SILICON-BASED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES WITH ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING A BENZOYL PEROXIDE BASED COMPOUND

Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising benzoyl peroxide based compounds are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte comprising at least two electrolyte co-solvents, wherein at least one electrolyte co-solvent comprises a benzoyl peroxide based compound.