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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry

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  • Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are increasingly recognized for their potential as electrolytes.
  • Glass formation and reorientational motions in DES can significantly influence their ionic conductivity, particularly at room temperature.
  • Understanding these properties is crucial for optimizing DES performance in applications like batteries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the glass formation and reorientational dynamics of ethylene glycol and ZnCl2 mixtures.
  • To correlate these dynamics with ionic conductivity in DES relevant for zinc-ion batteries.
  • To compare the behavior of these DES with other ethylene glycol-based systems.

Main Methods:

  • Dielectric spectroscopy was employed over a wide temperature range, from supercooled to liquid states.
  • Analysis focused on dipolar reorientation dynamics and their relation to glassy freezing.
  • Ionic dc conductivity was measured and compared with rotational dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Evidence of glassy freezing was observed in the reorientational dynamics of ethylene glycol/ZnCl2 mixtures.
  • This freezing directly impacts the temperature dependence of ionic dc conductivity.
  • Significant differences in ionic and reorientational dynamics were found across various DES, with varying decoupling of motions.

Conclusions:

  • The glass-forming nature of DES profoundly affects their room-temperature ionic conductivity.
  • Decoupling of rotational and translational motions can be partially explained by a fractional Debye-Stokes-Einstein relation.
  • These findings highlight the importance of considering DES dynamics for advanced electrolyte design.