Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Lithium-ion batteries are widely used for portable electronics due to high energy density, mature processing technology and reduced cost. However, their applications are somewhat limited by safety concerns. The lithium-ion battery users will take risks in burn or explosion which results from some internal components failure. So, a practical method is required urgently to find out the failures in early time. In this thesis, a new method based on temperature difference between internal point and surface (TDIS) of the battery is developed to detect the thermal failure especially the thermal runaway in early time. A lumped simple thermal model of a lithium-ion battery is developed based on TDIS. Heat transfer coefficients and heat capacity are determined from simultaneous measurements of the surface temperature and the internal temperature in cyclic constant current charging/discharging test. A look-up table of heating power in lithium ion battery is developed based on the lumped model and cyclic charging/discharging experimental results in normal operating condition. A failure detector is also built based on TDIS and reference heating power curve from the look-up table to detect aberrant heating power and bad parameters in transfer function of the lumped model. The TDIS method and TDIS detector is validated to be effective in thermal runaway detection in a thermal runway experiment. In the validation of thermal runway test, the system can find the abnormal heat generation before thermal runaway happens by detecting both abnormal heating power generation and parameter change in transfer function of thermal model of lithium ion batteries. The result of validation is compatible with the expectation of detector design. A simple and applicable detector is developed for lithium ion battery catastrophic failure detection.

Silicon (Si) has been considered as a promising negative electrode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) because of its high theoretical capacity, low discharge voltage, and low cost. However, the utilization of Si electrode has been hampered by problems such as slow ionic transport, large stress/strain generation, and unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). These problems severely influence the performance and cycle life of Si electrodes. In general, ionic conduction determines the rate performance of the electrode, while electron leakage through the SEI causes electrolyte decomposition and, thus, causes capacity loss. The goal of this thesis research is to design Si electrodes with high current efficiency and durability through a fundamental understanding of the ionic and electronic conduction in Si and its SEI. Multi-scale physical and chemical processes occur in the electrode during charging and discharging. This thesis, thus, focuses on multi-scale modeling, including developing new methods, to help understand these coupled physical and chemical processes. For example, we developed a new method based on ab initio molecular dynamics to study the effects of stress/strain on Li ion transport in amorphous lithiated Si electrodes. This method not only quantitatively shows the effect of stress on ionic transport in amorphous materials, but also uncovers the underlying atomistic mechanisms. However, the origin of ionic conduction in the inorganic components in SEI is different from that in the amorphous Si electrode. To tackle this problem, we developed a model by separating the problem into two scales: 1) atomistic scale: defect physics and transport in individual SEI components with consideration of the environment, e.g., LiF in equilibrium with Si electrode; 2) mesoscopic scale: defect distribution near the heterogeneous interface based on a space charge model. In addition, to help design better artificial SEI, we further demonstrated a theoretical design of multicomponent SEIs by utilizing the synergetic effect found in the natural SEI. We show that the electrical conduction can be optimized by varying the grain size and volume fraction of two phases in the artificial multicomponent SEI.

There is an intense, worldwide effort to develop durable lithium ion batteries with high energy and power densities for a wide range of applications, including electric and hybrid electric vehicles. For improvement of battery technology understanding the capacity fading mechanism in batteries is of utmost importance. Novel electrode material and improved electrode designs are needed for high energy- high power batteries with less capacity fading. Furthermore, for applications such as automotive applications, precise cycle-life prediction of batteries is necessary. One of the critical challenges in advancing lithium ion battery technologies is fracture and decrepitation of the electrodes as a result of lithium diffusion during charging and discharging operations. When lithium is inserted in either the positive or negative electrode, there is a volume change associated with insertion or de-insertion. Diffusion-induced stresses (DISs) can therefore cause the nucleation and growth of cracks, leading to mechanical degradation of the batteries. With different mathematical models we studied the behavior of diffusion induces stresses and effects of electrode shape, size, concentration dependent material properties, pre-existing cracks, phase transformations, operating conditions etc. on the diffusion induced stresses. Thus we develop tools to guide the design of the electrode material with better mechanical stability for durable batteries. Along with mechanical degradation, chemical degradation of batteries also plays an important role in deciding battery cycle life. The instability of commonly employed electrolytes results in solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation. Although SEI formation contributes to irreversible capacity loss, the SEI layer is necessary, as it passivates the electrode-electrolyte interface from further solvent decomposition. SEI layer and diffusion induced stresses are inter-dependent and affect each-other. We study coupled chemical-mechanical degradation of electrode materials to understand the capacity fading of the battery with cycling. With the understanding of chemical and mechanical degradation, we develop a simple phenomenological model to predict battery life. On the experimental part we come up with a novel concept of using liquid metal alloy as a self-healing battery electrode. We develop a method to prepare thin film liquid gallium electrode on a conductive substrate. This enabled us to perform a series of electrochemical and characterization experiments which certify that liquid electrode undergo liquid-solid-liquid transition and thus self-heals the cracks formed during de-insertion. Thus the mechanical degradation can be avoided. We also perform ab-initio calculations to understand the equilibrium potential of various lithium-gallium phases.

Solid state lithium ion electrolytes are important to the development of next generation safer and high power density lithium ion batteries. Perovskite-structured LLT is a promising solid electrolyte with high lithium ion conductivity. LLT also serves as a good model system to understand lithium ion diffusion behaviors in solids. In this thesis, molecular dynamics and related atomistic computer simulations were used to study the diffusion behavior and diffusion mechanism in bulk crystal and grain boundary in lithium lanthanum titanate (LLT) solid state electrolytes. The effects of defect concentration on the structure and lithium ion diffusion behaviors in LLT were systematically studied and the lithium ion self-diffusion and diffusion energy barrier were investigated by both dynamic simulations and static calculations using the nudged elastic band (NEB) method. The simulation results show that there exist an optimal vacancy concentration at around x=0.067 at which lithium ions have the highest diffusion coefficient and the lowest diffusion energy barrier. The lowest energy barrier from dynamics simulations was found to be around 0.22 eV, which compared favorably with 0.19 eV from static NEB calculations. It was also found that lithium ions diffuse through bottleneck structures made of oxygen ions, which expand in dimension by 8-10% when lithium ions pass through. By designing perovskite structures with large bottleneck sizes can lead to materials with higher lithium ion conductivities. The structure and diffusion behavior of lithium silicate glasses and their interfaces, due to their importance as a grain boundary phase, with LLT crystals were also investigated by using molecular dynamics simulations. The short and medium range structures of the lithium silicate glasses were characterized and the ceramic/glass interface models were obtained using MD simulations. Lithium ion diffusion behaviors in the glass and across the glass/ceramic interfaces were investigated. It was found that there existed a minor segregation of lithium ions at the glass/crystal interface. Lithium ion diffusion energy barrier at the interface was found to be dominated by the glass phase.

Le travail de thèse, présenté dans ce mémoire, est consacré à l'étude de nouveaux matériaux d'électrode pour batterie lithium-ion pour le stockage d'énergie photovoltaïque. Ce type de production d'énergie impose de nombreuses intermittences de charge, des non synchronisations entre les périodes de production et de consommation, etc. L'objectif est d'évaluer le comportement de différents types de matériau d'électrode dans des batteries soumises à des profils de charge photovoltaïque pour ensuite sélectionner les plus adaptés à ce stockage spécifique d'énergie. Les matériaux choisis, Li4Ti5O12, Li2Ti3O7, NiP3, TiSnSb, présentent tous des mécanismes de réaction vis-à-vis du lithium très différents. Afin d'améliorer la durée de vie de ces matériaux d'électrodes, un travail d'optimisation des performances électrochimiques a été effectué en travaillant sur leur synthèse puis sur la formulation des électrodes. La formulation d'électrode en utilisant la carboxymethylcellulose sodique a notamment donné d'excellents résultats. La caractérisation de leurs propriétés physico-chimiques a été réalisée par diffraction des rayons X, in situ et en température, MEB, ATD, cyclage galvanostatique, etc.). Afin de reproduire des profils représentatifs de la production photovoltaïque à l'échelle des accumulateurs expérimentaux de laboratoire, un banc de simulation a été élaboré et validé avec un accumulateur de référence à base de Li4Ti5O12. Après cette étape de validation, les différents matériaux d'électrode ont été testés en condition photovoltaïque. Cette étude a permis de montrer que les intermittences de courte de durée (passages nuageux) et les régimes variables qu'impose ce type de production n'ont pas que peu d'influence sur les propriétés électrochimiques de l'ensemble de ces matériaux. Cependant, les périodes d'absence de production (nuit, journée pluvieuse, etc.) correspondant à une relaxation pour le matériau peuvent avoir un impact important. Les matériaux de conversion (NiP3, TiSnSb) ont montré de surprenants bons résultats. Enfin, les observations montrent que chaque type de matériau (mécanisme électrochimique différent) pourrait convenir i) à un type de production photovoltaïque, c'est à dire à une zone géographique et ii) à un type d'application particulière. / The thesis work, presented in this manuscript, is devoted to the study of new materials for lithium-ion battery for storing solar energy. This type of energy production imposes intermittent loading, non-synchronization between periods of production and consumption, etc. The objective is to evaluate the behavior of different types of electrode material in batteries under photovoltaic (PV) charge profiles and then to select the most suitable for this specific energy storage. The chosen materials, Li4Ti5O12, Li2Ti3O7, NiP3, TiSnSb, follow all very different reaction mechanisms versus lithium. To improve the cycling life of these electrode materials, a work on electrochemical performance optimization was performed by working on the synthesis and the electrode formulation. The electrode formulation, using in particular carboxymethyl cellulose, presented excellent results. Characterization of their physico-chemical properties was carried out by X-ray diffraction, in situ and as function of temperature, SEM, DTA, galvanostatic cycling, etc.). To reproduce representative profiles of the photovoltaic production at the experimental batteries scale, a test bench has been developed and validated with reference batteries (Li4Ti5O12). After this step of validation, different electrode materials were tested under photovoltaic conditions. This study shows that both intermittences with short duration (clouds) and variable rates of current imposed by this type of production don't strong influence on the electrochemical properties of all these materials. However, periods of no production (night, rainy day, etc.), corresponding to a relaxation for the material, can impact significantly. Materials following conversion mechanism (NiP3, TiSnSb) showed surprising good results. Finally, the observations indicated that each type of material (with different electrochemical mechanism) could be adapted to i) a type of photovoltaic production, ie to a geographical area and ii) a type of application.

Ce mémoire est consacré à l'étude de nouveaux matériaux composites de type Si/Sn-Ni/Al/C pour former des électrodes négatives de batteries lithium ion. La microstructure de ces matériaux se présente sous la forme de nanoparticules de Si enrobées dans une matrice conductrice constituée de carbone et d'un composé intermétallique Ni3,4Sn4. La nanostructure et la composition du matériau composite lui confèrent de très bonnes performances en termes de capacité réversible, de stabilité électrochimique, et de cinétique de réaction. La mécanosynthèse a été choisie comme méthode d'élaboration. Les propriétés structurales et chimiques du composite ont été déterminées par analyses DRX, par microscopies électroniques MET et MEB, par analyses EDX et EFTEM et par spectroscopie Mössbauer de 119Sn. La caractérisation électrochimique a été réalisée par cyclage galvanostatique et par voltamétrie cyclique. La réactivité de ces matériaux envers le lithium a été étudiée par analyses DRX et spectroscopie Mössbauer de 119Sn in-situ. Ce mémoire détaille les résultats structuraux et électrochimiques obtenus pour différents matériaux composites basés sur Ni3,4Sn4 en ajoutant les éléments C, Al et Si. Une étude des mécanismes réactionnels lors du broyage mécanique ainsi que pendant le cyclage électrochimique a été effectuée et le rôle des différents éléments a été mis en évidence. Enfin, une discussion sur l'influence de la microstructure sur les performances électrochimiques des matériaux composites est donnée. Les meilleures performances électrochimiques sont obtenues pour le composite de composition nominale Ni0,14Sn0,17Si0,32Al0,04C0,35. Il présente une capacité réversible de 920 mAh/g avec une très bonne stabilité sur 280 cycles. Le matériau possède une excellente cinétique de délithiation : 90% de la capacité peut être délivrée en moins de 5 minutes. La capacité irréversible (20%) reste toutefois élevée et doit être encore améliorée en stabilisant l'interface solide/électrolyte (SEI) / This study is devoted to a new Si/Sn-Ni/Al/C composite material usable as negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries. The composite microstructure is made from Si nanoparticles embedded in a matrix, consisting of conductive carbon and Ni3.4Sn4 intermetallic compound. The nanostructure and composition of the composite material give excellent properties regarding reversible capacity, electrochemical stability, and reaction kinetics. Mechanical alloying has been chosen as synthesis method. The material structural and chemical properties have been determined by XRD analysis, by electron microscopy TEM and SEM, by EDX and EFTEM analysis and 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy. The electrochemical characterization was carried out by galvanostatic cycling and cyclic voltammetry. Lithium reactivity of these materials was studied by in-situ XRD analysis and 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy. This manuscript details the structural and electrochemical results obtained from various composite materials based on Ni3.4Sn4 by adding C, Al and Si elements. Reaction mechanisms during mechanical alloying and during electrochemical cycling have been investigated and the role of the different elements has been demonstrated. Finally, a discussion of the microstructure influence on the electrochemical performance of the composite materials is given. The best electrochemical properties are obtained for the composite material with nominal composition Ni0.14Sn0.17Si0.32Al0.04C0.35, which has a reversible capacity of 920 mAh/g with a very good stability of 280 cycles. Excellent kinetics during délithiation are obtained : 90% of capacity can be delivered in less than 5 minutes. However, the irreversible capacity (20 %) remains high and should be improved by stabilizing the solid/electrolyte interface (SEI)

Materiais auto-organizados constituídos de V2O5 xerogel, poli(etilenoimina) (PEI) e nanopartículas de carbono (NpCs) foram obtidos por meio da técnica camada-por-camada (LbL). A metodologia aplicada permitiu a obtenção de filmes finos com elevado controle de espessura além de permitir um crescimento linear dos filmes, denominados neste trabalho V2O5/PEI e V2O5/PEI/NpCs. Além disso, o desempenho eletroquímico dos materiais auto-organizados foi comparado a um eletrodo de V2O5. Análises de FTIR mostraram que interações específicas entre os grupos amina do PEI e os grupos carboxila do V2O5 são responsáveis pelo crescimento do filme. Estas interações permitem a formação de um campo eletrostático capaz de blindar as interações entre os íons lítio e os oxigênios da vanadila (V=O) e, por consequência, são responsáveis pelo aumento na mobilidade iônica dos íons lítio no interior da matriz hospedeira e, portanto, um aumento na capacidade de armazenamento de carga. Resultados obtidos através de medidas de carga/descarga mostram que o V2O5/PEI/NpCs apresenta uma melhor desempenho do que os demais materiais estudados neste trabalho. Estes resultados mostram que a capacidade específica do V2O5/PEI/NpCs foi de 137 mA h g-1 para a menor densidade de corrente aplicada e aproximadamente 1,6 vezes maior do que os valores de capacidade específica para os outros materiais para a maior densidade de corrente aplicada. Além disso, estas medidas permitiram a observação de uma menor variação na razão estequiométrica máxima (xmáx) em função das densidades de corrente aplicadas para os filmes auto-organizados, fato este relacionado a uma maior mobilidade iônica dos íons lítio no interior dessas matrizes. Os resultados obtidos a partir de espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica (EIS) mostraram que a difusão dos íons lítio no interior das matrizes auto-organizadas é maior do que no caso do V2O5, cujos valores do coeficiente de difusão foram de 1,64 x 10-15, 1,21 x 10-14 e 2,26 x 10-14 cm2 s-1 para os filmes V2O5, V2O5/PEI e V2O5/PEI/NpCs, respectivamente. Sendo assim, o polímero e as NpCs promoveram novos caminhos condutores e permitiram a conexão elétrica entre camadas isoladas da matriz V2O5. Dessa forma, novos nanocompósitos foram obtidos visando demonstrar o método de auto-organização empregado para melhorar o transporte de carga em matrizes hospedeiras. / Self-assembled materials constituted of V2O5 xerogel, poly (ethyleneimine) (PEI), and carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were obtained by the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. The applied methodology permitted the obtainment of thin films with high thickness control and also permitted a linear growth of the films, which will be named V2O5/PEI and V2O5/PEI/CNPs. Besides, the electrochemical performance of the self-assembled materials was compared to a V2O5 electrode. FTIR analyses showed that the specific interactions between the amine groups of PEI and the vanadyl groups of the V2O5 are responsible for the film growth. These interactions permitted the formation of an electrostatic shield capable of hindering the interactions between the lithium ions and the vanadyl oxygen atoms (V=O) and are consequently responsible for the enhancement on the ionic mobility of the lithium ions within the host matrix, leading to a higher energy storage capability. Results obtained by the charge/discharge measurements showed that V2O5/PEI/CNPs presents a better performance than the other materials studied for this research. These results demonstrated that the specific capacity of the V2O5/PEI/CNPs was 137 mA h g-1 under the lowest current density applied and approximately 1.6 times higher than the specific capacity values obtained for the other materials under the highest current density applied. Moreover, it was observed that the variation of the maximum stoichiometric ratio (xmax) as a function of the current density is lower for the self-assembled materials than for the V2O5 electrode, which can be related to the higher ionic mobility of the lithium ion within the self-assembled materials. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) data demonstrated that the diffusion of the lithium ions within the self-assembled materials is higher than within the V2O5 electrode, and the diffusion coefficients were 1.64 x 10-15, 1.21 x 10-14 e 2.26 x 10-14 cm2 s-1 for V2O5, V2O5/PEI and V2O5/PEI/CNPs, respectively. Thus, the polymer and the CNPs provided new conducting pathways and connected isolated V2O5 chains in the host matrix. Therefore, novel spontaneous nanocomposites were formed, aiming to demonstrate the self-assembled method adopted for improving charge transport within host matrices.

En 30 ans, les batteries Li-ion ont littéralement colonisé notre environnement depuis et leur déploiement s’accélère. Puissante, efficace, légère et compacte, cette technologie présente des problèmes de sécurité. C’est pourquoi la plupart de ces batteries sont équipées de systèmes de gestion. Ils nécessitent l’accès à certains états internes qui ne sont pas tous mesurables. Cette thèse se propose d’estimer les variables en question à l’aide d’observateurs non-linéaires. Un observateur permet d’estimer des états inaccessibles à la mesure, à partir des mesures disponibles et d’un modèle mathématique des dynamiques mises en jeu. Les transports électrochimiques à l’œuvre dans les batteries sont responsables de leur comportement. Nous en proposons un modèle électrochimique adapté à l’observation. Celui-ci repose sur la discrétisation spatiale des équations aux dérivées partielles décrivant ces phénomènes et sur une série d’hypothèses. Présenté comme un système sous forme de représentation d’état, les dynamiques sont affines et l’équation de sortie est non-linéaire. Parmi les observateurs de systèmes à sortie non-linéaire dont nous avons connaissance, aucun ne peut s’appliquer directement au modèle proposé. Nous en avons donc développé de nouveaux dont la stabilité est garantie lorsqu’une inégalité matricielle est satisfaite. Nous avons ensuite confronté ces observateurs à des données expérimentales d’éléments commercialisés. Le comportement de l’observateur est encourageant et semble être un bon compromis entre sens physique et complexité numérique / Developed in the nineties, lithium batteries have colonized our environment in less than thirty years and they keep spreading faster and faster. Powerful, efficient, light and compact, this technology remains hazardous. In order to limit the danger and slow the aging of lithium cells, most of such batteries embed a management system. The latter needs to access some internal states, which are not directly measurable. This thesis intends to estimate these variables using a nonlinear observer, which is based on an electrochemical model. The behavior of the battery is driven by the transportation phenomenon of its main electrochemical species. We therefore built a finite dimensional electrochemical model of these adapted to estimation. It relies on the spatial discretization of the partial differential equations, which describe these transportation phenomena. It also formulates some assumptions, such as the fact that an electrode globally behaves like a single particle of its active material. The obtained state space model has affine dynamics and a nonlinear output. Among the existing observers for such systems that we are aware of, none can be applied directly to the developed model. Hence, we developed new ones whose stability is guaranteed provided a linear matrix inequality holds, which is used to construct the observation gain. We then confront these observers to experimental data acquired on commercialized batteries. The obtained results are encouraging and the observer seems to be a fair compromise between physical meaning and numerical complexity

Neste trabalho, foi desenvolvido um material híbrido inédito carvão ativado/nanotubos de carbono/nanopartículas de prata para as aplicações em bateria de íons de lítio e capacitor eletroquímico de dupla camada. O compósito foi preparado por crescimento dos nanotubos de carbono diretamente sobre o carvão ativado via deposição química de vapor e depois nanopartículas de prata foram incorporadas no carvão ativado/nanotubos de carbono. A morfologia do compósito foi analisada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Investigação das propriedades de intercalação de lítio no carvão ativado (CA), carvão ativado/nanotubos de carbono (CA/NTC), carvão ativado/prata (CA/Ag) e carvão ativado/nanotubos de carbono/prata (CA/NTC/Ag) foi conduzida por voltametria cíclica e ciclos de carga/descarga, utilizando dois diferentes eletrólitos. Verificou-se que o ânodo de CA/NTC/Ag apresenta mais elevado valor de capacidade específica reversível que a grafita em eletrólito comercial, provavelmente devido à rede tridimensional com elevada condutividade eletrônica formada por nanotubos de carbono e nanopartículas de prata nos poros e nas rugosidades do substrato. Além disso, os nanotubos de carbono podem exibir elevada capacidade de armazenamento de lítio. Outra vantagem do CA/NTC/Ag é que a rede de nanotubos de carbono acomoda a expansão de volume das partículas de prata durante a ciclagem do eletrodo, mantendo-as bem adsorvidas na superfície do CA/NTC. Os resultados confirmaram a existência do sinergismo entre os componentes do CA/NTC/Ag, que promove características eletroquímicas superiores àquelas dos constituintes isolados. / In this work, an unpublished hybrid material activated carbon/carbon nanotubes/silver nanoparticles was developed for lithium ion battery and electrochemical double layer capacitor applications. The composite was prepared by growing carbon nanotubes directly on the activated carbon via chemical vapor deposition and after silver nanoparticles were incorporated on the activated carbon/carbon nanotubes. The composites morphology was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Investigation of lithium intercalation properties in activated carbon (AC), activated carbon/carbon nanotubes (AC/CNT), activated carbon/silver (AC/Ag) and activated carbon/carbon nanotubes/silver (AC/CNT/Ag) was carried out by cyclic voltammetry and charge/discharge cycles by making use of two different electrolytes. It was found that the AC/CNT/Ag anode presents higher reversible specific capacity value in comparison with graphite in commercial electrolyte, probably due to the three dimensional network with high electronic conductivity formed by carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticles in the substrates pores and roughness. Furthermore, carbon nanotubes can exhibit high lithium storage capacity. Another advantage of the AC/CNT/Ag is that the network of carbon nanotubes accommodates volume expansion of the silver particles during electrode cycling, keeping them well adsorbed on the surface of the AC/CNT. The results confirmed the existence of synergism between the components of the AC/CNT/Ag, which promotes electrochemical characteristics that are higher than those of the individual constituents.

Les accumulateurs graphite/LiNi0,5Mn1,5O4 (LNMO) permettent d’atteindre des densités d’énergie élevées grâce à leur tension de 5V. Toutefois, une dégradation des électrodes et des électrolytes à base d’alkylcarbonates et de LiPF6 a lieu à haut potentiel reste un problème qu’il est nécessaire de résoudre. L’ajout d’additifs fonctionnels à l’électrolyte comme l’AS, l’AM, le FEC ou le LiBOB forme des films de passivation aux interfaces électrode/électrolyte. Ces films réduisent la dégradation des matériaux et de l’électrolyte de l’accumulateur Gr/LNMO. Pour étudier le mécanisme d’action de ces additifs, les interfaces graphite/électrolyte et LNMO/électrolyte ont été caractérisées au moyen de cellules symétriques Gr/Gr et LNMO/LNMO et de cellules complètes. Les interfaces ont été étudié par spectroscopie d’impédance électrochimique (EIS) et photoélectronique à rayons X (XPS). De plus, l’électrolyte a été analysé par chromatographie en phase gazeuse liée à la spectrométrie de masse (GC-MS). / Gr/LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) accumulators achieve higher energy densities than current commercial batteries. However, degradation of electrodes and electrolytes based on alkylcarbonates and LiPF6 takes place at high potential remains a problem which it needs to be resolved. The addition of functional additives to the electrolyte such as AS, AM, FEC or LiBOB which form passivation films at the electrode/electrolyte interfaces is a possible solution to these issues. These films reduce the degradation of materials and the oxidation of electrolyte in the Gr/LNMO accumulator. In order to study action mechanism of these additives, graphite/electrolyte and LNMO/electrolyte interfaces were characterized by symmetric Gr/Gr and LNMO/LNMO cells and full cells. Interfaces were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscpoy (EIS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) while the electrolyte was analyzed by mass spectrometric gas chromatography (GC-MS).