Spectroscopic studies on the cation-anion, cation-solvent and anion-solvent interactions in the LiCF3SO3/acetamide complex system

A molten salt electrolyte composed of lithium triflate (LiCF3SO3) and acetamide (CH3CONH2) has been prepared and characterized by Raman, IR spectroscopy and ac impedance. It is found that acetamide molecule not only complexes with the Li+ cation but also interacts with the CF3SO3- anion via hydrogen bonding due to its two polar groups (C=O group and NH2 group) capable of coordinating with cations and anions, respectively. Cation-anion interaction is strengthened while cation-solvent and anion-solvent interactions are weakened with the increases of salt concentration and temperature in the LiCF3SO3/acetamide complex. The ionic conductivities of the LiCF3SO3/acetamide complex with different molar ratios depend strongly on the ionic association in the complex system.     

新型室温熔盐二(三氟甲基磺酸酰)亚胺锂-乙酰胺/乙烯脲体系的研究

制备了二(三氟甲基磺酸酰)亚胺锂[LiN(SO₂CF₃)₂,LiTFSI]与乙酰胺和乙烯脲形成的新型室温熔盐,分析了其热学和电化学性能.LiTFSI-乙酰胺体系的热学稳定性好,低共熔温度为-62.18℃.电化学测试表明,LiTFSI-乙酰胺体系的电导率较高,n(LiTFSI):n(Acetamide)=1:6.5样品的室温电导率为1.08×10^-3S/cm,60℃时电导率为5.35×10^-3S/cm;摩尔比为1:4.0样品的电化学稳定电位窗为3V左右.     

Preparation and properties of ionic‐liquid‐containing poly(ethylene glycol)‐based networked polymer films having lithium salt structures

Ionic‐liquid‐containing polymer films were prepared by swelling poly(ethylene glycol)‐based networked polymers having lithium salt structures with an ionic liquid, 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (EMImFSI), or with an EMImFSI solution of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI). Their fundamental physical properties were investigated. The networked polymer films having lithium salt structures were prepared by curing a mixture of poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether and lithium 3‐glycidyloxypropanesulfonate or lithium 3‐(glycidyloxypropanesulfonyl)(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide with poly(ethylene glycol) bis(3‐aminopropyl) terminated. The obtained ionic‐liquid‐containing films were flexible and self‐standing. They showed high ionic conductivity at room temperature, 1.16–2.09 S/m for samples without LiTFSI and 0.29–0.43 S/m for those with 10 wt % LiTFSI. Their thermal decomposition temperature was above 220 °C, and melting temperature of the ionic liquid incorporated in the film was around ?16 °C. They exhibited high safety due to good nonflammability of the ionic liquid. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3基固体复合电解质的制备及锂离子导电行为

将聚氧化乙烯(PEO)和二(三氟甲基磺酰)亚胺锂(LiTFSI)混合(固定EO/Li摩尔比为13)后, 采用溶液浇注法制备了一系列不同Li_1.5Al_0.5Ge_1.5(PO₄)₃(LAGP)与PEO质量比的LAGP-PEO(LiTFSI)固体复合电解质体系. 结合电化学阻抗法、 表面形貌表征以及与惰性陶瓷填料(SiO₂, Al₂O₃) 性能的对比分析, 探讨了LAGP在固体复合电解质中的作用机理以及锂离子的导电行为. 结果表明, 在以LAGP为主相的固体复合电解质中, PEO主要处于无定形态, 整个体系主要为PEO与LiTFSI的络合相、 LAGP与PEO(LiTFSI)相互作用形成的过渡相和LAGP晶相. 其中LAGP作为主要的导电基体不仅起到降低PEO结晶度、 改善两相导电界面的作用; 同时自身也可以作为离子传输的通道, 降低锂离子迁移的活化能, 从而使离子电导率得到提高. 当LAGP与PEO的质量比为6:4时, 固体复合电解质的成膜性能最好, 离子电导率最高, 在30 ℃时为2.57×10^-5 S/cm, 接近LAGP的水平, 电化学稳定窗口超过5 V.     

中性分子1,3-氮氧杂环-戊-2-酮与二(三氟甲基磺酸酰)亚胺锂形成的新型室温熔盐

在目前各种室温熔融盐(也称离子液体)体系的研究热点中,正离子多以咪唑离子、吡啶离子或其它有机季铵离子类为主,特别是烷基取代的咪唑阳离子是由咪唑环上3位N原子的孤对电子与H^ 或R^ 结合形成的,实际上是一种特殊的季铵离子,其性能较为稳定.本实验室先后制备了由具有酰胺基官能团的有机物与锂盐直接复合形成的室温熔盐．研究发现,该类物质中羰基氧呈强负电性,可     

Transport coefficients, Raman spectroscopy, and computer simulation of lithium salt solutions in an ionic liquid

Lithium salt solutions of Li(CF3SO2)2N, LiTFSI, in a room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), 1-butyl-2,3-dimethyl-imidazolium cation, BMMI, and the (CF3SO2)2N(-), bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anion, [BMMI][TFSI], were prepared in different concentrations. Thermal properties, density, viscosity, ionic conductivity, and self-diffusion coefficients were determined at different temperatures for pure [BMMI][TFSI] and the lithium solutions. Raman spectroscopy measurements and computer simulations were also carried out in order to understand the microscopic origin of the observed changes in transport coefficients. Slopes of Walden plots for conductivity and fluidity, and the ratio between the actual conductivity and the Nernst-Einstein estimate for conductivity, decrease with increasing LiTFSI content. All of these studies indicated the formation of aggregates of different chemical nature, as it is corroborated by the Raman spectra. In addition, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations showed that the coordination of Li+ by oxygen atoms of TFSI anions changes with Li+ concentration producing a remarkable change of the RTIL structure with a concomitant reduction of diffusion coefficients of all species in the solutions.     

以二(三氟甲基磺酰)亚胺锂为基底的室温熔融盐电解质热学及电化学性质的比较研究

制备了一系列二(三氟甲基磺酰)亚胺锂[LiN(SO₂CF3)₂,LiTFSI]与尿素及其衍生物形成的新型室温熔融盐电解质,并对其热学性质及电导率进行了比较研究.受甲基取代基的影响,LiTFSI-甲基脲体系的共熔温度最低,为-38℃.LiTFSI-尿素体系的室温电导率最高,为1.74×10^-4S/cm,50℃电导率为1.24×10^-3S/cm.     

Molecular dynamics simulation of LiTFSI-acetamide electrolytes: structural properties

The liquid structures of nonaqueous electrolytes composed of lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) and acetamide, with LiTFSI/acetamide molar ratios of 1:2, 1:4, and 1:6, were studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The simulations indicate that the Li+ cations prefer to be six-coordinate by the sulfonyl oxygen atoms of the TFSI- anions and the carbonyl oxygen atoms of the acetamide molecules, rather than by the most electronegative nitrogen atom of the TFSI- anion. Therefore, close Li+-TFSI- contact pairs exist in the system. The TFSI- anion prefers to provide only one of four possible oxygen atoms to coordinate to the same Li+ cation. Three conformations (cis, trans, and gauche) of the TFSI- anions were found to coexist in the liquid electrolyte. At high salt concentrations, the TFSI- anions mainly adopt the gauche conformation in order to provide more oxygen atoms to coordinate to different Li+ cations, while simultaneously reducing the repulsion among the Li+ cations. On the other hand, the fraction of TFSI- anions adopting the cis conformation is largest for the system with the molar ratio of 1:6, in which many clusters, mainly composed of the Li+ cations and the TFSI- anions, are immersed in the acetamide molecules. The size and charge distribution of clusters were also investigated. In the system with the molar ratio of 1:2, nearly all of the ions in the PBC (periodic boundary conditions) box aggregate into a bulky cluster that gradually disassembles into small clusters with decreasing salt concentration. The addition of acetamide molecules was found to effectively relax the liquid electrolyte structure, and the system with the molar ratio of 1:4 was found to exhibit a more homogeneous liquid structure than the other two electrolyte systems with molar ratios of 1:2 and 1:6.     

一种新型聚合物固体电解质的导电性的研究

自从１９７５年Ｗｒｉｇｈｔ等［１］首次发现了ＰＥＯ 碱金属盐络合物的离子导电性后，人们对不同类型的聚合物固体电解质进行了深入的研究，其中最成功的是玻璃化温度Ｔｇ较低、盐浓度适中的“ｓａｌｔ ｉｎ ｐｏｌｙｍｅｒ”固体电解质［２，３］，但在没有其它小分...     

A comparative study of some lithium and hydrogen‐bonded complexes: Ab initio and QTAIM studies

The nature of the interactions of cyanide with lithium and hydrogen halides was investigated using ab initio calculations and topological analysis of electron density. The computed properties of the lithium‐bonded complexes RCN···LiX (R = H, F, Cl, Br, C?CH, CH?CH₂, CH₃, C₂H₅; X = Cl, Br) were compared with those of corresponding hydrogen‐bonded complexes RCN···HX. The results show that both types of intermolecular interactions are “closed‐shell” noncovalent interactions. The effect of substitution on the interaction energy and electron density at the bond critical points of the lithium and hydrogen bonding interactions is similar. In comparison, the interaction energies of lithium‐bonded complexes are more negative than those of hydrogen‐bonded counterparts. The electrostatic interaction plays a more important role in the lithium bond than in the hydrogen bond. On complex formation, the net charge and energy of the Li atom decrease and the atomic volume increases, while the net charge and energy of the H atom increase and the atomic volume decreases. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Influence of Humidity on the Complex Structure of PEO-Lithium Salt Polymer Electrolyte

Solid polymer electrolytes of PEO/LiClO₄ and PEO/LiTFSI solution casting films were prepared with the EO/Li molar ratio of 3: 1, and the effect of relative humidity (RH) on their complex structures were characterized. It is shown that the complex structures were barely changed at RH ≤ 10% while severe differences were shown at RH ≥ 20%. The reason was attributed to the interactions of water with lithium salt, and the formation of PEO–Li⁺–H₂O decreased the interactions between PEO and lithium ions. Furthermore, it was shown that the hydrated samples after heat treatment were still strikingly different in characters from their anhydrous precursors, and the type of lithium salt affected the final structures. It was found that the structure of (PEO)₃LiClO₄ (30% RH) was hardly changed after heating; however, an irreversible compositional transition was discovered in (PEO)₃LiTFSI (30% RH) in which case (PEO)₂LiTFSI was formed.     

Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia in molten salts

Ammonia is important feedstock for both fertilizer production and carbon-free liquid fuel.Many techniques for ammonia formation have been developed,hoping to replace the industrial energy-intensive Haber-Bosch route.Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia in molten salts is one promising alternative method due to the strong solubility of N~(3-) ions,a wide potential window of molten salt electrolytes and tunable electrode reactions.Generally,electrochemical synthesis of ammonia in molten salts begins with the electro-cleavage of N_2/hydrogen sources on electrode surfaces,followed by diffusion of N~(3-)/H~+-containing ions towards each other for NH_3 formation.Therefore,the hydrogen sources and molten salt composition will greatly affect the reactions on electrodes and ions diffusion in electrolytes,being critical factors determining the faradaic efficiency and formation rate for ammonia synthesis.This report summarizes the selection criteria for hydrogen sources,the reaction characteristics in various molten salt systems,and the preliminary explorations on the scaling-up synthesis of ammonia in molten salt.The formation rate and faradaic efficiency for ammonia synthesis are discussed in detail based on different hydrogen sources,various molten salt systems,changed electrolysis conditions as well as diverse catalysts.Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia might be further enhanced by optimizing the molten salt composition,using electrocatalysts with well-defined composition and microstructure,and innovation of novel reaction mechanism.     

Surface tensions of inorganic multicomponent aqueous electrolyte solutions and melts

A semiempirical model is presented that predicts surface tensions (σ) of aqueous electrolyte solutions and their mixtures, for concentrations ranging from infinitely dilute solution to molten salt. The model requires, at most, only two temperature-dependent terms to represent surface tensions of either pure aqueous solutions, or aqueous or molten mixtures, over the entire composition range. A relationship was found for the coefficients of the equation σ = c(1) + c(2)T (where T (K) is temperature) for molten salts in terms of ion valency and radius, melting temperature, and salt molar volume. Hypothetical liquid surface tensions can thus be estimated for electrolytes for which there are no data, or which do not exist in molten form. Surface tensions of molten (single) salts, when extrapolated to normal temperatures, were found to be consistent with data for aqueous solutions. This allowed surface tensions of very concentrated, supersaturated, aqueous solutions to be estimated. The model has been applied to the following single electrolytes over the entire concentration range, using data for aqueous solutions over the temperature range 233-523 K, and extrapolated surface tensions of molten salts and pure liquid electrolytes: HCl, HNO(3), H(2)SO(4), NaCl, NaNO(3), Na(2)SO(4), NaHSO(4), Na(2)CO(3), NaHCO(3), NaOH, NH(4)Cl, NH(4)NO(3), (NH(4))(2)SO(4), NH(4)HCO(3), NH(4)OH, KCl, KNO(3), K(2)SO(4), K(2)CO(3), KHCO(3), KOH, CaCl(2), Ca(NO(3))(2), MgCl(2), Mg(NO(3))(2), and MgSO(4). The average absolute percentage error between calculated and experimental surface tensions is 0.80% (for 2389 data points). The model extrapolates smoothly to temperatures as low as 150 K. Also, the model successfully predicts surface tensions of ternary aqueous mixtures; the effect of salt-salt interactions in these calculations was explored.     

Temperature effects on the electrochemical behavior of spinel LiMn(2)O(4) in quaternary ammonium-based ionic liquid electrolyte

Temperature dependence of the physiochemical characteristics of a room-temperature ionic liquid consisting of trimethylhexylammonium (TMHA) cation and bis(trifluoromethane) sulfonylimide (TFSI) anion containing different concentrations of LiTFSI salt was examined. Electrochemical properties of a spinel LiMn(2)O(4) electrode in 1 M LiTFSI/TMHA-TFSI ionic electrolyte were investigated at different temperatures by using cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic measurements, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The Li/ionic electrolyte/LiMn(2)O(4) cell exhibited satisfactory electrochemical properties with a discharge capacity of 108.2 mA h/g and 91.4% coulombic efficiency in the first cycle under room temperature. At decreased temperature, reversible capacity of the cell could not attain a satisfactory value due to the high internal resistance of the cell and the large activation energy for lithium ion transfer through the electrode/electrolyte interface. Anodic electrolyte oxidation results in the decrease of coulombic efficiency with increasing temperature. Irreversible structural conversion of the spinel LiMn(2)O(4) in the ionic electrolyte, possibly associated with the formation of TMHA intercalated compounds and/or Jahn-Teller distortion, was considered to be responsible for the electrochemical decay with increasing cycles.     

高氯酸锂-乙酰胺新型二元熔盐电解质的谱学研究

高氯酸锂与乙酰胺在适宜摩尔配比范围内可形成热稳定性良好、电化学性能优良的室温熔盐.从分析LiClO4与乙酰胺形成熔盐的作用机制出发,通过红外、拉曼光谱的谱学分析并应用非局部密度泛函理论方法进行量化计算对二者的相互作用进行了讨论.发现乙酰胺通过Li－O键与LiClO4中的Li＋配位而破坏了LiClO4的离子键,形成很大的配位阳离子,削弱了阴阳离子间的库伦作用力;同时Li－O也导致乙酰胺分子间的氢键断裂,因而体系的共熔温度较之纯物质熔点显著降低,部分样品室温下以液体状态稳定存在.     

Development and implementation of a high temperature electrochemical cell for lithium batteries

An electrochemical cell designed to perform high temperature lithium battery tests has been developed adapting a typical Swagelok^® cell. The high temperature cell is intended to work in a wide temperature range, namely from room temperature up to 300 °C. It has been successfully tested at 250 °C using LiFePO₄ as cathode, LiTFSI as molten salt electrolyte and metallic lithium as anode.     

Existing condition and migration property of ions in lithium electrolytes with ionic liquid solvent

Ionization conditions of each ionic species in lithium ionic liquid electrolytes, LiTFSI/BMI-TFSI and LiTFSI/BDMI-TFSI, were confirmed based on the diffusion coefficients of the species measured by the pulsed gradient spin-echo (PGSE) NMR technique. We found that the diffusion coefficient ratios of the cation and anion species D(Li)(obs)/D(F)(obs) of the lithium salt and D(H)(obs)/D(F)(obs) of the ionic liquid solvent were effective guides to evaluate the ionization condition responsible for their mobility. Lithium ions were found to be stabilized, forming the solvated species as Li(TFSI)3(2-). TFSI- anion coordination could be relaxed by the dispersion of silica to form a gel electrolyte, LiTFSI/BDMI-TFSI/silica. It is expected that the oxygen sites on the silica directly attract Li+, releasing the TFSI- coordination. The lithium species, loosing TFSI- anions, kept a random walk feature in the gel without the diffusion restriction attributed from the strong chemical and morphological effect as that in the gel with the polymer. We can conclude that the silica dispersion is a significant approach to provide the appropriate lithium ion condition as a charge-transporting species in the ionic liquid electrolytes.     

Assessment of the LiX salt-effect in anthracenyl lithiums

Based on lithium anthracenes RLi, the formation of mixed complexes from organolithiums and lithium salts RLi·LiX is illustrated. The [RLi(L)](2) dimers formed in presence of different donating solvents L as well as the corresponding mixed lithium bromide complexes [RLi(L)·LiX] were isolated and structurally characterized.     

Direct in situ observation of dynamic transport for electrolyte components by NMR combined with electrochemical measurements

Electrochemical studies provide broad, but not cation- or anion-specific information on the migration of charged ions. However, individual ion diffusion (as a weighted average of charged and neutral ions) can be measured using pulsed-gradient spin-echo (PGSE) NMR. In this paper, the lithium transport in an electrolyte including a lithium salt was measured using electrophoretic NMR (ENMR) with non-blocking electrodes. A propylene carbonate (PC) solution doped with LiN(SO(2)CF(3))(2) (LiTFSI) was inserted in a homemade NMR cell equipped with Li/Li electrodes. The drift migrations of lithium cation ((7)Li), anion ((19)F), and solvent ((1)H) were measured independently under potentials of up to 3.0 V. Greatly enhanced dynamic lithium transport was observed for the first time in the bulk electrolyte under an electric field closely related to real conditions in a rechargeable lithium battery.     

Improved properties of polymer electrolyte by ionic liquid PP1.3TFSI for secondary lithium ion battery

A new kind of polymer electrolyte is prepared from N-methyl-N-propylpiperidinium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (PP1.3TFSI), polyethylene oxide (PEO), and lithium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI). IR and X-ray diffraction results demonstrate that the addition of ionic liquid decreases the crystallization of PEO. Thermal and electrochemical properties have been tested for the solid polymer electrolytes, the addition of the room temperature molten salt PP1.3TFSI to the conventional P(EO)₂₀LiTFSI polymer electrolyte leads to the improvement of the thermal stability and the ionic conductivity (x = 1.27, 2.06 × 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ at room temperature), and the reasonable lithium transference number is also obtained. The Li/LiFePO₄ cell using this polymer electrolyte shows promising reversible capacity, 120 mAh g⁻¹ at room temperature and 164 mAh g⁻¹ at 55 °C.