ANODE-ELECTROLYTE REACTIONS IN Li BATTERIES: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GRAPHITIC AND METALLIC ANODES

An overview about more than 10 years of R&D activities on solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) film forming electrolyte additives and solvents at Graz University of Technology is presented. The different requirements on the electrolyte and on the SEI formation process in the presence of various anode materials (metallic lithium, graphitic carbons, and lithium storage metals/alloys are particularly highlighted.