article published yes Xiaokun Ge author Marten Huck author Andreas Kuhlmann author Michael Tiemann author 235470000-0003-1711-2722 Christian Weinberger author 11848 Xiaodan Xu author Zhenyu Zhao author Hans-Georg Steinrueck author 35 department 2 department 307 department Due to the hydrolytic instability of LiPF6 in carbonate-based solvents, HF is a typical impurity in Li-ion battery electrolytes. HF significantly influences the performance of Li-ion batteries, for example by impacting the formation of the solid electrolyte interphase at the anode and by affecting transition metal dissolution at the cathode. Additionally, HF complicates studying fundamental interfacial electrochemistry of Li-ion battery electrolytes, such as direct anion reduction, because it is electrocatalytically relatively unstable, resulting in LiF passivation layers. Methods to selectively remove ppm levels of HF from LiPF6-containing carbonate-based electrolytes are limited. We introduce and benchmark a simple yet efficient electrochemical in situ method to selectively remove ppm amounts of HF from LiPF6-containing carbonate-based electrolytes. The basic idea is the application of a suitable potential to a high surface-area metallic electrode upon which only HF reacts (electrocatalytically) while all other electrolyte components are unaffected under the respective conditions. The Electrochemical Society2024 eng Materials ChemistryElectrochemistrySurfacesCoatings and FilmsCondensed Matter PhysicsRenewable EnergySustainability and the EnvironmentElectronicOptical and Magnetic Materials 0013-4651 1945-711110.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3 171030552 Ge X, Huck M, Kuhlmann A, et al. Electrochemical Removal of HF from Carbonate-based LiPF6-containing Li-ion Battery Electrolytes. <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society</i>. 2024;171:030552. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3">10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3</a> @article{Ge_Huck_Kuhlmann_Tiemann_Weinberger_Xu_Zhao_Steinrueck_2024, title={Electrochemical Removal of HF from Carbonate-based LiPF6-containing Li-ion Battery Electrolytes}, volume={171}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3">10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3</a>}, journal={Journal of The Electrochemical Society}, publisher={The Electrochemical Society}, author={Ge, Xiaokun and Huck, Marten and Kuhlmann, Andreas and Tiemann, Michael and Weinberger, Christian and Xu, Xiaodan and Zhao, Zhenyu and Steinrueck, Hans-Georg}, year={2024}, pages={030552} } Ge, Xiaokun, et al. “Electrochemical Removal of HF from Carbonate-Based LiPF6-Containing Li-Ion Battery Electrolytes.” <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society</i>, vol. 171, The Electrochemical Society, 2024, p. 030552, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3">10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3</a>. Ge, Xiaokun, Marten Huck, Andreas Kuhlmann, Michael Tiemann, Christian Weinberger, Xiaodan Xu, Zhenyu Zhao, and Hans-Georg Steinrueck. “Electrochemical Removal of HF from Carbonate-Based LiPF6-Containing Li-Ion Battery Electrolytes.” <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society</i> 171 (2024): 030552. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3">https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3</a>. X. Ge, M. Huck, A. Kuhlmann, M. Tiemann, C. Weinberger, X. Xu, Z. Zhao, H.-G. Steinrueck, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 171 (2024) 030552. Ge, X., Huck, M., Kuhlmann, A., Tiemann, M., Weinberger, C., Xu, X., Zhao, Z., &#38; Steinrueck, H.-G. (2024). Electrochemical Removal of HF from Carbonate-based LiPF6-containing Li-ion Battery Electrolytes. <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society</i>, <i>171</i>, 030552. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3">https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3</a> X. Ge <i>et al.</i>, “Electrochemical Removal of HF from Carbonate-based LiPF6-containing Li-ion Battery Electrolytes,” <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society</i>, vol. 171, p. 030552, 2024, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3">10.1149/1945-7111/ad30d3</a>. 523722024-03-08T06:27:10Z2024-03-25T17:01:09Z