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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

Background:

  • Ionically conducting plastic crystals (PCs) are promising for solid-state electrolytes in energy storage.
  • Admixing larger molecules to succinonitrile enhances its ionic conductivity, highlighting the potential of binary mixtures.
  • A broader understanding of charge transport mechanisms in PCs and the effects of mixing is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the phase behavior and ionic/dipolar dynamics of cyclohexanol and cyclooctanol mixtures with Li ions.
  • Elucidate general mechanisms of ionic charge transport in plastic crystals.
  • Determine the influence of mixing on conductivity and molecular dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to study phase transitions.
  • Dielectric spectroscopy to analyze ionic and dipolar dynamics.
  • Preparation of binary mixtures of cyclohexanol and cyclooctanol with 1 mol.% Li ions.

Main Results:

  • All mixtures exhibited plastic-crystalline phases with orientational glass-transitions.
  • Ionic conductivity is primarily governed by the "revolving-door" mechanism.
  • A strong coupling between ionic translational and molecular reorientational dynamics was observed.
  • Unlike succinonitrile mixtures, this coupling showed no significant variation with the mixing ratio.

Conclusions:

  • Cyclohexanol and cyclooctanol mixtures form plastic crystals with tunable properties for solid-state electrolytes.
  • The "revolving-door" mechanism is key to ionic transport, closely tied to molecular dynamics.
  • The limited influence of mixing ratio on dynamics suggests a robust transport mechanism in these systems.