Solvent Anchored Electrolytes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries Working at High Voltage and Wide Temperature

L Linlin Xue (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), Engineering Center on High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry) M Meng Yao (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry) Y Yiyang Peng (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering) Y Yue Li Y Yang Dong (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), Engineering Center on High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry) L Libo Song (Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Academy of Advanced Inter Disciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry) F Fengming Zhang (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry) K Kai Zhang M Meng Yu (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry) F Fangyi Cheng (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) suffer from severe performance fading under coupled conditions of high voltage and wide temperature because cold retards Li + migration and desolvation kinetics while heat or high voltage exacerbates parasitic reactions and electrode destabilization. Herein, we propose a solvent‐anchored paradigm for electrolyte design via electrostatic potential matching to enable stable battery operation across the demanding voltage‐temperature matrix. The fine‐tuned electrolyte, which is composed of well‐matched dimethyltrifluoroacetamide solvent and fluorotoluene diluent, features a site‐specific solvation structure with anion‐dominated inner shell and solvent‐anchored outer cluster. This unique configuration facilitates fast Li + desolvation and robust interphase formation on both the lithium/graphite anode and LiCoO 2 cathode. Remarkably, the formulated electrolyte enables stable operation of graphite||LiCoO 2 full cells up to a charging voltage of 4.5 V from −60°C to 80°C, indicating its promising applicability to fortify LIB performance under harsh conditions.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 22
Published May 25, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (10)

L

Linlin Xue

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), Engineering Center on High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry

M

Meng Yao

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry

Y

Yiyang Peng

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

Y

Yue Li

Y

Yang Dong

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), Engineering Center on High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry

L

Libo Song

Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Academy of Advanced Inter Disciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry

F

Fengming Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry

K

Kai Zhang

M

Meng Yu

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry

F

Fangyi Cheng

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Engineering Research Center of High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry