Regulating Cation-Solvent Coordination in Carbonate Electrolytes for Low-Temperature and Acid-Resistant Sodium-Ion Batteries
Hard carbon (HC) anodes in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) suffer interfacial instability in conventional carbonate electrolytes. Vinyltrimethylsilane (VTMS) is introduced as a multifunctional additive to stabilize both electrolyte phase and electrode-electrolyte interface layers (EEILs). VTMS scavenges HF and disrupts s...