“…Sharing the view that interfacial stability originates from the reactivity, this rule is conceptually related to the selecting tool for the SEI-forming electrolyte components as proposed by Peled et al, despite the fact that the latter was based on a kinetic consideration (exchange current) of the molecule instead of a thermodynamic one (LUMO energy level). Quantum calculations have yielded LUMO energy levels for most of the commonly used electrolyte solvents as well as some of the tested SEI additives, which are compiled in Table . ,,, Apparently, the LUMO levels for all aliphatic cyclic carbonates are virtually identical, whereas structural modifications with an aromatic bond, double bond, or substitution of halogen atoms cause large decreases in the LUMO level . This trend is in good agreement with the experimental findings, since most of the additives that demonstrated promising performances in electrolytes indeed possess one of the active functionalities.…”