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Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
Published on: August 12, 2013
Enhanced lithium transference numbers in ionic liquid electrolytes
T Frömling1, M Kunze, M Schönhoff
1Fachbereich Chemie, Physikalische Chemie, Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, Marburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Ion transport processes in mixtures of N-butyl- N-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (BMP-TFSI) and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (Li-TFSI) were characterized by ac impedance spectroscopy and pulsed field gradient NMR. Molar ratios x = n Li-TFSI/( n Li-TFSI + n BMP-TFSI) up to 0.377 could be achieved without crystallization. From the bulk ionic conductivity and the individual diffusion coefficients of cations and anions we calculate the Haven ratio and the apparent lithium transference number. Although the Haven ratio exhibits typical values for ionic liquid electrolytes, the maximal apparent lithium transference number is higher than found in other recent studies on ionic liquid electrolytes containing lithium ions. On the basis of these results we discuss strategies for further improving the lithium transference number of such electrolytes.
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