离子液体在电池中的应用

离子液体由于具有热稳定性好、电导率高、电化学窗口宽、不挥发、不燃烧等特点,其作为新一代功能电解质材料在不同电池体系中的应用成为当前研究的热点.本文对离子液体在电池体系中的最新研究进展作了较为全面的阐述,其中着重介绍了本研究团队近年来面向锂二次电池、超级电容器和燃料电池等不同电化学体系应用研究开发的离子液体基功能电解质材...     

离子液体在锂离子电池中的应用研究进展

离子液体具有蒸汽压低、热稳定性好、不易挥发、溶解能力强、环境友好、电化学稳定窗口和液程范围宽等优点,在锂离子电池领域应用前景广泛。本文按照离子液体作为电解质溶剂、与传统电解质复配或与聚合物电解质结合的应用方式,总结其对电池的安全性和热稳定性的影响,并综述了近年来离子液体在锂离子电池电解质中的应用研究进展。     

室温离子液体电解质与锂离子电池碳负极材料的相容性

室温离子液体电解质与碳负极材料间的相容性是其应用于锂离子电池的关键问题之一.本文总结了室温离子液体电解质体系与碳负极材料相容性的研究现状和微观机制,阐述了不同种类的室温离子液体与碳负极材料相容性的规律和存在的问题以及改善方法.     

锂离子电池LiBF4基液体电解质研究进展

LiBF4基电解质的热稳定性较好,对环境水分不太敏感,有希望发展成为被民用、军事、三航领域微型、储能及动力锂离子电池广泛采用的优秀电解质体系。本文综述了近期在改善LiBF4的电导率、拓宽应用温度范围、促进SEI膜的形成、提高其电解液电导率及与电极材料的相容性等方面所取得的进展,并对其未来发展方向作了展望。     

直接甲醇燃料电池性能

采用商品Pt-Ru/C和Pt/C催化剂制备成甲醇阳极和氧阴极,Nafion-115为固体电解质膜,组装成面积为9cm^2单电池,研究了电池在放电运转过程中各种操作条件,如温度、氧气压力,甲醇浓度等对电池性能的影响,并考察了电池室温放电性能随时间的变化,发现增加电池的温度和 氧气压力均可明显提高电池性能,在合适的甲醇学及氧气压力下电池在室温具有一定的稳定放电性能。     

离子液体-无机颗粒杂化电解质在二次电池中的研究进展

高性能电解质是制备高能量密度、长循环寿命、良好安全性二次电池的关键材料之一.然而,传统的有机以及水系电解质,由于诸多限制（例如,电位窗口窄、离子电导率低、枝晶、"胀气"和腐蚀等）已不能满足安全、高效二次电池的发展需求.近年来,离子液体-纳米颗粒杂化电解质（IL-NPHE）体系由于具有高稳定、不可燃及多种协同特性而备受关注.专注于IL-NPHE研究的最新进展,对此类电解质体系的物化特性及电化学性能进行了归纳.同时,系统总结了离子液体和无机颗粒之间的协同作用机理.基于上述评述,展望了IL-NPHE的未来发展趋势和方向.     

添加剂对离子液体凝胶聚合物电解质电化学性能的影响

本文采用1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐(EMIPF₆)、六氟磷酸锂(LiPF₆)和偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯共聚物(P(VdF-HFP))为原料制得P(VdF-HFP)-EMIPF₆-LiPF₆体系离子液体凝胶聚合物电解质,选取碳酸甲乙酯(EMC)、碳酸二甲酯(DMC)、碳酸二乙酯(DEC)以及碳酸乙烯酯(EC)和碳酸丙烯酯(PC)混合物(EC-PC)作为离子液体凝胶聚合物电解质的添加剂,分别研究了它们对聚合物电解质膜电化学性能的影响。结果表明：加入EC-PC的P(VdF-HFP)-EMIPF₆-LiPF₆电解质膜的电化学窗口达到4.6 V,锂离子迁移数为0.44,30 ℃时离子电导率为1.65 mS·cm^-1;而DEC、DMC、EMC对电解质膜的电化学稳定性、锂离子迁移数存在不良的影响,对离子电导率的提高不明显。研究了正极材料LiCoO₂在P(VdF-HFP)-EMIPF₆-LiPF₆+EC-PC电解质中的充放电循环性能,其首次放电比容量达到116.5 mAh·g^-1,充放电20次后,电池容量没有明显衰减。     

室温离子液体电解质与锂离子电池正极材料的相容性

室温离子液体作为新一代软功能介质材料,其电化学性质正在引起人们的广泛关注。本文综述了室温离子液体电解质在用于锂离子电池时与正极材料相容性的研究状况,总结了不同室温离子液体电解质与锂离子电池正极材料相容性的基本规律,从正极材料和室温离子液体两个方面探讨了改善室温离子液体/正极材料相容性的基本途径。     

哌啶型离子液体混合电解液在Li/LiCoO2电池中的性能研究

合成并考察了N-甲基-N-乙（丙,丁）基哌啶-二( 三氟甲基磺酰) 亚胺三种离子液体( PP12（3,4）TFSI )作为电解液添加剂的影响. 使用热分析和电化学技术研究了离子液体混合电解液的热稳定性和电化学性能.实验表明,哌啶型离子液体可以提高有机电解液的热稳定性,并且侧链的长短对 LiCoO₂ 电极的电化学性能有重要的影响.当以PP13TFSI配成的混合电解液,在3.0~4.35 V之间、电流密度为150 mA•g^-1时, LiCoO₂ 电极的首次放电容量为156.6 mAh•g^-1,200周循环后容量为133.9mAh•g^-1,容量保持率为85.5%,远远优于在传统有机电解液中的循环性能.     

一种可高温运行的离子液体电解质燃料电池

本文采用N-甲基咪唑为原料通过溴盐的中间步骤合成了1-乙基-3甲基咪唑磷酸二氢盐([Emim]H₂PO₄)离子液体。首先利用元素分析和核磁共振确定了其组成,并测量了该离子液体的粘度和电导性能,然后使用多孔的聚偏氟乙烯作为支撑制备了离子液体电解质复合膜,120 ℃时通过交流阻抗测得其电导率为2.7×10^-2 S·cm^-1。最后将该复合膜组装在单电池中测试了不同温度下的性能,常压下120 ℃时可获得0.85 mW·cm^-2的功率密度,结果表明该复合膜的质子传导可以完全不依赖水,从而能够实现高温操作。     

Al2O3-CeO2复合电解质的制备及其半导体离子燃料电池性能

通过共沉淀法制备了Al₂O₃-CeO₂复合材料,并将其作为电解质应用于半导体离子燃料电池（SIFC）。探究了Al₂O₃、CeO₂物质的量之比不同的Al₂O₃-CeO₂复合电解质对SIFC电化学性能的影响。采用X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和透射电子显微镜（TEM）对材料进行了表征。其中,Al₂O₃、CeO₂物质的量之比为1：0.5的Al₂O₃-CeO₂（1：0.5）电池获得了最佳性能,在550℃下,开路电压为1.099 V时最大功率密度为1 142 mW·cm^-2。得益于复合电解质在测试气氛下两相间的界面效应,Al₂O₃-CeO₂（1：0.5）电池在较低测试温度下取得了优异的混合离子传导和功率输出性能。     

Bicyclic imidazolium-based ionic liquids: synthesis and characterization

We previously reported the use of imidazole as starting compound for preparing a bicyclic imidazolium ionic liquid, [b-3C-im][NTf₂], with an overall 29% isolated yield in four synthetic steps. This new room temperature ionic liquid was shown to be far more chemically stable than commonly used [bmim][PF₆], [bdmim][PF₆], and [bdmim][NTf₂]. Because of this intriguing chemical stability, it prompted us to develop a more generalized and high yielding synthesis so that molecular diversity of bicyclic ionic liquids may be explored. In this work, we amended the previous synthetic route by employing 4-chlorobutyronitrile or 5-chlorovaleronitrile as starting materials and successfully developed a five-step synthesis of a series of novel bicyclic imidazolium-based ionic liquids in 40-53% overall isolated yields. We investigated intrinsic reactivity of all bicyclic ionic liquids prepared and found that, under strongly basic conditions, among all tested ionic liquids the 5,5-membered [R-3C-im][NTf₂] ionic liquids were most stable to solvent deuterium isotope exchange while the previously reported [bdmim][NTf₂] ionic liquid was 50% deuterium exchanged at its C-2 methyl in 30 min at ambient temperature. Under identical condition, the commonly used [bmim][NTf₂] ionic liquid was deuterium exchanged instantaneously at its C-2 hydrogen. In the absence of bases, only [bmim][PF₆] was deuterium exchanged (50% within 1 h) and all other ionic liquids gave no detectable exchanges even after 25 days at ambient temperature. Moreover, both [bmim][NTf₂] and [bdmim][NTf₂] ionic liquids were readily methylated at C-2 position with methyl iodide under basic condition at room temperature. Under the same condition, [R-3C-im][NTf₂] and [R-4C-im][NTf₂] ionic liquids were completely stable and chemically inert. We envisioned that [R-3C-im][NTf₂] should be well suited as solvents for organic synthesis.     

Composite electrolytes based on poly(ethylene oxide) and binary ionic liquids for dye-sensitized solar cells

The sunlight is the largest single available source of clean and renewable energy to ensure human society’s sustainable development. Owing to their low production cost and high energy conversion efficiency, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been regarded as good alternatives to conventional photovoltaic devices. Herein, a series of composite electrolytes based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and the binary ionic liquids 1-propyl-3-methy-imidazolium iodide ([PMIm]I) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ([EMIm][SCN]) were prepared and then applied to fabricate six DSSCs. The composite electrolytes were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS). It was shown that the addition of binary ionic liquids would reduce the degree of crystallinity of PEO, thus improving the ionic conductivities of the electrolytes by about 2 orders of magnitude. Investigation on the photovoltaic performances of these DSSCs showed that the fill factor (FF) could reach up to 0.67 and energy conversion efficiency (η) could reach up to 4.04% under AM 1.5 full sunlight (100 mW/cm2).     

Effect of the fuel electrode composition and structure on the performance of the direct methanol fuel cell

The effect the composition and structure of the active layer of the anode exerts on the performance of the solid-polymer direct methanol fuel cell is studied experimentally. It is shown that the ohmic voltage losses in the layer and the content of the solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) play an important role. The performance of the fuel cells is the best at 20–25 vol % SPE in the layer.     

Al2O3-CeO2复合电解质的制备及其半导体离子燃料电池性能

通过共沉淀法制备了Al₂O₃-CeO₂复合材料,并将其作为电解质应用于半导体离子燃料电池(SIFC)。探究了Al₂O₃、CeO₂物质的量之比不同的Al₂O₃-CeO₂复合电解质对SIFC电化学性能的影响。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对材料进行了表征。其中,Al₂O₃、CeO₂物质的量之比为1∶0.5的Al₂O₃-CeO₂ (1∶0.5)电池获得了最佳性能,在550 ℃下,开路电压为1.099 V时最大功率密度为1 142 mW·cm^-2。得益于复合电解质在测试气氛下两相间的界面效应,Al₂O₃-CeO₂ (1∶0.5)电池在较低测试温度下取得了优异的混合离子传导和功率输出性能。     

Pyrrolidinium-based ionic liquids as electrolytes for lithium batteries: A Computational Study

Electrochemical windows (ECWs) of the cyclic ammonium based ionic liquids formed by the combination of two common pyrrolidinium cations—N,N-butylmethyl pyrrolidinum(P_yr14) and N,N-hexylmethyl pyrrolidinium(P_yr16) and five anions—dicyanamide, trifluoroacetate, fluoromethane sulfonate, bis((trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide were investigated. The ECW of each ionic liquid was obtained from the oxidation and reduction potentials of these ionic liquids with respect to a Li⁺/Li reference electrode by using thermodynamic cycle method. The work reveals that the ECWs of these ionic liquids are solely decided by the HOMO energy of pairing anions. The ECWs were also computed using HOMO-LUMO method employing Møller-Plesset perturbation theory to the second order and M06L methods with a basis set of 6-31 + G(d, p). The ECW computed using M06L functional with an extended basis set of 6-311++G(d, p) showed better agreement with experimental values suggesting accurate computation of ECW is possible at lower computational cost.     

Effect of lithium ions on oxygen reduction in ionic liquid-based electrolytes

The effect of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) on the oxygen redox reaction (ORR) in several pyrrolidinium-based ionic liquids (ILs) is investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The results are compared to those found with LiTFSI-tetraglyme and LiTFSI-1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidone solutions. The effect of the addition of tris(pentafluorophenyl) borane (TPFPB) to IL-LiTFSI solutions is also investigated. The results demonstrate that the presence of 0.1 M Li⁺ renders the ORR similar in the investigated ILs, lowers the reduction voltammetric currents and makes ORR electrochemically irreversible. The addition of TPFPB to IL-TFSI solutions favours the solubility of oxygen-based products of Li⁺ and should positively affect the performance of IL-based lithium-air batteries.     

Role of C2 methylation and anion type on the physicochemical and thermal properties of imidazolium-based ionic liquids

This study focused on the effects of methylation and different anions (Br^? and Cl^?) on the physicochemical and thermal properties of [C₁₆MIM]X and [C₁₆MMIM]X, belonging to the imidazolium-based ionic liquid (IL) family. The effect of methylation on the transmittance in the fingerprint region of the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum was observed as a blue shift, and a new peak associated with the C-N stretching bond was obtained. In contrast, in the functional group region, the frequency shift was related to the change in the vibrational mode from C2-H-X to C2-methyl-X. In general, methylation resulted in an increase in decomposition temperature, an increase in melting temperature, and a decrease in melting enthalpy, leading to a reduction in entropy. The trends observed for the decomposition temperature, melting temperature, and melting enthalpy with different anions depended on the strength of the Brønsted acids and hydrogen bonds of the Br^? and Cl^? based anions. The thermal conductivity of the methylated ILs increased with an increase in temperature. In contrast, for the non-methylated (protonated) ILs, the thermal conductivity of [C₁₆MIM]Br decreased with an increase in temperature, while the opposite trend was observed for [C₁₆MIM]Cl. The data were compared with those of the short alkyl chain and weakly coordinating anion of NTf₂. The analysis was performed considering different phases, the prominent role and different behaviour in the hydrogen bonding at the C2 position of the imidazolium ring upon methylation, and the significant change in viscosity, which can influence the IL structure.     

Extraction and high performance liquid chromatographic determination of 3-indole butyric acid in pea plants by using imidazolium-based ionic liquids as extractant

In this paper, imidazolium-based ionic liquids [C₄mim][PF₆], [C₆mim][PF₆], [C₈mim][PF₆], [C₆mim][BF₄] and [C₈mim][BF₄] were tested as extracting solvents for removal of 3-indole butyric acid (IBA) from aqueous media with subsequent determination using HPLC. Percent extraction of IBA was strongly affected by pH of aqueous phases and the chemical structures of ionic liquids (ILs). Extraction of IBA was quantitative in the pH values lower than pK_a of IBA. Considering both extraction and stripping efficiencies of IBA, [C₄mim][PF₆] was found to act more efficient than other studied ILs. Capacity of [C₄mim][PF₆] was 17.6 × 10⁻⁴ mmol IBA per 1.0 mL of IL. Ionic strength of aqueous phase and temperature had shown no serious effects on extraction efficiency of IBA. A preconcentration factor of 100 and a relative standard deviation of 1.16% were obtained. It was found that ionic liquid phase was reusable almost five times for extraction/stripping purposes. 3-Indole acetic acid showed interferential effect in the extraction step. In order to assess the applicability of the method, extraction and stripping of IBA from pea plants and some other samples were studied.     

Enhanced refolding of lysozyme with imidazolium-based room temperature ionic liquids: Effect of hydrophobicity and sulfur residue

The expression of recombinant proteins in microorganism frequently leads to the formation of insoluble aggregates, inclusion bodies (IBs). Thus, the additional in vitro protein refolding process is required to convert inactive IBs into water-soluble active proteins. This study investigated the effect of sulfur residue and hydrophobicity of imidazolium-based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) on the refolding of lysozyme as a model protein in the batch dilution method which is the most commonly used refolding method. When lysozyme was refolded in the refolding buffer containing [BF4]-based RTILs with a systematic variety of alkyl chain on cations varying from two to eight, less hydrophobic imidazolium cations having shorter alkyl chains were effective to facilitate lysozyme refolding. Compared to the conventional refolding buffer, 2 times higher lysozyme refolding yield was obtained in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF4]) containing refolding buffer. The refolding yield of lysozyme was even more increased by 2.5 times when 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate ([BMIM][MS]) containing sulfur residue on anion was used. The sulfur residue in [BMIM][MS] is supposed to improve the refolding yield of lysozyme which has 4 intramolecular disulfide bonds. For dilution-based refolding of lysozyme, the optimum concentrations of RTILs in refolding buffer were found to be 1.0 M [EMIM][BF4] and 0.5 M [BMIM][MS], respectively. The optimum temperate for dilution-based refolding of lysozyme with RTILs was 4 °C.