles for potentials up to 4.5 V. This study opens up new prospects in targeted design of organic ether molecules as lithium-metal batteries electrolyte components.