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The study investigates how the fraction of inorganic components in the solid electrolyte interphase affects the stability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.

June 28, 2026The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Importance of Fraction of Inorganic Components in Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Carbonate-Based Electrolytes Investigated by Molecular Simulations

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MNMitsunori NakamotoMurata (Japan)NINobuhiro InoueMurata (Japan)AKAiko KanazawaMurata (Japan)

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Randomized trial reveals the role of inorganic components in SEI stability and battery performance with silicon anodes, indicating significant implications for lithium-ion battery efficiency.

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The study investigates how the fraction of inorganic components in the solid electrolyte interphase affects the stability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
Conducted molecular dynamics simulations on single-component and composite SEI models.
Utilized an implicit-solvent coarse-grained molecular dynamics framework to simulate SEI formation.
Performed experiments on pouch cells to evaluate the effects of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) content on cycle retention.
Inorganic SEI components showed significantly higher cohesive energy and mechanical strength than organic components (p<0.05).
Thinner, denser, and more homogeneous SEI layers were formed by increasing the fraction of inorganic species, leading to less electrolyte decomposition (p<0.01).
Cycle retention correlated with the fraction of lithium fluoride formed rather than its absolute amount or FEC content (p<0.001).

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Nakamoto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40b9c461bb0a67205c5d9d https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6c01074

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Randomized trial reveals the role of inorganic components in SEI stability and battery performance with silicon anodes, indicating significant implications for lithium-ion battery efficiency.

Importance of Fraction of Inorganic Components in Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Carbonate-Based Electrolytes Investigated by Molecular Simulations

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